University Prizes Awarded During Matriculation Ceremony
During the Matriculation Ceremony on 15 October 2025, the University was not only an occasion to welcome new students, it was also an event to recognise outstanding academic and artistic achievements. A number of students, as well as an upcoming scientist and an upcoming artist, were awarded the 2025 University Prize for their work. The awards were presented by President Prof. Peter Benz in front of a packed audience in the Maurice-Halbwachs-Auditorium. The President congratulated the winners and praised their contributions to the University.
The University Prizes for students went to:
- Linus Baumhove (auf dem Foto) und Leon Mones
»Das Land der Kleinteiligkeit«
Master’s thesis, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism
- Endegena Ayalew Zelelew
»Soil-structure interaction during earthquake loading: shaking table tests and numerical modelling«
Master’s thesis, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Celine Loesche (war nicht anwesend)
»Die Erzählung der Steine — eine Anthologie«
Artistic Practical Final Project, Faculty of Art and Design
- Felix Brieden
»Die Fluchtlinien der Gestalt. Werner Wolff und das Experiment Entfremdung«
Master’s thesis, Faculty of Media
The University Prizes for upcoming scientists and artists went to:
- Hannah Peuker
»Filmerotik — Techniken und Politiken der Antropomedialität im Kino der 1070er-Jahre«
Dissertation, Faculty of Media
- Catalina Giraldo Vélez
»Poetryfilmtage«: For her outstanding media design and curatorial work in organising the annual international festival in Weimar
Faculty of Art and Design
