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Three new members appointed to the University Council

The University Council has three new members, as at today’s meeting Professor Hermann Parzinger, Dr. Nora Kalbarczyk and Dr. Hubertus Hille were inducted into office by Regierungsrätin Elena Ruhnke representing the Ministry of Culture and Science of NRW, who handed over their certificates of appointment by the University of Bonn.

Students from Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Türkiye and the USA win the 12th edition of Beamline for Schools

Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a physics competition that was initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and is open to secondary school pupils from all around the world. Participants are invited to submit a proposal for a physics experiment to be undertaken at the beamline of a particle accelerator, either at CERN or at one of the partner institutes: DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron in Hamburg, Germany) and ELSA (Elektronen-Stretcher-Anlage of the University of Bonn, Germany). In 2025, a record number of five winning teams have been chosen, based on both the scientific merit of their proposals and the communication merit of their submission video.

Awards for Excellence in Teaching

The University of Bonn has awarded teaching prizes to 14 teaching staff in recognition of their outstanding work. The prize recipients were chosen by students themselves. Professor Klaus Sandmann, Vice Rector for Teaching, Learning and University Development presented the prize certificates at a ceremony on the Hofgarten lawn in Bonn as part of the Universitätsfest attended by over 7,000 people.

Celebrating 20 Years of Universitätsfest in Style

The University of Bonn held a lavish party to mark the 20th anniversary of its Universitätsfest, an occasion steeped in tradition. Some 2,000 graduates flooded onto the Hofgarten lawn together with over 5,000 of their friends and family—a new record. It was a truly epic day, one that began with a graduation ceremony and ended with a stirring anniversary party given the tagline “Forever Uni Bonn.”

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Events

Saturday Jul 12, 2025

Geschichten weben — Kreativ schreiben in der Ausstellung

Global Heritage Lab, ...

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Entfalte deine literarische Kreativität und tauche ein in die Ausstellung „Widerstand bekleiden. Mode und das Erbe der Missionierung“. In inspirierender ...

Sunday Jul 13, 2025

Öffentliche Sonntagsführung im Universitätsmuseum

Universitätsmuseum, ...

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Das Universitätsmuseum versteht sich als „Schaufenster der Wissenschaft“. Es will Aufgabe, Leistungen und Geschichte der Universität Bonn einer breiteren ...

Sunday Jul 13, 2025

Semesterabschlusskonzert Jazzchor der Uni Bonn "Still Standing"

Bonn

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Der Jazzchor der Uni Bonn lädt Sie herzlich zu seinen zwei Semesterabschlusskonzerten am 13. und 16. Juli 2025 mit dem Titel "Still standing" ein. Unter der ...

Sunday Jul 13, 2025

hofgartenORCHESTER Sinfoniekonzert "Märchen"

Trinitatiskirche Bonn

06:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Das hofgartenORCHESTER, unter der Leitung von Javier Álvarez Fuentes, lädt Sie herzlichen zu einer musikalischen Märchenreise am 09.07.2025 um 20:30 Uhr und am ...