Julia Valder – Best MATSE of NRW and Germany
For her outstanding results in the final examinations of the MATSE (mathematical-technical software developer) training course, Julia Valder from JSC has been awarded as the best MATSE trainee in North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) as well as throughout Germany in 2016. On 4 November, she was honoured at a large ceremony in Düsseldorf organized by the regional associations of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in NRW, emphasizing the excellent achievements of 265 trainees in all professions. The graduates were rewarded with a speech by Garrelt Duin, Minister for Economic Affairs in NRW, and live music from Clueso.
As she was also the best MATSE graduate in Germany, Julia Valder received an additional award on 5 December in Berlin. The ceremony for the best trainees of all German vocational training courses included a speech by Federal Minister for Family Affairs Manuela Schwesig. Impressions of the event are available at https://dihk.imageplant.de/bestenehrung.
JSC congratulates Julia Valder on this great success!
Along with her MATSE degree, Valder graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Scientific Programming by completing her thesis on a Multiuser Platform for Virtual Experiments in Pedestrian Dynamics. Julia Valder continues to work at JSC while also undertaking a master’s degree in Technomathematics.
(Contact: Carsten Karbach)
JSC News No. 246, December 2016