In front of a large audience, including family and friends, the students proudly accepted congratulations on stage at the market and event hall at the Old Harbour after many years of study. There, representatives of our University of Applied Science, the Hanseatic city of Wismar and various associations praised the achievements of the young engineers.
The ceremony was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Müller, and the Rector of our UAS, Prof. Dr. jur. Bodo Wiegand-Hoffmeister, expressed their appreciation to all graduates. This was followed by welcoming remarks from the mayor of the Hanseatic city of Wismar, Thomas Beyer, and David Altmann, a bachelor's graduate in electrical engineering and computer science.
This year's keynote speech was given by Daniel Beese, a former graduate of the mechanical engineering degree course. After completing his studies, he began his professional career in the automotive industry, where he still works today. In his speech, he assessed the industry's position in the current global market and, against this backdrop, described the present and future challenges facing this important sector of the economy.
Following the presentation of the congratulatory letters, three students were once again honoured with awards for their outstanding final theses. Torsten Habicht, Chairman of the VDI Regional Association of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, presented Meike Schlensog with the VDI Study Prize for her bachelor's thesis ‘Economic and sustainable design with steel and prestressed concrete’ in the civil engineering programme.
Elias Vincent Will and Henning Kröpelin each received the 2025 Building Experts Award for their theses in the civil engineering master's programme, presented by Dr Andreas Eigendorf. He congratulated Mr Will on his thesis ‘Detection of tension wire breaks in bridge structures at risk of stress corrosion cracking using distributed fibre optic strain measurement (DFOS)’ and Mr Kröpelin on his thesis entitled ‘Variant analysis of groundwater retention, excavation shoring and foundation methods using the example of a rainwater and storage sewer to determine the most economical construction variant’.
We wish our alumni all the best, good health and every success for the future.