On October 29, 2024, the University of Bremen and the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation honored pupils from the region for their outstanding pre-scientific papers. The Dr. Hans Riegel Awards are endowed with a total of 5,000 euros.
A total of 11 papers by students from the following schools were honored: Alte Gymnasium, Hermann-Böse-Gymnasium, Gymnasium Hamburger Straße, Europaschule School Center Utbremen, Carl von Ossietzky School Center, Geschwister Scholl School Center in Bremerhaven, and St. Johannis School. With a focus on STEM subjects, several project papers from the fields of biology, chemistry, geography, computer sciences, mathematics, and physics were submitted to the University of Bremen for the Dr. Hans Riegel Award. These were judged by a jury comprised of researchers and a particular focus was placed on a creative topic and a clearly recognizable, practical part, for example in the form of experiments.
Attracting Excellent Young Talent
The award winners from Bremen and Bremerhaven were honored at the award ceremony at the University of Bremen. Katrin Moosdorf, Senator for the Environment, Climate, and Science, is Bremen’s patron of the competition and stated, “The Dr. Hans Riegel awards encourage curiosity and reward good work by young science talents. Students have worked out amazing and enlightening things, such as how social media can affect young people’s eating habits, or that you can have a goat problem in mathematics. I am very pleased that we have so many young talents in Bremen and Bremerhaven. Our world needs creative minds who work out solutions for a future worth living in. I would like to thank the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation and the University of Bremen for supporting this potential and making it visible.”
Professor Maren Petersen, Vice President for Teaching and Studies, warmly congratulated them and said, “Talents like you are central to understanding and shaping our increasingly complex world. I am thrilled and impressed by your wealth of ideas and would be very happy to welcome you as a student of our university in a few years.”
Beginning of Sustainable Support
Alexander Kukla, who oversees the programs and communications at the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation, added, “We know that the transition from school to university is often not easy. The competition aims to pave the way for talented pupils to enter university. We see our role as a link between the education providers school and university. By honoring the pre-scientific work, students receive acknowledgment from teaching staff members at universities and make initial contacts. We are very pleased that we were able to award the Dr. Hans Riegel Specialist Awards together with the University of Bremen for the eighth time and will continue to do so in the future.”
The Foundation and Its Specialist Awards
The foundation of former HARIBO co-owner Dr. Hans Riegel is particularly committed to promoting education – always with the aim of helping young people shape their future. The Dr. Hans Riegel Specialist Awards are endowed with 600 euros each for first place, 400 euros for second place, and 200 euros for third place. In addition, the schools of the first-place winners receive a non-cash prize of around 250 euros in recognition of the supervision of the students’ work by the respective subject teachers. The awards are presented in cooperation with 15 German universities. Depending on the university, papers on natural sciences, computer sciences, and mathematics can be submitted.
Further Information:
Details of the individual award winners and their work can be found here (in German only): www.uni-bremen.de/hans-riegel-fachpreise
Contact:
Isabell Harder
University of Bremen
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Peter Laffin
Project Leader - Dr. Hans Riegel Awards
Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation
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Madeleine Breuer
Head of Public Relations
Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation
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