A warm welcome to our first semester students. We cordially invite you to the matriculation ceremony at Haus Schwärzetal for the start of the 2025/26 winter semester. Admission is from 10 a.m. - the event begins at 10:30 a.m. Afterwards, at around 12:15 pm, Mayor Götz Herrmann traditionally invites all students and guests to a joint reception on the market square. You can expect an entertaining and informative event to welcome the first semester students and get them in the mood for their studies.

Program:

10:30 a.m.

Opening and welcome by the President Prof. Dr. Matthias Barth

10:45 a.m.

Welcome by the student vice-presidents 

10:55 a.m.

Welcome by the Mayor Götz Herrmann

11:05 a.m.

Presentation of the Sustainability Award of the City of Eberswalde by the Head of the Urban Development Office Silke Leuschner

11:15 a.m.

Musical Part

11:25 a.m.

Presentation of the DAAD Prize by the Vice President for Studies and Teaching Prof. Dr. Uta Steinhardt

11:35 a.m.

Musical Part

11:40 a.m.

Keynote speech

12:05 p.m.

Farewell “Off to the market” by the President

12:10 p.m.

End of the event

Notes: Our international students and guests will receive simultaneous translation from German into English. Appropriate receivers will be available in the entrance area. During the event, photos will be taken by HNEE for public relations purposes. We need you for vivid pictures! Please support HNEE's press and public relations work by allowing yourself to be photographed or filmed. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let our photographers or cameramen on site know!

If you have any questions about the matriculation ceremony, please contact Johanna Köhle, University Communications, at johanna.koehle(at)hnee.de .

We look forward to seeing you!