What Sergio Steven says about the Master's in Photonics
Sergio Steven Gutierrez from the USA
"I will graduate from the Photonics Master’s in 2020. I’m originally from the US and I have a background in physics and electrical engineering. I’ve been very interested in communications and optics, which motivated me to look at Lund for its experience in research in photonics and telecommunications. I chose the Photonics programme for the range of possibilities that it gave me to pursue in the area of photonics, letting me investigate the subjects that I was interested in and getting firsthand experience from Sweden’s leading research facilities.
I really enjoyed the student life in my programme. It allowed me to be closer to my professors and supervisors where this fomented a very productive learning environment for me. I was able to learn by myself and discuss the subjects when necessary, this environment helped me get the most out of laboratory work and computational projects. Also, through my course selection I was able to learn about optical networks and visit all the different segments of Sweden deployed network and see them operating and the technologies implemented in real life. This is just one of the many possible opportunities.
In the future, I want to work in the telecommunications industry in the segment of optical networks and their monitoring. In recent years, the optical communication industry has seen an incredible rise and with the way we depend on the internet now, we are always going to need to improve our optical communications systems. The education and opportunities that I have obtained in Lund make me feel confident that there are great opportunities coming.
I’m currently performing my Master's thesis at the Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) on current optical communication systems, which is a great experience for the future.
When starting in Lund, make sure you come prepared for the weather! Also, make the best of what you get. In Lund you can make things your own and everyone will help you to achieve this goal, but it needs your motivation. Great things can happen when you are willing to try."
"Good prospects of entering many different jobs"
Sandhra-Mirella from Estonia
"Lund University offers endless possibilities for everyone"
Xiaolin from China