Master's students Guy Borel Tebueu Kamga and Matheus Pereira have been awarded a degree scholarship. The funding is awarded as part of the STIBET programme by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim is to provide international students with financial support in the final phase of their studies so that they can concentrate fully on their final thesis - ideally without additional part-time jobs.
At Ostfalia, the International Student Office always calls on the professors of the faculties to nominate students who are at the end of their studies and stand out in a particularly positive way. This year, Guy Kamga was nominated by Prof Jürgen Kreyssig and Matheus Pereira by Prof Reinhard Gerndt. Both will each receive 600 euros per month over a period of three months.
Guy Kamga comes from Cameroon and completed his Bachelor's degree at the University of Würzburg. For family reasons, he moved to Wolfenbüttel for his Master's programme at Ostfalia. He is studying Systems & Computer Engineering and impresses with his excellent academic achievements and his supportive manner towards fellow students. He was already involved in the Initiative Afrika Würzburg e.V. association in Würzburg. His Master's thesis is entitled "Systematic analysis and optimisation of test effectiveness". "After I graduate, I plan to work as a software developer," explains the 26-year-old. His aim is to contribute his knowledge to the region and further develop it in a practical way.
Matheus Pereira comes from Brazil and completed his bachelor's degree at the Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais. He specialises in robotics, a field in which he has distinguished himself through a wide range of projects and publications. His publication "Low-cost educational robot for museums and exhibitions" appeared in the journal Robotics in Education (RiE) in 2024. He is currently working on his master's thesis entitled "Developing a Benchmark for Quadruped Robots", in which he is investigating the use of four-legged robots. He has already presented a prototype - which he calls "Spot" - at the Campus Day in Wolfenbüttel. His potential applications range from assistance systems for people with disabilities to mobile helpers in rough terrain. In addition to his studies, Matheus Pereira is also working as a research assistant on digitalisation research projects at the Faculty of Computer Science. His goal: a doctorate in Germany and the further development of innovative robotics solutions.