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Profiles of our International Alumni

We would like to present some of our international alumni to you. If you wish to get in touch with them just send us your request and we weill then establish a contact.

We would like to present some of our international alumni to you. If you wish to get in touch with them just send us your request and we will then establish a contact.

Have you studied in Halle yourself? We would like to present more alumni portraits and introduce you on our website! If you are interested, please send us an e-mail with a short text (approx. 1000 characters) and one or two photos of you (a current one and one taken during your time in Halle). Tell us about your time at the MLU, what you are doing now and what you like to remember the most. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Chemistry
Prof. Akmal Gaballa (Egypt)

Stages at MLU: 2 years joint PhD MLU and Zagazig University (Egypt) during 1999-2003, 3 months postoctoral studies 2006

Mr. Gaballa has published more than 70 articles in various journals within his fields of research interest, namely: Coordination Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Charge-Transfer Complexes, Platinum Complexes with Bioligands and Nutrition Chemistry. He is a referee and member in the editorial board of various journals such as, International Journal of Applied Science- Research and Review and the Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research. Mr. Gaballa has been giving courses to students of all levels at Zagazig University since 2003 in both Arabic and English. In 2007 and 2008 Mr. Gaballa has been awarded „International Scientist of the Year“ by the International Biographical Centre.  As of 2015 Mr. Gaballa has become a professor of Inorganic Chemistry and as of 2016 he is vice dean of the Faculty of Specific Education at Zagazig University in Egypt.

Law
Mr. Tran Van Son (Vietnam)

Stages at MLU: 1980-1985 Law Studies

"My name is Tran Van Son. I have studied law at MLU from 1980 until 1985. During the first year, 1980, me and a group of other Vietnamese students have lived in a student dormitory in Weinbergweg and learned German. Afterwards, we were able to study law until 1985. For us, the five years in Halle and at MLU were a very nice and unforgettable time. We remember well the cold winters with snow and all those pretty and old streets in Halle, our good friends, our nice professors and many other incredible experiences.

In 1985, after I returned to Vietnam, I worked as a teacher at Hanoi Law University. During 1988 and 1990 I returned to the GDR to work as an interpreter in Gotha. As of 1993 I live in Hanoi where I work as a lawyer.“

Economics/ Mathematical Economics:
Mr. Mai Huy Tan (Vietnam)

Stages at MLU: 1982-1986 PhD in Economics

Mr. Mai Huy Tan is a member of the Vietnamese alumni group „Club MLU Halle“. After finishing his PhD in the 1980s, he founded the Vietnamese-German Center for Encounter (ZKST), offering German classes via TV. A few years later he brought a piece of German food culture to his home country by founding the first factory for Thuringian sausages in Vietnam along with German business partners. Mr. Tan advocates the German-Vietnamese exchange and has met the former German chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schröder, and current chancellor Mrs. Angela Merkel. At present, Mr. Tan is involved in several projects among which is the construction of a waste-fired power plant, that generates energy from waste and contributes to reducing emission. The project is a collaboration with a German company.

Even though his PhD in Halle has been a while, he likes to look back upon these times: "I still remember Halle as my second home. Especially my university MLU and my supervisor Mr. Lassmann.“

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