Events at the University of Bonn
There is always something going on at the University of Bonn and something to experience every day: lectures, guided tours, scientific conferences and much more. With our event calendar you will always have an overview. It is the central source of information for events at the University of Bonn and summarizes the daily events in a clear and easily accessible manner.
Events on a regular basis
Opening of the Academic Year
The traditional ceremony on the 18th of October is the central celebration at the beginning of every academic year at the University of Bonn since its founding year in 1818.
First-Semester-Welcome
The annual First-Semester-Students' Welcome event at the beginning of the winter semester is the official, central welcoming event for first-semester-students at the University of Bonn.
Unifest Bonn
We were the first traditional German university to introduce a central graduation ceremony with the Bonn University Festival, at which all graduates appear in gowns and berets.
Previous uni-wide events
200 years of the University of Bonn
The 200th anniversary of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn took place on 18 October 2018 with a grand ceremony at the WCCB in the presence of the Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
International Conference
The internationalization conference examines the topic of internationalization from an academic and theoretical perspective and contrasts this with practice.