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Dies academicus 2019
Backstage
The university’s 185th foundation ceremony took again place at the Casino Bern.
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Rector Christian Leumann and General Secretary General Christoph Pappa test if the microphone is working.
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The red decoration of Casino’s big hall created a pre-Christmas atmosphere.
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The «Berner Singstudenten» are rehearsing: Later, they entertained the audience with chansons by Mani Matter.
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Also the festive song «Gaudeamus igitur», which always concludes the Dies academicus, is practiced one last time by the university orchestra.
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Heinz Schild enjoying a coffee before he gets the honorary doctorate.
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The traditional dean hats are ready to be worn.
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Last preparations: Prof. Dr. Zoltan Balogh (Dean, Faculty of Science), Prof. Dr. David Spreng (Dean, Vetsuisse Faculty), Prof. Dr. Elena Mango (Dean, Faculty of Humanities) und Prof. Dr. Peter V. Kunz (Dean, Faculty of Law) (from left to right).
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Rectors of other Swiss universities are getting ready as well: Sarah M. Springman, rector ETH Zürich.
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The first guests arriving at the welcome desk.
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Important guest: Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA and Alumnus of the University of Bern, later spoke about the value of education.
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Placed ready: The rolls for the honorary doctors.
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Shortly before the ceremony starts, the honorary doctors and awardees take a seat in the first row.
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The bailiff Daniela Christen leads the entrance to the big hall – rector Christian Leumann and the deans follow. Omnipresent…
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…the owl – the bailiff’s loyal company.
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The university orchestra played – under the direction of Piero Lombardi Iglesias –pieces by Antonín Dvořák and Franz Anton Hoffmeister.
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Also part of the audience: This year’s winners of the Prix Lux, the «Studierendenschaft der Universität Bern (SUB)».
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The guests were treated with culinary delights after the ceremony.
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After the ceremony, Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann, former member of the Swiss Federal Council, delivered a speech at the stand-up lunch.
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Rector Christian Leumann wearing a new creation of the university’s webshop: A red hoodie with a bear logo.
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