Students commencing their studies at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) in winter semester 2020/2021 get to experience a unique welcome event organised by Communications and Marketing in collaboration with the Alumni, Fundraising and Event Management department at LUH. Since first-semester students cannot attend the regular activities on campus due to the coronavirus pandemic, LUH has arranged an online event: A four-hour live stream will provide a tour of the most important facilities for students during the first few months of their studies. The tour will be hosted by Céline Beckhausen, a student, and Jan Egge Sedelies, a LUH graduate. On behalf of all first-semester students, the hosts will meet and have a chat with numerous contact partners. The live stream on the YouTube channel of LUH starts at 9 a.m. and is scheduled until 1 p.m. The event addresses first-semester students of all degree programmes taught at LUH, interested students in advanced semesters, as well as members of the university and the public.
Insights into the President''s office and the cafeteria
The events begins with a special visit to the President''s office, where Prof. Dr. Volker Epping, President of LUH, will welcome the viewers of the live stream. Guided by the motto of the event - Do it like Leibniz - the President will talk about the past and the future of LUH. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the namesake of the university, was a progressive thinker who worked in Hannover for a long time. He was renowned for his diverse interests, his curiosity, his fondness for debates, his worldly views as well as for his international networks - a shining example, not only for LUH students.
Subsequently, members of staff from numerous advisory and support facilities will introduce their services, including Student Advisory Services, the Examination Office, IT Services and the Equal Opportunities Office. In addition, the tour will cover the university library (TIB), SportCampus and the cafeteria.
Questions are encouraged
Viewers are welcome to make contributions via the YouTube chat feature - members of staff from Communications and Marketing, Student Advisory Services and the International Office will be happy to answer any questions. At the end of the event, some questions - especially those regarding organisational aspects of the upcoming semester - will be answered by Prof. Dr. Volker Epping, President of LUH, and Prof. Dr. Elfriede Billmann-Mahecha, Vice President for Teaching and Academic Programmes.
Complete programme and access to the live stream on 12 October: www.uni-hannover.de/erstsemesterbegruessung
Note to editors
For further information, please contact Mechtild Freiin v. Münchhausen, head of Communications and Marketing and spokesperson of Leibniz University Hannover (Tel. +49 177 3734026, Email kommunikation@uni-hannover.de).
