Around 100 of the 265 graduates accepted the faculty’s invitation to attend the academic ceremony, accompanied by their families, at the Market and Event Hall at Wismar’s Old Harbour.
Congratulations were first extended by the Dean, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo A. Müller, the Rector of Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. jur. Bodo Wiegand-Hoffmeister, and the Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Wismar, Frank Junge, in their welcoming addresses. This was followed by a speech from this year’s keynote speaker, Carsten Vogler, Managing Director of BEARsNOSE Coaching & Consulting. In his address, entitled ‘The Engineering Spirit in the AI Era – Knowledge, Change and the Art of Shaping the Future’, he urged the young engineers to handle artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly and to use it judiciously. The closing address on behalf of the students was delivered by Lukas Burmeister M.Eng., a graduate of the Master’s programme in Mechatronics.
In the second part of the graduation ceremony, the faculty’s four heads of department paid tribute to the achievements of all the graduates and offered their personal congratulations on stage. Three students were honoured for their outstanding academic achievements and their commitment throughout their studies. Marie Schulte-Ebbert, B.Eng., a graduate of the Bachelor’s programme in Civil Engineering, and Henrik Dethlefsen, M.Eng., a graduate of the Master’s programme in the same subject, each received the Building Surveyor’s Award. The prizes were presented by Dr.-Ing. Andreas Eigendorf. Ms Schulte-Ebbert was also honoured by the Faculty of Engineering as the top student, alongside 14 other students.
This year’s VDI Study Prize was awarded to Lukas Ongerth, B.Eng., a graduate of the Bachelor’s programme in Process Engineering – Energy-, Environmental- and Biotechnology. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schmidt congratulated the graduate on behalf of the VDI Regional Association of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (VDI).
As the Dean, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo A. Müller, was presiding over the ceremony for the last time this year, his past contributions to the faculty were recognised by the Vice-Dean, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Ahrens, at the end of the event.
We congratulate our graduates on their degrees and wish them all the best for the future!