Do you (still) recognize anyone here? This photo was taken around 1980 and shows various professors from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
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Ecotrophology 50 years ago
It's hard to believe. The four former students who returned to their university in Mönchengladbach at the beginning of July graduated exactly 50 years ago. They are celebrating their golden jubilee this year.
Getting the group of visitors together was a bit of an adventure and began with an inquiry as to whether we still had addresses of graduates from the 1973 Oecotrophology class, as one alumna had once had address documents, but these had been lost when she moved house. So we started advertising and even an alumna from the south of France got in touch, who dropped everything and flew in at short notice. So a group of four came to visit the HSNR in Mönchengladbach.
In bright sunshine, they first went to the Blauhaus, a building that of course did not exist 50 years ago. However, the roof terrace of the Blauhaus was the ideal starting point and vantage point for the start of the visit. Due to the demolition, conversion and new construction of buildings, it is of course difficult to recognize the old site, especially after 50 years. However, the lack of landmarks was quickly made up for by sharing memories and looking back. In the Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Dean Professor Wittich was waiting for the group of visitors and gave them a warm welcome. An overview of how the faculties have developed over the last 50 years led to a lively exchange. It is interesting to see the different directions in which the ecotrophologists have developed and where their studies or the coincidences of life have led each individual. As a teacher in southern Germany, developing recipes and setting up the Maggie cooking studio, as a trainer/teacher for prospective oecotrophologists, at the Chamber of Agriculture, in helping the homeless, at other well-known companies such as Maggi and in association activities. International jobs were also included. They all had one thing in common: a continuing great and lively interest in the subject of ecotrophology. Dean Wittich then took the time for a detailed tour of the department. The ladies would certainly have liked to have had today's equipment in our laboratories in their own time and were visibly impressed. The tour could have gone on for much longer, so many questions were asked and so much discussion took place, but - as it should be for nutritionists - a visit to the canteen was a must. And so we had to break away from the faculties (forgive the pun for the insiders) to avoid standing in front of closed canteen doors. Even late at night in the canteen, the food met with the approval of the female specialists and here too we could have stayed much longer if the canteen hadn't closed.
At this point, the women's group continued on their own across the campus and through the city. It was a great visit and rarely has a group of visitors been as lively and interested as these Oecotrophologists. A big thank you to Professor Wittich and the faculties! Many thanks to our visitors - I look forward to seeing you again!
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Graduation ceremonies 2023/24
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