Every year, international students and doctoral candidates who distinguish themselves through good academic performance as well as special social commitment inside and outside the university, are awarded. The awards are the DAAD Award (allocated with € 1.000) and university awards (allocated each with €500). Nominations are automatically considered for both awards.
Eligible Persons for the Award: International students, doctoral candidates and recently graduated people (final examination less than three months ago) who meet the above requirements. Potential award winners can only be nominated by members of the university; self-nomination is not possible.
Nomination procedure
1. Lecturers/Professors/ Adminitrative and technical staff nominate students/doctoral candidates using the form down below. Students and doctoral candidates may not nominate themselves, but can ask entitled university members for a nomination.
2. The Students/Doctoral Candidates are informed of this nomination and accept it by submitting requested documents.
3. After the deadline, the decision is made and all nominators and nominees are informed. All nominations must be received by 01.09.2025 via the form.
4. The Award Ceremony will take place on October 21, 2025 in the Leibnizhaus.
Award Winners 2024
Jorge Badilla-Solórzano - DAAD Award
Anusha Kishore - Award of the International Office
Award Winners of the Previous Years
| DAAD | Christian-Kuhlemann-Stiftung | Victor Rizkallah-Stiftung | Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft Hannover e.V. | International Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jorge Badilla-Solórzano / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | Anusha Kishore / Faculty of Natural Science |
| 2023 | Arkar Oo / Faculty of Humanities | Anna Malinovskaya / Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | - | - | Illia Ostapyshyn / Faculty of Electircal Egineering and Computer Science |
| 2022 | John Saidi Nyanje / Faculty of Law | Elinor Clark / Faculty of Humanities | - | - | Iryna Lishchuk / Faculty of Law |
| 2021 | Ms Lujain Youssef / Faculty of Humanities | - | - | Ms Sara Maria Leal Marin / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mr. Mohammed M. R. Hammad / Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Sciences | Mr. Franck Fogaing Kamgaing / Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Mr. Jianwei Shi / Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| 2020 | Ms Anais Antonieta Millan Cerezo /Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | - | - | Ms Marina Trad Nery / Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Mr. Diaa Khayyat / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Mr. Yu Feng / Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Sciences |
| 2019 | Ms Marija Rosic / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | - | Mr. Michal Musialowski / Faculty of Humanities | Mr. Kire Jovanov / Faculty of Law | |
| 2018 | Ms Estefanía Carolina Cañizares Cruz /Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Sciences | - | Mr. Zhijun Zhao / Faculty of Natural Sciences | Ms Olga Korolova / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | |
| 2017 | Mr. Mohammad R. Tanha / Faculty of Mathematics and Physics / Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection | Ms Sisi Zhang / Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Sciences | Mr. Weizhe Cui / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Only three awards were given | |
| 2016 | Ms Tetiana Khomych / Faculty of Humanities | Mr. Ajay B. Harish / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Mr. Hamza Sellami / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Mr. Mohamed Amine Saidi / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | |
| 2015 | Mr. Lin Chen / Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Sciences | Mr. Ariel E. Turcios / Faculty of Natural Sciences | Mr. Fedaa Al Halabi / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Ms Kamille Dawn Schneider / Faculty of Economics and Management | |
| 2014 | Mr. Afizai Vuliva / Institute of Special Education | Mr. Iván Álvarez Santorio / Faculty of Humanities | Ms Hanxin Hong / Faculty of Economics and Management | Mr. Muhammad Jahid Kabir / Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
Contact International Office
30167 Hannover
