I don't think you have to repay the stipend. I have a friend who was a foreign student, quit in the second year, not being asked to pay back the money. The stipend is the sorry, not the lending.

She would bee a good friend, but as a supervisor she is terrible.

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First time here. My defence is one month away. Not too worried about that, but more concer on finding a postdoc position.
I saw some people said they had applied to more than ten places, but no lucky. Is it that hard to get a postdoc job?