Together with all members, alumni, friends, and supporters of the University of Hohenheim, you can already look forward to the annual summer festival on Dies academicus with its traditional highlights!
The academic ceremony in the morning in the Otto Rettenmaier Audimax is followed by the awarding of numerous prizes and scholarships in a festive setting. The centerpiece of the Dies academicus will be the student booths in the Palace courtyard. The President of the University traditionally taps the keg. Those who want to enjoy a special summer evening in front of a baroque Palace backdrop can celebrate in the Palace courtyard until late at night with musical entertainment and a variety of international delicacies.
2025 program
Friday, 4 July 2025
Academic ceremony
10 a.m. in the Otto Rettenmaier Audimax
The academic ceremony is the university’s official opening of its traditional Dies academicus.
Opening Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka, Prof. Dr. Caroline Ruiner, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hess, Dr. Katrin Scheffer President’s Office of the University
Welcome address
Prof Dr. Jörn Bennewitz, deputy chairperson of the University Council University Council
Ibrahim Köran, Universitätsbund
from left to right: Emilia Koch, Jagoda Swiacka Graduate Council
Foto: Universität Hohenheim / Florian Gerlach
(StuPa), Study Parliament (AStA), General Student Committee
Keynote speech
Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann is a German political scientist at the FU Berlin, founding director of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and head of the Politics of Digitalization research group at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB). She is also Principal Investigator at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, where she leads a research group on technology, power, and domination. Her research topics include digitalization and democracy, AI and society, digital regulation, and internet policy. She is a member of various scientific committees and her commitment also extends to political consulting and the promotion of an inclusive digital society.
Title: “Democratic change in the medium of the digital”
Awards and scholarships
1:30 p.m., Otto Rettenmaier Audimax
Students and early career researchers at the University of Hohenheim receive prizes and scholarships for outstanding achievements. (all photos: University of Hohenheim / Florian Gerlach)
University Council award for outstanding student involvement
Champagne reception for award winners, donors, and relatives Foyer in the Otto Rettenmaier Audimax
Foto: Universität Hohenheim / Florian Gerlach
Palace, inner courtyard
Student booths 12 noon–12 midnight
Go to the inner courtyard to experience the vibrant cultures of the University of Hohenheim. Hohenheim students offer a wide range of culinary delights and refreshments from all regions of the world at many booths. At the information booths, you will learn a lot of interesting facts about student projects and academic life at the university.
Foto: Universität Hohenheim / Florian Gerlach
Traditional barrel tapping 4 p.m.
The President opens the festival in the courtyard by the traditional tapping of the keg.
