University Of Potsdam, Potsdam Ranking 2025 from QS, THE & US NEWS

No placement students need to find jobs themselves either as TA, part time as working student and finance their living and overtime that can be converted to full time opportunities. Or you complete masters and get a job based on your profile which you develop by internships and personal projects.

It was good.

After PhD its easy to get a job through the collaborations. So I would say placement is 100 percent.

The working culture here is super relaxed. Saturday and sundays are completly work free. Proffessors and group leader are also very cooperative. I feel very much comfortable in implimenting my own ideas in to research which I find best part of me being here.

90% students from the group gets placed in academia or industry. I don't know much about their salaries.

The German universities have very different academic system compared to US and India. Their academic institutions are decentralized in decision making, research, and teaching. That means, only your advisor is responsible for your PhD with zero interference from the department and the institute. Teaching also goes like that. The department rarely decides on something regarding your research evaluation. It gives you a lot of research freedom and lesser stress. The work culture is also really cool. It is a norm that you don't work beyond work hours and on the weekends. The professors respect students in the same way as they respect their colleagues. Plus, German culture has a lot to teach Indian students, e.g., respecting other's time, discipline, work integrity. Overall, it was a wonderful experience for me.