In the University Strategy department (headed by Dr Ralf Grote), the new Relationship Management team headed by Vera Lindenlaub brings together the Alumni, Foundation and Events departments. Jana Franze-Feldmann, Alumni & Fundraising Officer, strengthens the alumni team. Jutta Peier, Laura-Luisa Schmietendorf and Petra Weiss are responsible for event management, Astrid-Holst-Meyhöfer for the Foundation's office and Nina Bastick as team assistant. Jutta Peier is also taking over the office of the Alumni Association from Bärbel Müller. The entire team would like to thank Mrs Müller most sincerely for her many years of service.

On 17 May 2025, TU Hamburg was represented with a strong running team at the Hamburg Hafen City Run and set an example for cohesion, health and social commitment. 29 TU Hamburg alumni also took part in the 4-kilometre charity run. The event was supported by the Alumni Association and the TUHH Foundation, among others. A total of around 20,000 runners from companies and institutions took part in the charity run through Hamburg's HafenCity.

Not being able to swim is life-threatening. Adult non-swimmers are exposed to an increased risk of drowning during leisure activities in and around water - often because they don't tell others. This is where the TU Hamburg's LearnING to swim@TUHH campaign comes in. Since May 2025, the TUHH has been offering a beginners' swimming course specifically for students for the first time. The TUHH Alumni Association supports this project and other charitable initiatives at the university for the benefit of its students.

A total of 144 TU Hamburg students were awarded the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship in February. Of these, 23 scholarship holders were supported by our alumni and sponsors. We would like to say a big thank you for this.

Bachelor's award ceremony in the degree programmes of the Dean's Office of Process Engineering

In January 2025, three students from Hamburg University of Technology were honoured for their outstanding achievements in the shortest period of study in their cohort on the Bachelor's degree programmes in Bioprocess Engineering, Process Engineering and Green Technologies. The Bachelor Award at the TU Hamburg is presented by Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft, Hamburger Energiewerke and the yeast product manufacturer Ohly, and the prizes are endowed with a total of 3,000 euros. The prizes were awarded by TUHH process engineering alumni. The sponsors were represented by Ansgar Lieberei, Olaf Stüven and Christian Kirsch. The students were honoured in lecture hall K 0.506 at TU Hamburg together with Rebecca Burow, representative of the Process Engineering Student Council.

Olaf Stüven from DOW and TUHH alumnus says: "We firmly believe in the importance of promoting young talent. That is why we have been promoting and supporting TUHH students for 25 years. As an alumnus of this university, I feel a close connection to this institution, which gave me the opportunity to obtain my degree in process engineering 20 years ago. It is a pleasure for us to accompany and support young talents on their path."

Award presenter Ansgar Lieberei from Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH and TUHH alumnus takes a similar view: ‘We have been supporting this award ceremony for many years, as our company attaches great importance to promoting young talent’. With a twinkle in his eye, he adds: ‘Every year, I am delighted to be able to present an award for outstanding grades - especially because my grades in the same subjects were anything but award-worthy back then.’

About the Bachelor Award
The annual award ceremony is intended to promote young scientists at the TU Hamburg. The TU Hamburg would like to thank its partners for their long-standing commitment: Dow Deutschland has been supporting the award for 25 years and, in addition to the Bachelor Award, also awards a pre-degree prize to students at the TU Hamburg. Hamburger Energiewerke is supporting the award for the fourteenth time and Ohly GmbH for the sixth time.

The winners of the Bachelor Award 2025:
Jan Markgraf (Process Engineering, 6th semester)
Milena Menzel (Bioprocess Engineering, 7th semester)
Ben Hoppe (Green Technologies, 6th semester)