This year, TU Bergakademie Freiberg bids farewell to around 500 graduates and nearly 100 PhD and habilitation graduates. Around 300 of them celebrated their degree on 7 November at the Tivoli Concert and Ball Hall in Freiberg city centre. The most common degrees awarded were in engineering, the natural sciences and economics. With their knowledge, graduates and postgraduates are highly sought-after specialists capable of tackling global challenges.
Just over 60 per cent of graduates now hold a Master’s Degree from the University of Freiberg; 23 per cent completed their studies with a Bachelor’s Degree and 13 per cent with a Diplom. For the first time, this year’s cohort included students who earned a degree in the courses of study in Mathematik in Wirtschaft, Engineering und Informatik sowie Umweltsystemwissenschaften – Geoökologie. Both courses were introduced in the winter semester of 2023/24.
96 graduates with a doctoral degree or habilitation
Of the 96 doctoral graduates and those who have completed their habilitation, 26 per cent are female. 28 researchers came to Freiberg from abroad to obtain their doctoral degree. All those recognised as having completed their degrees did so between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.
A special honour is bestowed upon 28 individuals who completed their doctorates with the distinction ‘summa cum laude’ (with distinction).
Georgius Agricola Medal for Academic Commitment
The top graduates from the six Faculties at Freiberg are traditionally awarded the Georgius Agricola Medal by the Association of Friends and Supporters of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Named after the father of mineralogy, the prize is awarded annually for outstanding academic achievement and commendable commitment, and comes with a cash prize of 250 euros. This year, Marie-Sophie Erdmann, Luise Hammer and Anne Pfohl, as well as Gotthard Brandt, Angus Demmer and Carl Gustav Schade, will receive the prizes.
