H-BRS Graduation Ceremony: Relocation and Anniversary

The Telekom Forum in Beuel had already become too small over recent years, so, for the first time, this year the graduation ceremony will be held at the Telekom Dome on the Hardtberg near Bonn. The ceremonial address will be delivered by Andreas Pinkwart, Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy in North Rhine-Westphalia.

“I’m very glad that we've been able to secure the Bonn Baskets’ venue for our graduation ceremony” says University President, Hartmut Ihne. Over the past few years, he goes on to say, H-BRS has grown steadily and now caters to some 9,000 students, around 1,000 of whom graduate each year. University President Ihne is expecting around 2,000 guests starting at 15:30 on Saturday, 27 October 2018. Friends, families, H-BRS professors and VIPs from politics, business and the public will come together to bid the former students a solemn farewell at the ceremony. The formal ceremony will end at around 18:30 when the alumni will toss their hats into the air as tradition demands, but this will be followed by a programme of evening entertainment at the Telekom Dome until 22:00.

The ceremony will begin with an address by University President, Hartmut Ihne. The Mayor of Bonn, Ashok-Alexander Sridharan, and others will also be saying a few short words of welcome. Minister Andreas Pinkwart of North Rhine-Westphalia will present a testimonial lecture to mark the anniversary of the graduation ceremony. He studied in the region and has been Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.

The event used to be held at the Telekom Forum in Beuel but that has become too small due to the increasing number of people attending the ceremonies in recent years. “I'd like to thank Deutsche Telekom for the long-term, cordial collaboration and the many highlights of previous graduate ceremonies”, says Hartmut Ihne.

H-BRS graduates have till 14 October 2018 to register for the main ceremony at the Telekom Dome.