Loving the business part of technology
Loving the business part of technology and using tech for good. That is what drove Leire Carreras Orobengoa to the EIT Digital Master School. "I like to be around minds that are not 100% technical." A short interview with one of our students about the EIT Digital Master School. Embedded systems meets business.
Why did you choose the EIT Digital Master School?
"I was looking for embedded systems masters and found two universities who offered this: KTH and Technical University Eindhoven. When asking for a recommendation letter at the research company I worked for, my manager told me about an intern starting who studied at two universities for one master. I looked that up and discovered EIT Digital. I thought YES! This is the way I want to go. I have both an interest in technology and also in business and social things. Then I thought, "Oh my God, I might not, it must be difficult to get in. Then I thought: if you do not try, you do not get. I tried and I got in."
Why did you want to study Embedded Systems?
"When I was studying industrial electronics in the Basque country (Spain), I had a part-time job as a research assistant in an embedded systems team. After my bachelors, I wanted to work in this field. I love embedded systems, but I felt a lack of knowledge to make a career out of it. That is why I looked for a masters in Embedded Systems. I did my first year of Embedded Systems in Berlin. Now, in my second year, I study at KTH."
What is best so far about the EIT Digital Master School?
"The best thing so far is the fact that normally when you choose a specialisation you talk only about that. Here, I encountered really good people who want to give something extra to the human side and who also have a sense of the business side. They want to use technology to improve the wellbeing of people. I like to be around minds that are not 100% technical. The EIT Digital Master School is an environment that enhances both technical and non-technical sides, with thinking on shaping the future and how to change things for the good."
