Distinctions for the best of the graduating class as well as for excellent doctorates

The Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Göttingen bid farewell to autumn graduates on Friday 23, October 2009: 308 students received their degrees and 14 doctorates received their doctoral diplomas. The University's Vice President Prof. Dr. Joachim Münch and the Faculty Dean of Studies, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rübel, welcomed the participants to the festive event. Prof. Dr. Waldemar Toporowski, the Chairman of the Board of Examiners of the Economic Sciences then spoke, as well as student representative Nadine Losch. Five graduates were awarded prizes for excellent academic and doctoral performance.
154 students graduated from the “diploma” programme that is being phased out. 102 students received degrees in the Bachelor's programmes and 49 students successfully completed a Master's programme. In addition, three graduates of the online continuing education programme received their Master's of Science in Information Systems. Two awards for graduates from the Faculty of Economic Sciences in the amount of 1,000 Euros each were also given. They are awarded to the best graduates in the discipline of Business Administration, Economics, Business Information Systems, and Business and Human Resource Education. The recipients are Dipl.-Kfm. Marcus Kostka and Dipl.-Vw. Ronald Rühmkorf as well as the graduates Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Henning Rahlf and Ingo Reusch (Master of Sciences in Buiness and Human Resource Education).

The Festo Award for “Innovation in Information Processing”, which distinguishes excellent theses in the discipline of Business Information Studies, was awarded for the second time. The prize distinguished the Diploma thesis written by Hendrik Hilpert. The winner received 1.500 Euros. The award for students of the Faculty of Economic Sciences is offered by the Festo company.


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(From left to right) (v.l.n.r.) Marc Werner-Nietz (Festo AG & Co KG), Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Hendrik Hilpert, Dipl.-Kfm. Marcus Kostka, Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Henning Rahlf, Dipl.-Vw. Ronald Rühmkorf, Ingo Reusch (Master of Science in Business and Human Resource Education), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rübel (Studiendekan), Prof. Dr. Waldemar Toporowski (Vorsitzender der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Prüfungsausschüsse)