Solemn Ceremony on Awarding the Honorary Title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Prof. Thomas Puhl, Rector of the University of Mannheim

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On 25 September 2024 at 10.30 a.m. in the Ceremonial Hall will be held a solemn ceremony on awarding the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa of UNWE to Prof. Thomas Puhl, Rector of the University of Mannheim, Coordinatin University for ENGAGE.EU. Prof. Thomas Puhl`s academic speech is on the ENGAGE.EU and Liberal Democracy.

The UNWE Academic Council unanimously decided to confer the honorary title on the proposal of the Rector of the University Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov. 

The honorary title will be awarded to Prof. Thomas Puhl for his merits as a visionary and innovator in the European Education and Research Area, for his contribution to the establishment and development of the European University Alliance ENGAGE.EU and for the fruitful cooperation with the UNWE.

The work of Prof. Thomas Puhl as President of the Governing Board of the European University Alliance ENGAGE.EU from 2020 to 2024 and as President of the Coordinating University - the University of Mannheim has helped to raise the reputation of ENGAGE.EU and to establish it as a European university committed to transforming the society to meet today's challenges, achieve the green and digital transitions and sustainable development.