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Hello, Hydrogen & Anerkennung

JLawrie
Hello IET Germany Network,


I'm new to the IET online communities (first post), currently in Germany working full time in R&D in the Hydrogen industry and I wanted to introduce myself and say hello to everyone in this community.


I came looking for this community because my degree was accredited by the IET (I am not currently a member, but I was a student member hence the connection) and I have been considering working through the process for getting official recognition of my masters degree in Germany through a process called Anerkennung.


This is a formal process which would (hopefully) see my IET accredited degree as officially and legally equivalent to a Masters degree from a German institution. It is also required to work independently as an engineer rather than as an employee of a company doing engineering work. Another benefit is that it grants one the legal right to be introduced as an engineer ("Ingenieur" or "Ingenieurin"), something that would perhaps be nice.


I have been doing some research on the topic and I think I know what's involved, but what I am unsure of is whether it is something worth doing as a British trained engineer working in Germany (and hoping to continue doing so for the foreseeable future). I am also unsure whether it would interfere with possibly working towards chartership in the UK (do you have to work in the UK to qualify for CEng?).


As engineers and members of the IET in Germany, I couldn't think of a better place to ask for opinions on this topic, I hope that's ok. I welcome all and any thoughts on you all have to share.


Thank you for your time and understanding!


Kind regards,


Joe


Munich


P.S. Anyone else working with Hydrogen please let me know - I'm always happy to talk about what's occurring with Hydrogen. I don't know that much, but it's riding a wave of interest in Germany right now for sure.
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    Hello Robert,


    thank you for your message, welcome to the forums.


    The other members who replied to my initial question above were very kind to me and helpful in sharing their experience on this topic when I joined in with an online meeting earlier this year. I haven't made another (I have found Friday evenings tend to be quite busy, despite lockdowns etc.) but I look forward to hopefully being able to thank them in person at the next possible safe opportunity to do so.


    Regarding changes beyond the end of this year, who can say really how that will affect things. Learning of the Bologna Process reassured me that my qualifications will continue to be recognised for what they are, regardless of whether or not the official accreditation has been filed or not.


    Having discussed the topic with my company, they did not see it as particularly important and are ambivalent about whether I choose to proceed with it, much the same as their view on CEng. As such, given the non-trivial costs involved well into the hundreds of euros as well as the time, I decided to park the idea for a little while and save the resources.


    I cannot tell you whether my decision was a good one, but I guess time will tell. Perhaps interest will be rekindled for accreditation as a part of the "Green Industrial Revolution" in the UK, but if so I expect we've got a few years yet before that becomes urgent in terms of securing or continuing employment in "sustainable"/"green" engineering fields.


    All the best,


    Joe


    [MEng]
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    Hello Robert,


    thank you for your message, welcome to the forums.


    The other members who replied to my initial question above were very kind to me and helpful in sharing their experience on this topic when I joined in with an online meeting earlier this year. I haven't made another (I have found Friday evenings tend to be quite busy, despite lockdowns etc.) but I look forward to hopefully being able to thank them in person at the next possible safe opportunity to do so.


    Regarding changes beyond the end of this year, who can say really how that will affect things. Learning of the Bologna Process reassured me that my qualifications will continue to be recognised for what they are, regardless of whether or not the official accreditation has been filed or not.


    Having discussed the topic with my company, they did not see it as particularly important and are ambivalent about whether I choose to proceed with it, much the same as their view on CEng. As such, given the non-trivial costs involved well into the hundreds of euros as well as the time, I decided to park the idea for a little while and save the resources.


    I cannot tell you whether my decision was a good one, but I guess time will tell. Perhaps interest will be rekindled for accreditation as a part of the "Green Industrial Revolution" in the UK, but if so I expect we've got a few years yet before that becomes urgent in terms of securing or continuing employment in "sustainable"/"green" engineering fields.


    All the best,


    Joe


    [MEng]
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