Graduation ceremony

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The Center for Teacher Education at the University of Kassel (ZLB) usually organizes two teacher graduation ceremonies each year together with the Hessian Teachers' Academy, Kassel Examination Office, usually in June and December. Invitations are sent out by the Kassel Examination Office, which also accepts registrations.

The graduation ceremony takes place in a festive setting with up to 700 guests - including the 250 to 300 graduates and their families. Representatives of the Ministry of Education, the Presidential Board of the University of Kassel and the ZLB will give speeches, which you can read in the archive below. In addition, the participants can expect entertaining musical interludes and a champagne reception.

The Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker Prize is usually awarded once a year as part of the graduation ceremony.

Next date

The next teaching degree graduation ceremony will take place on Friday, 05.12.2025, at 4 pm.
Location: University of Kassel at Holländischer Platz,
Hörsaal 1, Campus Center, Moritzstraße 18

  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mayer on 13.12.2019
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Christine Pflüger on 07.06.2019
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Martin Hänze on 07.12.2018
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Rita Borromeo Ferri on 09.06.2018
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Andreas Eichler on 09.12.2017
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Alexandra Retkowski on 10.06.2017
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Angela Schrott on 10.12.2016
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Olaf Gätje on 11.06.2016
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. René Matzdorf on 12.12.2015
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Messner on 13.06.2015
    "About becoming a teacher at university and during teacher training"
  • Speech by Dr. Döring Seipel on 13.12.2014
    "How can we make the teaching profession meaningful?"
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Kuhn on 14.06.2014
    "The special significance of the teaching profession in our society"
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Freudenberger-Lötz on 14.12.2013
    "How can future teachers develop their talents and use them in the classroom to inspire pupils"
  • Speech by Prof. Dr. Pflüger on 15.06.2013
    "How can the future of school and teaching be shaped in such a way that young people are enabled to deal constructively with the demands of global developments?"