Graduation Ceremony
Become a partner of the premiere course
This first central graduation is a special milestone in the history of KIT. It consists of the graduation ceremony of the doctoral candidates and the graduation party of the graduates, who celebrate their successful graduation with their families.
It is only thanks to the support of sponsors that we are able to offer our students such a well-deserved farewell in a class of its own.
There are various opportunities for you as a companyto take part in this wonderful day, to present yourself as an innovative and attractive employer and to make direct contact with our graduates.
Your company benefits from
- Targeted recruiting
- Visibility and brand management
- Reach on social media
- Image boost
- between 3,000 - 15,000 EUR
- with and without stand space
- limited number
The participants
- around 500 doctoral candidates, doctoral researchers from the last two semesters of all disciplines and degree types
- around 1,000 graduates from the last two semesters of all disciplines and degree types
- their partners and relatives
- Professors and professors
- Personalities from politics, business and science
- Sponsors, friends and supporters of the KIT
- Representatives of national and regional media
The planned schedule
11 a.m.: Graduation ceremony for the doctoral candidates, doctoral researchers
from approx. 12:30 p.m.
- Champagne reception for the doctoral candidates
- Attractions in the foyer of the Stadthalle
2 p.m.: Graduation ceremony for the graduates
Each course will be followed by a champagne reception and the exhibition in the foyer.
The program
The stage program
consisting of greetings from the President, high-profile keynote speeches by Prof. Dr. Eske Willerslev, University of Copenhagen, and Dr. Amel Karboul, Founder & CEO of The Education Outcomes Fund, as well as speeches from the graduating classes
will be framed by musical contributions from the university dance orchestra. The grand finale will be the ceremonial "hat throwing".
Following
After each course, there will be a champagne reception and the exhibition in the foyer invites you to discover selected items from the KIT merchandising store, to get into conversation at the meeting points of the 11 KIT Departments and to get to know the KIT alumni network better or to obtain information at the sponsors' stands.
With professionally illuminated photo backdrops, a mobile photo box and a 360° video booth, this special event can be captured in unique memories.
