Press releases of Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF)

In September, the graduates of the Master's degree courses in Transformation, European Studies, Bildung in Europa, Kultur-Sprache-Medien and the Bachelor's graduates of the European Cultures and Society degree courses were given a ceremonial farewell. 109 students graduated from these courses this year.

Prof. Dr. Anke Wischmann, Vice President for Studies and Teaching, encouraged the students: "You are well prepared to face the challenges of our time. I wish you courage, curiosity and confidence for the next steps. What you have learned and experienced at our university will guide you. Take our European spirit out into the world."

Graduates of Bachelor's European Cultures and society

Graduates of Master European Studies

Graduates of Master Transformation

The graduation of 119 students of educational sciences was celebrated on September 26; a total of 511 students had graduated from the various teacher training courses this year. With their Master's degree in the bag, the next step in the various teaching careers is now the traineeship.

Prof. Dr. Iulia Patrut, Vice-President for Research at the EUF, made it clear that the teachers of tomorrow in particular are responsible for an important building block in the promotion of democracy: "John Dewey already said: 'Democracy must be learned anew by each generation. ' We are proud of our graduates and know that, in addition to specialist knowledge, they will also convey the value of our democracy and its foundation, independent thinking, to future generations in Schleswig-Holstein. Because, according to Hannah Ahrendt: 'The opposite of good is not evil, but the absence of any independent power of judgment. 

Teaching programs graduates

The 89 graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs “International Management” and four doctorates were celebrated this year at the Flensburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Dr. Klarissa Lueg, Head of the German-Danish degree programme at SDU, emphasized the great importance of the degree programme and its graduates for the region: "We are proud of our graduates, who today form a strong network in business, culture and politics in the German-Danish border region. Their success, and their frequent return as guest speakers or lecturers in our degree programs, encourages us in our commitment to cross-border cooperation between Syddansk Universitet and EUF."

And Prof. Dr. Susanne Royer, who heads the course at the European University, emphasizes: "They have not only acquired economic expertise and linguistic strength, but also what really counts today: Openness, intercultural competence and the ability to find solutions together across borders - all the things that make your studies in the German-Danish border region so unique."

Graduates of Bachelor and Master International Management

The students of the Master's program Energy and Environmental Management in Developing Countries and the M.Eng. Sustainable Energy and Development also celebrated their graduation. The 14 graduates come from 12 different countries and had already worked in a profession before studying at the EUF. By studying in the North, they were able to immerse themselves in the topics of sustainability and energy in developing countries and are now part of the 35th successful graduating class. The head of the study program Prof. Dr. Bernd Möller and his colleagues Nafiseh Mirzakhani and Mominul Hasan presented them with their certificates.

The graduates are now starting their careers again, with international companies in Germany, in their home countries or for their doctorates. We also welcomed 14 new students from Nepal, Kenya, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ghana, Colombia, Pakistan, Gambia, Mongolia and Afghanistan. 

Graduates of Masters Energy and Environmental Management in Developing Countries and M.Eng. Sustainable Energy and Development

Four Master's theses were honored at the graduation ceremony. Maren Schuhmann received the prize from the Fördergesellschaft der Europa-Universität Flensburg. In her thesis, the graduate of the Transformation Studies course deals with the topic "Counter-defense and self-empowerment: Feminist self-defense as a response to femicidal violence".

Svea Winsel's Master's thesis in teaching at community schools entitled “The kink in the classroom: educational materials for biology lessons on the topic of hedgerows in the context of sustainable development for secondary level I” was awarded the prize of the President of the District Council and the District Administrator of the District of North Friesland. For the first time this year, this prize was awarded for work with a regional reference and a focus on education for sustainable development.

This year, the DEBEKA Group also presented an award for an outstanding Master's thesis in teaching. The winner was Lenke Tabea Petersen's thesis “`Poor Bridget found it necessary to emigrate`- The Portrayal of Irish Women in the Fiction of Kate Kerrigan and Alice McDermott”, which completed her Master's degree in English for secondary school teachers.

Julina Engert was awarded the Europa-Universität Flensburg prize for her thesis entitled “From ‘model protectorate’ to ‘victorious Denmark’: The portrayal of Denmark during the German occupation (1940-1945) in the Western Allied press”.