Physics
Engineering Physics at the University of Oldenburg, and the long road to becoming a physicist.
- Fachschaft Physik
- Math, learned why-first
Welcome into my world
Kumar Ashish
Germany's national student leader with 9+ years of leadership. Physicist in the making, entrepreneur, storyteller.
“Escape from ordinary.”
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Every point of light is a person
Thousands of students. One network.
For more than nine years I have listened to students and helped them through study, bureaucracy and life in Germany, at any hour. The network around you is what that looks like.
9+
years of student leadership in Germany
400,000+
international students represented nationally
7
languages spoken
140
working days for international students, up from 120, after my campaign
How I live
An M-shaped life, built on three pillars.
Most people go deep in one thing. I chose three, and each one makes the others stronger.
Entrepreneurship
Building what official roles could not: tools and guidance students actually need.
- GermanCampus.com
- PureFoxNut
Entertainment
Curiosity on camera and on stage, in Hindi and English.
- YouTube: The Kumar Ashish
- Keynotes and workshops
Ten years in Germany
The path so far.
2016
Arrived in Oldenburg
Began Engineering Physics at Carl von Ossietzky Universität.
2017–18
Mercedes-Benz, Werk Bremen
First industry experience inside one of Germany's largest plants.
2019
National Chairman, BAS
Elected to lead the national association of international students in Germany, through 2025.
2020
DAAD Executive Board
A student voice at the table, bridging international and German students with government.
2020–22
Pandemic campaigns
Pushed for emergency aid, an extra corona semester and energy cost relief for students.
2024
“Der Netzwerker”
Named The Networker by the University of Oldenburg.
2025
National Board advisor
Handing over leadership while staying close to the work.
2026
North West Alliance
Student representative in the Oldenburg–Bremen Excellence Strategy alliance.
Campaigns
Policy changes that reached real students.
120 → 140 days
More working days for international students
A single-handed campaign that raised the yearly working-day allowance, giving students more room to support themselves.
Extra corona semester
Campaigned for pandemic semesters to be counted fairly.
Überbrückungshilfe
Advocated for emergency bridging aid reaching international students.
Energy price relief
Worked for students to be included in energy cost refunds.
BAföG for everyone
Campaigned for broader access to student financial support.
Talks · Workshops · Keynotes
On stage, year after year.
Speaker, workshop leader and mentor at universities and events across Germany. Filter by topic.
2026
The Power of Networking
One-hour keynote as featured speaker at an English-speaking entrepreneurs event. The science, mindset and system behind real connection.
Lebenslauf & Anschreiben
Writing CVs and cover letters that work on the German job market, for current and graduated students.
Leadership and professional development
For engineering students: what nine years of student leadership teach about leading people.
2024
The Power of Networking
The first version of the talk that became my keynote.
2019–25
Universities across Germany
TU München · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Universität Göttingen · TU Braunschweig · University of Oldenburg
Voice of international students
Speaking for BAS on national stages as National Chairman, representing 400,000+ students.
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In the press, on campus, in the community.
Roles I have held
National Chairman, BASNational Board advisorDAAD Executive BoardStudent representativeFachschaft PhysikInternational Office tutorConference organising core teamHGASFLIF ProjectNorth West Alliance
Award: “Der Netzwerker”, University of Oldenburg, 2024.
Featured in
Germanypress · media
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Africafeatures
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Thinking · Blog
Ideas I keep coming back to.
Your network is the one asset nobody can take from you
What a decade of helping students taught me about connection.
You don't need fluent German to start
How to move forward in the system before the language is perfect.
Why I chose an M-shaped life
Physics, business and storytelling, and why I refuse to pick one.
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Coming soonYou Don't Need Fluent GermanKumar Ashish
The book
Fear of German stops too many people.
A practical guide to studying, working and living in Germany while your German is still growing. Built from thousands of real conversations with students.
Beyond work · Hobbies
What I do when nobody is watching.
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The big questions
Quantum gravity, the measurement problem, emergent spacetime. Physics I read for fun.
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Languages
Collecting languages, and the people and cultures that come with them.
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Meeting people
Listening to stories over chai. It became my work, but it started as joy.
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Mission Kayakalp
My personal fitness and wellness transformation, one routine at a time.
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Moments
Photos and memories.
Portrait
Keynote on stage
Campus life
Award ceremony
With students
Travel
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Connect
Let's build something together.
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Based in Lower Saxony, Germany. Speaks 7 languages.