Promoting Three PhD Students at the same Time

26 September 2024

Pythagoras already postulated that the number 3 was perfect, the number of harmony, wisdom, and understanding. Sometimes, it happens that 3 Ph.D. students get promoted almost simultaneously. In the last two weeks, Julius Hermelink, Klement Streit, and Nils Rodday have finished their PhD journey and finally got their PhD hats. Nils even got a joint PhD degree from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich and the University of Twente and had the pleasure of having nine examiners. A special thanks to the colleagues from the University of Twente attending the Ph.D. defence in person and online. The party afterward was also unique and lovely. As a supervisor ("Doktormutter"), I could not be prouder of Julius, Klement, and Nils.