Inauguration of the President of the University: Professor Metin Tolan
The new President of the University of Göttingen, Professor Metin Tolan, started in post on Thursday 1 April 2021. At the same time, two new Vice-Presidents, Professor Bernhard Brümmer and Professor Anke Holler, also began their two-year terms of office.Due to the pandemic, the inaugural event on 1 April - without guests - was broadcast live from the Aula (Great Hall) at Wilhelmsplatz. The video is still available on Youtube (in German).
PROGRAMME
Music
Jupiter – from ‘The Planets’, by Gustav HolstWelcome
Dr. Valérie SchüllerVice-President for Finance and Human Resources
Speeches
Stephan WeilMinister President of Lower Saxony
Professor Dr. Peter Strohschneider
Chairman of the Foundation Council of the University of Göttingen
Professor Dr. Stefan Hell
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Björn Thümler
Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture
Music
Star Trek MedleyInaugural address
Professor Dr. Metin TolanPresident of the University of Göttingen
Moderator
Ben Bühring
Ben Bühring
Music
Gregor Kilian (Flügel) und Wojtek Bolimowski (Geige)
Gregor Kilian (Flügel) und Wojtek Bolimowski (Geige)