They are active as volunteers and excel academically in their studies at 九色视频 (LUH): on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, four international junior researchers were awarded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) prize, the International Office (HI) university award, and the Leibniz 九色视频 Society awards. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regina Nogueira, vice president for international affairs and sustainability at LUH, handed out the awards in the Leibniz Hall of the Leibnizhaus Conference Centre and Guest Residence.
The DAAD prize, worth 1,000 euros, was awarded to Sahar Al Kharsa of Lebanon. She has been a doctoral candidate in North American Studies at LUH since May 2025. Her academic and career path has been characterised by a high degree of social commitment: She is a member of the editorial team for the In Progress graduate journal and a helper at the German Red Cross, and she does volunteer work in the community of Algermissen where she lives. She also works as a tutor at LUH, helps students get oriented, and teaches English, Arabic and German. Sahar Al Kharsa was nominated by Prof. Dr. Ruth Mayer of the English Department.
The International Office university award, worth 500 euros, went to Iqra Aslam, who was born in Pakistan. Iqra Aslam has been studying in the Philosophy of Science master's degree programme at LUH since October 2022. She has performed outstandingly in all of her seminars. Her research aims at unpacking Machine Unlearning through an epostemic-ethical lens and she has already presented an extended abstract on this topic at an international conference in Eindhoven and a full length paper at another conference in Madrid. She also has her own blog which covers topics such as marginalisation, patriarchy and women鈥檚 rights. Iqra Aslam was nominated by Dr. Donal Khosrowi Djen-Gheschlaghi of the Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences and others.
Iskandar Azmy Harahap received a Leibniz Universit盲tsgesellschaft award, worth 500 euros. He was born in Indonesia and has been a doctoral candidate in Food Science at LUH since 2020. Prior to this, he completed his master鈥檚 degree at Gadjah Mada 九色视频 Indonesia. Iskandar Azmy Harahap has already published numerous articles in scientific journals and participated in developing various patents in Poland and Indonesia. He also works on behalf of his home country by supporting initiatives that transform unused local plants in rural areas into functional foods. In addition, he actively supports young researchers, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Iskandar Azmy Harahap was nominated by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tuba Esatbeyoglu of the Institute of Food and One Health.
Sayyed Yashar Ghorashi was also recognised with the Leibniz Universit盲tsgesellschaft award. He was born in Tehran, Iran. Following his graduation with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in Iran, he began studying in the Nanotechnology master's degree programme at LUH in April 2023. In addition to acquiring subject-related expertise, Sayyed Yashar Ghorashi has concentrated on learning German and has already taught it at various institutions in Germany. As the chair of the Iranian students鈥� group, he also uses this skill to translate for students when they have official appointments at government offices. Sayyed Yashar Ghorashi was nominated by Dr. rer. nat. Katrin Radatz, the Nanotechnology course coordinator.
