In 2022, a young Iranian engineering graduate moved to Luxembourg for a six-month internship as part of his Master’s degree to work at a space mining company. “I loved it,” Pooria recalls. “From being greeted by the driver on the bus to the international atmosphere, I felt welcome from the very first day.”
When the internship ended, he returned to Germany to finish his Master’s degree and never came back. The main reason: money. As an intern he knew living costs would be tight, but when he looked at salaries in his field, Pooria…
