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The Elite Network of Bavaria, an initiative of the Free State of Bavaria, provides students and young researchers at Bavarian universities with support through a range of funding and networking programs. The media library features a few videos that provide an insight into the Elite Network’s activities.

Film: 15 years Elite Network of Bavaria

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The Elite Network of Bavaria, founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 2004, looked back on its fifteen-year success story with a ceremony on 17 May 2019 in the Max-Joseph-Saal of the Munich Residenz. The Elite Network of Bavaria supports outstanding young scientific talent from all over the world with its funding programmes.

Film: The Elite Network of Bavaria’s graduation celebration

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A formal graduation celebration marks the end of members’ ‘active period’ within the Elite Network of Bavaria. The event features a special moment when graduates are presented with their certificates by the Bavarian State Minister of Science and the Arts.

Elite-Cup 2022

At the Elite-Cup, football teams from our various funding lines compete for the prized trophy. The tournament also offers an excellent opportunity to catch up with old friends – and make new ones, too.

A young woman and a young man in soccer jerseys cheer on the sidelines of the soccer match.

Goal celebrations for the team of the Elite Graduate Program "Human Biology"

A young woman and a young man in soccer jerseys fight for the ball on the field.

In pairs, the female students from Bayreuth take on the opponent.

A soccer player chases the ball on the soccer field.

Speed and skill were in demand.

Several players from two different teams fight for the ball on the field.

With full commitment, the team from Bayreuth defends the ball against the attacking players from the Elite Graduate Program "Advanced Optical Technologies" from Erlangen.

A group of young people in soccer shirts stand on the sidelines, smiling and holding posters with the letters ASC into the camera.

Even off the field, the fans of “Advanced Signal Processing an Communications Engineering” show full commitment for the team.

Cheering after a goal scored for the “Honors in Business, Economics, and Information Systems" team from Regensburg

Exciting duel at the match of host "CDTM" (Honours Degree in Technology Management) against the "Human Biology" team

A group of young men in soccer jerseys hug each other.

Cheering after a goal scored for the “Honors in Business, Economics, and Information Systems" team from Regensburg

A group of young men in soccer jerseys pose for a group picture together with other young men and women.

The team of the Elite Graduate Program "Advanced Optical Technologies" and their fans

A group of young men and women in soccer jerseys pose for a group picture.

The team of "Advanced Materials and Processes" also likes to pose for the camera.

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Graduation Ceremony 2022

The Elite Network of Bavaria congratulates all graduates of the year 2022: In a festive setting the graduation ceremony of the Elite Network of Bavaria took place in December 2022 in the Congress Hall in Augsburg. More than 400 guests watched the awarding of certificates by Minister of State Markus Blume and the evening performance by cabaret artist Vince Ebert. At the subsequent evening buffet, the successful completion of studies or doctorates in the Elite Network of Bavaria was celebrated in high spirits.

Numerous festively dressed people in a brightly decorated foyer at a standing reception.

Slowly the festively decorated congress hall fills up with expectant graduates and their accompanying persons.

Numerous, festively dressed people are sitting in rows in a hall.

The more than 400 guests are eagerly awaiting the start of the certificate ceremony.

A man and a woman are holding a certificate in their hands and smiling at the camera.

After a welcoming speech, Minister of State Markus Blume congratulates each of the approximately 200 present graduates personally and presents them with the certificate of the Elite Network of Bavaria.

Two young women and two young men in festive black dresses are singing and dancing on stage.

"Viva la vida" and "Applaus, applaus" – The students of the August Everding Theater Academy entertain the guests during the handover ceremony with atmospheric pop classics.

A small group of festively dressed young people stand laughing on the stage with their certificates.

There was also an opportunity for group pictures of the individual programs of the Elite Network – Congratulations dear graduates!

A man is standing on the stage behind the speakers desk.

In his subsequent evening performance cabaret artist and graduate physicist Vince Ebert takes aim at the peculiarities of the German scientific community.

With delicious food and cool drinks, there is once again ample opportunity to toast the successful graduation.