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New Year's reception 2025

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neujahrsempfang@uni-bielefeld.de

Date 2026:

The 2026 New Year's reception will take place on January 23.

On January 17, Rector Prof. Dr. Angelika Epple held her New Year's reception in the Audimax.

Meron Mendel and Saba-Nur Cheema gave the keynote speech this year. The complete program can be found here.

Impressions of the event in the Audimax:

Programme

  • Opening Remarks
  • Lecture: "Innovation and Social Responsibility", Professor Dr Angelika Epple, Rector of Bielefeld University
  • Award ceremony: Jörg Schwarzbich - Inventor Award 2024
  • Keynote Speech: "Campus as a safe space? Antisemitism, Racism, and the Limits of the Freedom of Expression", Meron Mendel and Saba-Nur Cheema

Moderator: Ulrike Brandt-Bohne

Music: Pop-Up vocal ensemble from the Detmold University of Music


Information for photo shoots

Photographs will be taken during this event for the purpose of documenting the event.

The photographs will show and reproduce individual staff, people or groups of people who are not in the foreground. These photographs will be taken on the basis of legal authorisation. You have the right to object to the production and use of the photographs.

For recordings in which staff, people are in the foreground, we will obtain your (verbal) consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons.

If you do not wish to be photographed, please contact the photographer first. If you would also like to object to the processing of the photographs or withdraw your consent, please contact the event management team (veranstaltungsmanagement@uni-bielefeld.de).

The detailed data protection information is available here.

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