About Me
Hello!
Roland the firefighter
My name is Roland Ulbricht, I was born in 1984, today I am a university-student of computer science. I live in Lower Austria, Austria, Europe.
Apart from Computer Science I am interested in aviation, scuba diving, traveling and politics.
Short history of mine
1984: Born in Stockerau, Austria
1990: Entered primary school
1994: Got my first personal computer, started playing Microsoft Flight-Simulator, my passion for aviation started.
1995: I got connected to the world-wide-web, which was still in it's early beginnings. I was excited.
1999: Started attending Secondary School for Business Administration. That year I created my first website.
2001: I got my driving license which finally enabled me to go where I want whenever I want. That year I also did my Glider Pilot License at the local aerodrome.
2002: I became interested in politics and joined the Austrian School Pupils' Union.
2004: Finished Secondary school and started my alternative service for conscientious objectors (that is something I had to do instead of obligatory military service) at the regional firefighting department. That year I also traveled to Australia for 3 weeks on my own which was the largest trip I had ever done until then.
Me in Sydney
2005: Finished my alternative service and later that year I was elected secretary for political content of the Austrian Pupils' Union. That year I also started studying computer science at Vienna University of Technology.
2006: Left the Austrian Pupils' Union as I got too old for representing pupils. Unlike many of my collegues I did not continue any political career at that point.
2007: Attended the European Forum Alpbach for the first time. It's an event where I learned a lot and got a lot to think about. That year I also started learning Mandarin-Chinese.
2009: Spent the whole month of February in Beijing, China to improve my mandarin skills and get to know the culture better. It was a great experience. I wrote an article about my experience in Beijing.
Also, I spent 8 weeks in summer in Prague, Czech Republic doing an internship at PageUp s.r.o.. This was organized through IAESTE. As I enjoyed the work of IAESTE so much I decided to become a member of IAESTE Vienna.
