The special event
University of Wuppertal celebrates the awarding of scholarships and presents its first honorary award
Caption: (from left to right) 3rd prize for Jonas Lützenkirchen and his voluntary work with the German Red Cross in Solingen, 3rd prize for Birgit Galda with the Essen-based organisation 'Zweitzeugen'. The 4th prize went to Clarissa Bohn for her commitment to 'Bark Date - animal welfare dogs', the 1st prize to Vivien Junker for the 'design of common rooms of the Essen parents' initiative for children with cancer' and the 2nd prize to Jana Bickel with her commitment to the 'Malteser Kältebussen'. // Photo Paco_Calderon
After the welcoming address by Rector Prof. Dr Birgitta Wolff, who emphasised the cycle of commitment as the central idea of the programme, the first-ever Volunteer Award was presented: from the 272 scholarship holders, all students at the University of Wuppertal, almost 30 of them applied with their respective volunteer work. A live vote among the attendees finally selected five finalists and their impressive projects of the heart.
Special thanks go to the Thomas and Gabriele Meyer Foundation, the Dr Werner Jackstädt Foundation and the Knipex company for their generous support of the prizes. The former spontaneously offered an additional donation for all five finalists and the latter also doubled its donation for two tied third places. The subsequent ceremonial presentation of the certificates provided the perfect setting for encounters: At specially prepared meeting points, sponsors and scholarship holders were able to talk to each other and socialise.
