CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
OF COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE

University of California, Santa Barbara
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University

Schedule of Events

 

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Friday, May 23, 2025
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Anniversary Colloquium at UCSB Campus

UCSB Campus Tour

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Anniversary Celebration

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Celebration - 25 Year of Cooperation

Opening Speeches:
    The Big Picture
    Prof. Dr. Michael T. Brown, Provost and Executive Vice President of the University of California System
    Prof. Dr. Gerhard Jäger

    Planning for the next 25 years
    Dean Denis Couturier
    Prof. Dr. Johannes Beverungen

    A Celebration of our students
    Liliana Lau
    Heike Kemper

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Get Together at Flor de Maiz

UCSB DHBW Roundtable: UCSB University Center Harbor Room

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Coffee

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Different approaches in academic education in different institutions. What can be learned?

Round Table With:
Arica Lubin, Associate Director, Center for Science & Engineering Partnerships
Oversees scholarly and career preparation for UCSB undergrads, grad students, and postdocs in science and engineering. 
Joe O'Brien, Assistant Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education, College of Letters & Science, UCSB
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Jaeger, Rector of the DHBW Loerrach, Speaker of the DHBW Rectors
Prof. Dr. Johannes Beverungen, DHBW Research Professor
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Michael T. Brown

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Group 1: Johannes Beverungen
Group 2: Heike Kemper

The Old Mission and the Preservation of Californian Heritage
A unique perspective from the Old Mission

Architecture of Unique Art and Beauty
A city mosaic

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Get Together at Convivo Restaurant

DHBW

“Water Preservation and Cultivation in the Santa Ynez Mountains: A Field Trip into the Valley with Examples of Sustainable Tourism”
Led by: Prof. Dr. Valentin Weislämle, DHBW Lörrach