One unique thing about this master is the way it is taught. Our class is small in size and places a strong emphasis on teamwork and communication. I have learned a lot from my peers and got a lot of encouragement from them. These are things that I have rarely experienced in my bachelor's. Because this is an interdisciplinary master, I expected that I would be good at computer-related courses and that I would be struggle with courses focused at chemistry and biology. It turns out that as long as you follow the lectures and do the homework, it is not that hard to understand the concepts.

A typical week in this master includes lectures, tutorials, group work, and sometimes guest lectures or the lecture series Frontiers of Forensic Science. Lectures sometimes require pre-class/after-class reading, and the contents of the lectures are usually closely related to the homework. I think the preparation process for group assignments and presentations is the most important and interesting. This process always sparks a lot of discussions and critical thinking from various perspectives and thus leads us to a deeper understanding of the lecture and forensic science. The student association Verum also often organizes some extracurricular activities which helps a lot for everyone to get to know each other.

In the coming year, I am going to focus on computer science courses again mainly on data engineering and processing. Looking forward to the research project, I would more like to find an internship in a company to see what are the possibilities of digital forensics in the forensic science industry. As for career plans, I want to work in the police department to get in touch with some real cases, and hopefully do something that can help this society become better.