Graduation Ceremony 2026

All students/graduates who have successfully graduated since 1 September 2025 and have sent proof of this by the deadline of 4 October 2026 are cordially invited to take part in the 2026 graduation ceremony. Please notice: The registration deadline is 4 October 2026.
A photo of the degree certificate or an excerpt from the transcript of records serves as proof (example see button).

Graduates whose degree is already registered with the Examinations Office will receive an invitation. 

If you meet the conditions of participation by the deadline of 4 October 2026 you can already register until 4 October 2026 without having received an invitation.

Registrations are possible until 4 October 2026. To register, please follow these three steps:
1. Complete the online registration form (link below). Please enter a correct and permanently valid e-mail address. (Your student e-mail address will be deleted shortly after exmatriculation).

2. Send the requested proof of your degree until 4 October 2026 by e-mail to absolventenfeier@h-brs.de.
Please make your grades unrecognisable).

3. You can bring up to seven accompanying persons to the event. As a graduate or employee of H-BRS, your participation in the ceremony is free of charge. A participation fee of 35 euros will be charged for each accompanying person over the age of 18. Please transfer the total cost for the desired number of accompanying persons to the university account by 4 October 2026 at the latest: DE03 3705 0299 ​​0074 0010 77, Kreissparkasse Köln, COKS DE 33. Purpose: 10501160 First name Last name Graduate. 

Your registration will only be processed further once the proof of study and contribution have been received. Only then will you receive confirmation of admission to the celebration.

A refund of the participation fee is possible in the event of illness. A written cancellation must be received by 10 a.m. on the day of the event at the email address absolventenfeier@h-brs.de.

The e-mail after online registration contains all your registration details. The e-mail with the admission to the graduation ceremony is decisive for participation in the ceremony. If you would like to change your registration at a later date, please forward the email you received after online registration to absolventenfeier@h-brs.de and include your changed details in the email.

You can bring up to seven accompanying persons to the event. As a graduate or employee of H-BRS, your participation in the ceremony is free of charge. A participation fee of 35 euros will be charged for each accompanying person over the age of 18. Please transfer the total cost for the desired number of accompanying persons to the university account by 4 October 2026 at the latest. Recipient: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, DE03 3705 0299 ​​0074 0010 77, Kreissparkasse Köln, COKS DE 33. Purpose: 10501160 First name Last name Graduate. 

You are of course welcome to bring children to the ceremony; you are responsible for their supervision. The organizer does not provide childcare. Please bear in mind that the central ceremony offers few attractive program elements for children.

Graduates who completed a degree at H-BRS from Oktober 2024 on and have not yet attended a graduation ceremony (for this degree) may also participate. Please also register online.

Staff of H-BRS and invited external guests kindly register with the following form

Your participation (entry) as a graduate in the event is free of charge. For accompanying persons (excluding children under 18 years), a fee of 35 EUR per person is charged. The service provider charges a fee for the rental of gown and cap (see below). Drinks and food can be bought on site.

We would be pleased if you, as a graduate, wear a gown and cap during the ceremony (see next box). Beside that, please wear whatever you think is appropriate for the ceremony.

Gowns and hats are available to hire from an external service provider for a rental fee. Please book in good time, by 16 October at the latest. If your booking is received by the service provider by 8 October, you can have the academic attire sent to you in advance. Otherwise, you will receive it on the day of the event at the Telekom Dome at a designated collection time. Those who book early will have a shorter waiting time.

You may pick up your academic attire on the day of the event or have it sent to you in advance. If you choose to pick up, you will be assigned a time for pick up and dressing. Please be sure to adhere to your pick-up time. Gown pick-up closes a half hour prior to the start of the event.

All graduates whose degree has been registered with the Examinations Office or reliably verified by the time of the graduation ceremony will receive a decorative certificate at the ceremony. These decorative certificates will be presented to you in person by professors and other members of the department at the departmental stands following the main ceremony. Decorative certificates are available exclusively at the graduation ceremony. Any decorative certificates not collected will be destroyed immediately after the ceremony. They will not be sent on later.

Admission control. You will receive your personal admission information a few days before the pre-event.

Graduates are grouped by department and will sit in front of the stage in seats marked by name. The grandstand seats at the sides are reserved for all other guests. There is no seat reservation here, but free choice of seats.

Admission to the Dome is from 14:00; the event starts at 16:00 and is expected to end at 22:00 at the latest.

The address of the Telekom Dome is: Basketsring 1, 53123 Bonn (Hardtberg). There is only limited parking at the Telekom Dome itself. Please also use the free parking spaces at the signposted Hardtberg-Halle (Gaußstraße and Schießstandweg, approx. 15 min. walk to the Telekom Dome).

The ecumenical service will take place at 1.30 pm in the Protestant Emmaus Church: Borsigallee 23, 53125 Bonn.

During the graduation ceremony photos and videos will be taken and will be published on our website and in social media. You can download these pictures few days after the event - including the group picture with the throwing of the hats. By participating in the event, you and your accompanying persons agree to publication in these media.

The university's alumni network also congratulates you on your successful graduation and invites you to have your photo taken with your guests. Get your picture from the photo booth printed out and/or use it for social media right after it had been taken.

All graduates will be asked to come on stage for the joint hat toss and some graduation photos. These photos will be taken by a professional photographer and will be available for download on the university website within a few days. It is not necessary for your relatives to crowd to the front for pictures to be taken.