idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
MHH-Alumni e.V. bid farewell to 110 graduates of human medicine.
It was the 32nd graduation ceremony for human medicine for MHH-Alumni e.V., but a first for the new president, Professor Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner. More than 600 guests attended the ceremony in the cafeteria of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) on 11 January 2025. The focus was, of course, on the beaming young people who had successfully completed their studies at the MHH – but also, to a lesser extent, on the new MHH president. On the eleventh day of her term of office, 110 exam certificates were to be presented to the graduates.
But first things first: the Alumni Association's chairman, Professor Siegfried Piepenbrock, welcomed all the guests and congratulated the graduates on their licences to practice medicine. Dr Marion Renneberg, Vice President of the Lower Saxony Medical Association, also took the opportunity to offer her warmest congratulations to her new colleagues. In his speech, the Dean of Studies, Professor Ingo Just, paid particular tribute to the support of family and friends, without whom many a graduation would certainly not have been possible.
Farewell with a confetti cannon
In their speeches, graduates Annemarie Fanny Müller and Carlos Oltmanns looked back on the past years at the MHH with particular appreciation and a twinkle in their eyes. On the one hand, there is great gratitude towards everyone who made their studies and exams possible, said Oltmanns. On the other hand, this gratitude also gives rise to a sense of responsibility to give something back, to do good work and to make a contribution to society. But the highlight of their speech was undoubtedly the confetti cannon that the two of them fired into the crowd – a first in the history of graduation ceremonies.
New President personally presents all exam certificates
Then the moment had come for President Professor Hilfiker-Kleiner to take the microphone. In her welcoming address, she praised the outstanding quality of teaching at the MHH, which she said was an inspiration to many other universities throughout Germany – not least due to the development of innovative teaching formats during the coronavirus pandemic. She presented the examination certificates and congratulated each graduate personally, while Professor Piepenbrock presented them with a red rose.
A magnificent musical backdrop
The musical programme deserves a special mention, as it was simply magnificent. Among the graduates, there were three powerful singers who delighted the guests with their songs. Alicia Reitze and Nina Nienhaus gave the audience goosebumps with their rendition of ‘This Time’, while graduate Eluisa Sina and her band fired up the audience with R&B rhythms. Their interpretation of the Kool and the Gang song ‘Celebration’ literally swept the guests off their feet at the end of the event. They clapped and danced, rocking in their seats, thus securing a third ‘first time’ for the afternoon.
MHH-Alumni e.V. has been active since 2000
The MHH Alumni Association was founded in 2000 and has since been committed to fostering a lively relationship between the Hannover Medical School and its former students and staff. In addition to organising the graduation ceremonies for human medicine, the association regularly organises practical courses for students and the series of events ‘Die MHH im Gespräch’ (in conversation with the MHH), in which interesting topics from the MHH are presented quarterly. In addition, the alumni association supports the MHH-Deutschlandstipendium (MHH-Germany Scholarship) and various smaller projects in teaching.
Further information about the association and more photos of the graduation ceremony can be found online at http://www.mhh-alumni.de.
Annemarie Fanny Müller and Carlos Oltmanns fired a confetti cannon after their speech.
Copyright: Annika Morchner/MHH
MHH President Professor Hilfiker-Kleiner and Professor Piepenbrock congratulated the graduates toget ...
Copyright: Annika Morchner/MHH
Criteria of this press release:
Journalists
Medicine
regional
Organisational matters, Studies and teaching
English
Annemarie Fanny Müller and Carlos Oltmanns fired a confetti cannon after their speech.
Copyright: Annika Morchner/MHH
MHH President Professor Hilfiker-Kleiner and Professor Piepenbrock congratulated the graduates toget ...
Copyright: Annika Morchner/MHH
You can combine search terms with and, or and/or not, e.g. Philo not logy.
You can use brackets to separate combinations from each other, e.g. (Philo not logy) or (Psycho and logy).
Coherent groups of words will be located as complete phrases if you put them into quotation marks, e.g. “Federal Republic of Germany”.
You can also use the advanced search without entering search terms. It will then follow the criteria you have selected (e.g. country or subject area).
If you have not selected any criteria in a given category, the entire category will be searched (e.g. all subject areas or all countries).
