Zeppelin University bids farewell to its 43rd class

Friedrichshafen. Zeppelin University (ZU) has bid farewell to its 43rd graduating class. At a ceremony on the ZF Campus, they were presented with their Bachelor's and Master's certificates and at a festive graduation ceremony in the Dornier Museum in the evening, the new graduates were duly celebrated.

In her welcoming speech, Vice President Prof. Anja Achtziger congratulated the graduates on their degrees and wished them every success for the future. ZU alumna Antonia Reckhenrich gave the graduation speech at the certificate ceremony. Under the motto "Magic of ZU", she summarized the foundation that the university gives its students for the future: The ability to articulate their own opinions, curiosity and interest in other people as well as the drive to get things done.

At the students' request, Professor Armen Avanessian, holder of the Chair of Media Theory, gave the keynote speech in the evening. On behalf of their fellow students, Lisa Brunzel, Johanna Freimuth and Joshua Zielbauer looked back on their time as students and thanked the Executive Board, professors and staff.

A particular highlight was once again the presentation of the numerous awards:

• Felix Leupold received the Gips-Schüle Student Research Award for his research project entitled "Evaluating the Impact of UN voting behavior on China's Trade Patterns: A Novel Gravity Model Approach using Political Variables";
• Anna Magdalena Klaffschenkel the Best Thesis Award BA Economics for her thesis "The Motherhood Wage Gap in the EU - A Meta Analysis";
• Jaquelina Yu the Best Thesis Award BA Politics for "Securitizing Development Aid: A Mixed Methods Approach Exploring the Impact of the Migration Crisis on EU Development Aid"; and
• Tom Dahlke the Best Thesis Award BA Culture & Communication for "The Internal Discourse in Brecht's Galileo as an Experiment on the Relationship between Society and Knowledge".

The Best Thesis Awards were generously donated by Vindelici Advisors.

• Moritz von Weidenbach also received the Interdisciplinary Thesis Award, newly awarded by ZU, for "Impact of the revolving door effect: an analysis of the effects on young people's trust in political institutions in Germany with regard to the current legal situation".