25. June '24
from Natalie Schalk
There was more than just a drum roll for the graduates of Coburg University of Applied Sciences in 2024: the group Aipalé brought samba rhythms and an exuberant atmosphere to the graduation ceremony.
During the official part of the farewell ceremony, the students’ special achievements were also recognized. Together with friends and family, many graduates came to the Kongresshaus Rosengarten to bid farewell to Coburg University of Applied Sciences and celebrate their graduation on an unusually beautiful summer evening.
In front of around 700 guests, University President Prof. Dr. Stefan Gast spoke about the significance of what they had achieved, warmly congratulated the graduates and gave them his best wishes for the future.
Award for special servicesProf.Dr. Nicole Hegel, Vice President for Education and Diversity, honored students who have rendered outstandingservices to the university through particularly long or extraordinary voluntary work.
“They have enriched social life at the university – from the faculty to the student council.” In 2024, the Medal of Merit for outstanding voluntary work went to Sarah Biewald, Theresa Blenk, Sebastian Blüml, Henning Dölker, Samuel Sebastian Feil, Tim Greiner, Masoud Heydari, Julia Köhler, Simon Künzel, Jan Müller, Sven Nauhauser, Florian Neuland, Marisa Oster, Moritz Scharfenberg and Anna-Maria Williams. On behalf of the Student Parliament, Nadine Freitag and Corinna Haenlein thanked all the dedicated students and members of the Student Council and congratulated the graduates.
DAAD Prize The DAAD Prize recognizes the significant contribution made by foreign students to the university community.
Christian Erkenbrecher, Head of the University’s International Office, explained that this award recognizes both special voluntary commitment and outstanding achievements by foreign students. Prof. Mario Tvrtkovic from the Faculty of Design gave the laudatory speech for architecture graduate Lovedeep Chauhan, who has not only achieved outstanding professional results, but has also been involved in many projects. GfB Recognition Award The GfB Recognition Award is also about professional achievements and social commitment, for example in the student council, as GfB Chairman Prof. Dr. Mirko Kraft emphasized.
The Society for Business Administration (GfB) is the alumni association of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics.
It is made up of former and active students, professors from the Faculty of Business and Economics and people associated with the faculty.
In 2024, the prize was awarded to Julia Köhler.
She graduated top of her class with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and used her own experience to encourage her fellow students to get involved and be elected as student representatives.
“Voting democratically is important,” said Kraft in his acceptance speech, “and getting elected is also part of it.” The best students of the year The best graduates of the winter semester 2023/24 and the summer semester 2024 were honored with achievement medals in gold, silver and bronze.
Gold medals were awarded in 2023: Faculty of Applied Sciences and Health – presented by Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Michael Wick, Vice Dean:
- Valerie Segatz
- Sina Bialdiga
- Johanna Graml
- Sophie Helene from Sahle
- Samel Sebastian Feil
- Quan Nian Zhang
- Ke Wen
- Benita Michelle Burghardt
- Clara Bartenstein
- Katharina White
- Philipp Wige
- Lukas Maria Dippold
Faculty of Design – presented by Dean Prof. Dr. Egbert Keßler:
- Sarah Schmidt
- Philip Swoboda
- Marc Wolf
- Jonas Wagner
- Lisa-Marie Sarré
- Andrea Wirth
- Moritz Hornung
- Johannes Gold
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science – presented by Dean Prof. Dr. Jochen Merhof:
- Christian Vollhardt
- Emily Hofmann
- Niclas Baumgart
- Linda Baumann
- Samuel Gareis
- Lennart Köpper
- Kai Bechmann
- Jens Blienert
- Michael Schader
- Felix Kawala
Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering – presented by Dean Prof. Dr. Alexander Rost:
- Andreas Deinhart
- Nico Schmitt
- Simon Krappmann
- Oliver Gareis
- Jonas Nüßlein
- Kevin Walther
- Kim Heinrich Pipke
- Markus Dietzmann
- Leonie Nüßlein
Faculty of Social Work – presented by Dean Prof. Dr. Hellen Gross:
- Antonia Pauline Katzke
- Jennifer Anita Schwarz
- Elisa Hartmann
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics – presented by Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Uwe Demmler:
- Julia Köhler
- Nathalie Scholz
- Franziska Nicklaus
- Vanessa Dietrich
- Jan Stegner
- Stefan King
- Bianca Stenzel
- Julia Bätz
- Helena Neff
- Enkh-Erdene
- Rishabh Tiwari
Faculty of Continuing Education – presented by Dean of Studies Prof. Dr. Michael Hartmann:
- Niklas Winkler
- Raimund Chudoba
- Michael Zehe
Presenter Uli Noll – also known from the regional radio station RadioEINS – led through the evening with wit and charm and elicited from the deans, for example, the career aspirations of their childhood (from electrician to forester), what has changed the most since their own student days (social media, for example) and whether students of different generations actually always ask the same questions (“Yes: Is that coming?”).
Prof. Dr. Hellen Gross, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work and Health, made a heartfelt and urgent appeal to the graduates: “Take responsibility for yourself and your fellow human beings, make the world a little bit better!”
DJ Gramoe played the graduates’ songs of choice and the samba group Aipalé gave a foretaste of the samba festival with drums and a colorful light show in the Kongresshaus and the Rosengarten.
The event was also supported by the university association.
The chairman, Prof. Dr. Roland Hertrich, also briefly presented how much good the members do with their contributions.
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