Prize-winners of the Dr. Winkler Foundation for the Promotion of Young Talent (from left to right), with Dr. Hans-Henning Winkler in the middle: Josef Simon Schnell, Melina Blum, Marie Güntert, Stefan Prinz, Sophia Maria Saat, Lilli Stoffels, Johannes Hermann, Samuel David Fesenmeyer
Students celebrate graduation together
In May, the Faculty of Engineering & Technology celebrated the graduates of the Tuttlingen campus of Furtwangen University (HFU). 68 graduates out of a total of 168 took part in the event in the Angerhalle in Möhringen. The alumni were from the bachelor's degree programmes in Medical Engineering - Technologies and Development Processes, Mechatronics and Digital Production, Engineering Psychology and Materials and Production Engineering.
Dr. Winkler Foundation awards prizes to best graduates
During the event, Dr. Hans-Henning Winkler, Chairman of the Dr. Winkler Foundation for the Promotion of Young Talent, honoured the young engineers with the best degrees. The best master's graduate, Sophia Maria Saat, studied Human Factors graduating with a grade of 1.7. As the best Master's graduate from the Tuttlingen campus she received a prize of €500. Further prizes of €250 euros each went to master's alumni Lilli Stoffels (Applied Materials Science, grade 1.1), Johannes Hermann and Samuel David Fesenmeyer (both Mechatronic Systems, grade 1.22).
Josef Simon Schnell, a graduate of the Mechatronics and Digital Production course, with the best bachelor's degree with a grade of 1.1, received a prize of €500. Stefan Prinz (Medical Engineering - Technologies & Development Processes, grade 1.4), Marie Güntert (Engineering Psychology, grade 1.27) and Melina Blum (Materials and Production Engineering, grade 1.51) each received a prize of €250 for their bachelor's degree.
"On the Tuttlingen campus we work very closely with local industry. We therefore offer our students an ideal springboard for their careers. I wish the graduates all the best and look forward to seeing where their careers will take them," said Dr. Alexandra Bormann, President of HFU, in her opening speech. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kallmann, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, added, “I wish our graduates every success for their personal and professional future and would be delighted to welcome you back to HFU for a master's degree or continuing education.”
Congratulations to all our award winners!