20 November 2021 14:00:05 IST

A management and technology professional with 17 years of experience at Big-4 business consulting firms, and seven years of experience in high-technology manufacturing, Rajkamal Rao is a results-driven strategy expert. A US citizen with OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) privileges that allow him to live and work in India, he divides his time between the two countries. Rao heads Rao Advisors, a firm that counsels students aspiring to study in the United States on ways to maximise their return on investment. He lives with his wife and son in Texas. Rao has been a columnist for from the year the website was launched, in 2015, and writes regularly for BusinessLine as well. Twitter: @rajkamalrao
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Studying mechatronics in Japan or Germany

The major obstacle in both countries is language.

Is studying in Germany or Japan a good option for mechatronics? - N Arun

The major obstacle in both countries is language. It is one thing to go to these countries and work using English as the main language of communication with a smattering of the local language to order food at a restaurant. It is an entirely different ask to sit in class for hours a week and comprehend lectures, which, even if taught in English, fail to provide the full experience because the academic's native language is not English. The same issues abound for student interaction, internships, and networking.

If you can manage the language aspect, there are no better countries in which to study. These two countries dominate mechatronics like no other nation in the world.