Dear graduates,
The time has finally come - we would like to invite you to your graduation ceremony! We say goodbye to all graduates who have successfully completed or will complete their studies in the period from 1.9.2023 to 31.8.2024.
After many years of dedicated study, you are now leaving our university - or have already done so. I would like to congratulate you on your successful graduation and am delighted that we have been able to accompany you on your educational journey and be a part of your academic career. The time you have spent here, both your learning phases and the happy moments of campus life, will certainly remain in your memory for a long time. We are confident that we have equipped you with the necessary tools for your professional career.
It is very important to us to bid you a fitting farewell from our university and to celebrate your successful graduation in a fitting manner. For this reason, we cordially invite you and your relatives to the graduation ceremony of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences with a varied program on September 28 at the university campus in Zittau.
I personally am very much looking forward to welcoming you on this special day.
With best regards,
Prof. Dr. Ing. Alexander Kratzsch, Rector of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Meeting point:
House Z IV, Theodor-Körner-Allee 8, 02763 Zittau
Note:
Registration required
Meeting point: Tourism Center, Markt 9, Zittau
Note:
Registration required
Back to the roots! Dine on campus again and reminisce about your student days.
For graduates and their companions as well as university members on a self-pay basis.
Location:
Mensa, Hochwaldstraße 12, 02763 Zittau
There is also a campus store with a screen printing stand in the canteen. There you can buy university merchandise or design your own T-shirts, hoodies, bags and much more with screen printing in the university design - lasting mementos of your time at university!
Location: AULA, Hochwaldstraße 21a, 02763 Zittau
Graduates will be seated by matriculation. Your guests have free choice of seats in the back rows. Please only bring registered guests, seating is limited.
Info: Registration required
The graduation ceremony is the formal part of the graduation ceremony. In addition to the obligatory speeches ;-) you can expect cultural contributions. All matriculants are called to the stage and bid farewell. You will be presented with a memento of your time at the HSZG. Furthermore, prizes will be awarded by the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences Sponsors' Association for outstanding academic achievements.
Program of the ceremony
Opening music: Jonathan Zopf on the piano(Concert Rondo No. 3)
Welcome: Franziska Stölzel (moderator)
Greetings: 1st Deputy Mayor Andreas Manschott
Welcome address: Rector Prof. Alexander Kratzsch
Ceremonial address: Dr. Clemens Schneider (Fraunhofer IEG) Clemens Schneider (Fraunhofer IEG, alumnus)
Music: Singer Lea Leistner
Ceremonial farewell to the graduates (faculties: EI, M, N)
Music: Jonathan Zopf on piano (Verdant Wind)
Ceremonial farewell to the graduates (faculties: MK, S, W)
Presentation of the Dr.Rashid A. Al Makhawi Prize
Awarding of the Friends' Association Prizes 2024: Rector Prof. Alexander Kratzsch and Chairman of the Friends' Association Mario Linack
Graduate speech: Carla Wagner
Musical farewell: Singer Lea Leistner
Farewell: Franziska Stölzel (moderator)
Musical procession of the graduates to the group photo in front of the canteen
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If there are any adjustments or details to be added, please let me know!
We ask all graduates to go back to the canteen after the ceremony. There we would like to take a nice souvenir photo of you all together.
Location:
Mensa, Hochwaldstraße 12, 02763 Zittau
A particularly beautiful tradition is the annual planting of a tree for the current graduating class in Zittau Student Park. Get to know your tree and its exact location at the tree naming ceremony.
Location:
Studierendenpark Zittau, corner of Kantstraße/Hochwaldstraße, 02763 Zittau
Meeting point: Tourism Center, Markt 9, Zittau
Note:
Registration required
Please note: Due to popular demand, we have adapted our offer for the evening event.
Celebrate the end of your studies with us at the HSZG university party! Let's experience an unforgettable evening together in the Zittauer Volkshaus. Book your tickets, dress up in your best clothes and just have fun! Our professional photographer will capture the memories for you. Dance enthusiasts will get their money's worth thanks to the versatile music of our DJs.
Take the opportunity to celebrate this special milestone in style and toast to your student days once again with your fellow students and companions.
Location:
Volkshaus Zittau, Äußere Weberstraße 6, 02763 Zittau
A maximum of three accompanying persons per graduate is planned. This applies to both the ceremony in the auditorium and the university ball in the Volkshaus Zittau. If you would like to register more people, please write this in the comments field of the online registration form.
We will monitor the number of participants until September 15 and then release or cancel the additional guests.
The graduation ceremony is the formal part of the graduation ceremony. In addition to the obligatory speeches ;-) you can expect cultural contributions. All matriculants are called to the stage and bid farewell. You will be presented with a memento of your time at the HSZG. Furthermore, prizes will be awarded by the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences Sponsors' Association for outstanding academic achievements.
Yes, but you have to register in advance to get a seat.
Yes! As graduates, you will be seated by matriculation. Your guests have free choice of seats in the back rows. Please only bring registered guests, as seating is limited.
We charge a fee of €49.00 per person to attend the graduation ball, which includes a welcome drink, a delicious buffet, DJ music, show acts and the opportunity to take professional souvenir photos.
And the great moments when we celebrate your graduation together: priceless ;-)
