470 Bachelor's students and 79 Master's students successfully completed their studies at HNU this year. With around 650 people, Neu-Ulm University (HNU) celebrated this year's graduates at the Congress Centrum in Ulm. Katrin Albsteiger, mayor of the city of Neu-Ulm, was also a guest.
HNU President Prof. Dr. Uta M. Feser opened the ceremony with a mountaineering metaphor: "Today you pack your backpacks and leave the 'Base Camp HNU' for the future. With a lot of perseverance and after quite a few meters of altitude, you now reach the summit cross. On behalf of the entire university administration, I congratulate you on this achievement." In her speech, she encouraged the graduates to take new paths and to trust in the skills they have acquired. Feser also welcomed the numerous representatives from companies, organizations and politics and thanked them for their commitment: "You have all contributed in many ways to the success of our graduates, and we are particularly pleased about that."
This was followed by a greeting from Katrin Albsteiger, who congratulated the graduates on their success: "The city of Neu-Ulm is very proud of this university, which produces such graduates. Excellent career opportunities in the region await you, for which I wish you all the best."
Florian Holley, alumnus of the Information Management and Corporate Communications program and photographer for the evening, also addressed the guests with a few words. In a humorous way, he gave the audience insights into a wide variety of topics from HNU's three faculties, shared his personal study experiences and expressed his admiration for all those who were able to hold their graduation certificates in their hands that evening.
Outstanding thesis receives award
Markus Brust from the Förderverein der Hochschule Neu-Ulm e.V. presented the Neu-Ulm University Award to Leonie Schneider for her master's thesis, which received the top grade of 1.0. In her thesis, she examines the promotion of corporate digital responsibility in the automotive industry through digital ethics, data security and digital technology for sustainability. The alumna commented, "I am very happy about this award and would like to thank my family and friends for their mental support and my supervisor Prof. Dr. Wilke Hammerschmidt for the very good supervision."
The awarding of the certificates took place faculty by faculty; afterwards, all students of the respective faculty met for the graduate:inside photo with traditional hat toss. Musical entertainment was provided by Jo! Loop provided musical entertainment during the champagne reception sponsored by the Friends of HNU, the HNU Choir performed twice, and later in the evening the Roadstring Army got the audience dancing.
Photos: Florian Holley / F.H. Productions
