Commencement for the bachelor's and master's programmes of the Faculty of Business and Economics


At the end of every semester, there is an official graduation ceremony for students in the auditorium of Göttingen University in Wilhelmsplatz. In addition to speeches by faculty members and alumni and the awarding of graduation certificates with musical accompaniment, the best graduates in the fields of business administration, economics, business education and information systems are awarded the Florenz-Sartorius Prize.

Once a year (within the framework of the celebration in Spring), this prize is also awarded for an outstanding doctoral thesis in the fields of business administration, information systems, and business education; and another for the best dissertation from the fields of economics, statistics, econometrics, and economic and social history. Recipients each receive 1000 Euro funded by Sartorius AG of Göttingen. The company is an internationally leading provider of laboratory and process technology in the segments of biotechnology and mechatronics.

Next dates:

  • Graduation ceremony for the graduates of the summer semester 2023: 3 November 2023, 14:00, Aula (Old Auditorium) at Wilhelmsplatz: The online registration (in German) will be activated on the German version of this website in October.
  • Graduation ceremony for the graduates of the winter semester 2023/ 2024: 28 June 2024, 14:00, Aula (Old Auditorium) at Wilhelmsplatz
  • Graduation ceremony for the graduates of the summer semester 2024: 8 November 2024, 14:00, Aula (Old Auditorium) at Wilhelmsplatz