Graduation Day 2014
This year, on December 5th, the IGSN celebrated its 11th Graduation Day. The day started with the newly-formed Advisory Board holding its meeting at 09:00. This was followed by a welcoming speech by our speaker, Prof Michael Hollmann, then the presentations of our PhD students: Ms Anja Ehrkamp, Mr Lars Roll, Ms Shira Meir Drexler, Mr Selver Demic and Ms Christina Strauch. You all did a marvelous job! Thank you!
The morning was topped off by the poster presentations and talks of our students, something which impressed advisory board members Dr Klaus-Dieter Bremm (Bayer Health Care) and Dr Anne Lesage (GrayMatters), who went on to discuss our students' scientific findings with them.
In the afternoon 50 school children from Bochum's elementary schools crowded the conference centre together with their teachers and parents. The rector of the Ruhr University, Prof Elmar Weiler, awarded the prizes for this year's painting competition to the lucky winners, most of whom were in awe at his golden chain.
But the highlight was once again the Doctoral awards ceremony, whereby ten of our graduates received their PhDs. Their supervisors held interesting and funny laudatios and the rector, the speaker Prof Hollmann and the director of the IGSN, Prof Denise Manahan-Vaughan, awarded the PhD certificates to the graduates.
The day ended with our legendary dinner at the "Cigo's" restaurant, where we brought the day to a wonderful conclusion!
Photos of the event
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The day starts ...
... with the meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board of the IGSN
The speaker of the IGSN, Prof Michael Hollmann, welcomes faculty members, students and guests
Five students who represented their research area in talks, From left to right: Selver Demic, Christina Strauch, Anja Ehrkamp, Lars Roll, Shira Meir Drexler
Discussions at the posters
Dr Anne Lesage, Advisory Board member from Belgium
The celebrations begin
Preparing for the big moment
This hat fits me?
The winning classes from Bochum's elementary schools flood the conference centre.
2nd prize winner class competition: Friederikaschule 3a
1st prize winner class competition: Michael-Ende-Schule 4b
3rd prize winner single competition: Ina Hayen
2nd prize winner single competition: Niklas Loer
1st prize winner single competition: Lars Scheibner
The graduation ceremony starts with Tanja Novcovic. The rector of the Ruhr University, Prof Elmar Weiler confers the PhD certificates
It's done!