What do I do?  

I am a civil engineer.As I was in Nepal, I used to work in District Water Supply Office in Dang. I worked there for about a year. Before this, I used to work for M.D. Consulting Engineers. I was there just for five months.
I got scholarship to study in Germany in April 1998. Therefore I am here in Germany since then.
I study in Flensburg. Flensburg is a small town with the population of 88,000.
I study here in the 'INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT' in the University of Flensburg. My course is known as ARTES. ARTES means Appropriate Rural Technology and Extension Skills. It has direct relationship with development.
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My course comprises of the following:

1. MANAGEMENT STREAM

• Project Management
• Financial Planning
• Small-scale Business Development
• Development Theory with Respect to Appropriate Technology
• Intercultural Team Building
• Regional Planning
• Planning and Running a Training Programme

1. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY STREAM

• Basic Technical Principles
• Building with Local Materials
• Water Supply and Sanitation
• Renewable Energy

                 -Photovoltaic
                 -Solar Energy
                 -Wind Energy
                 -Water Power
                 -Biomass
                 -Biogas
                 -Combustion Engines

1. MANAGEMENT STREAM

• Extension Skills
• Gender Policy and Planning

1. SPECIALISATION

• Small Research Project
• Research for MSc Thesis

1. WRITING UP

• Writing Up of MSc Thesis in Germany
• Preparation for and Taking of Oral Exam

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