Prof. Peter Benz, President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, and Dr. Simon Frisch, Vice-President of Student and Academic Affairs, will kick off the event by welcoming the »newbies«. This will be followed by a welcome speech from Weimar’s Mayor Ralf Kirsten. Afterwards, members of the StuKo (Student Government) will deliver their own speeches to the first-semester students.

Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste, Deputy CEO and Head of Programmes - Wealth Inequality at the Julius Bär Stiftung, Zurich, and herself a Bauhaus-Universität Weimar alumna, will address the first-year students in her speech before the university prizes are awarded by Prof. Peter Benz.

The afternoon programme includes a musical performance by »Atafrava«.
After the official part of the programme in the Audimax concludes, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar invites guests to a reception in the foyer of the University Library starting around 6:30 PM. This event will offer new students the opportunity to network and socialise with professors, staff, and fellow students.

Representatives from the media are warmly invited to attend the Matriculation Ceremony.

Matriculation Ceremony
Wednesday 16 October 2024
5 to 7 pm
Audimax of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar,
University Library,
Steubenstraße 6, 99423 Weimar

The complete programme can be found here: https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/calendar/highlights-of-the-year/2024/matriculation-ceremony-2024/

In case of questions, please contact Raika Nebelung, University Marketing Manager, by e-mail:  raika.nebelung[at]uni-weimar.de, or by phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 11 74.