Events
Kolping HEI Graduation Ceremony
On 14 June 2024, the graduation ceremony was held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Kaunas.
Professional Bachelor’s diplomas were awarded to 90 graduates who completed the Social Work Management, Child Welfare and Social Security, Ecotourism, and Transport Logistics study programmes. Among them, 11 graduated cum laude, and 19 were awarded letters of commendation for their active participation in the activities during the studies. Their excellent or outstanding achievements, active research, and participation in the activities of the Kolping HEI community were recognized and celebrated.
The celebration began with a procession of graduates to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Kaunas, where St. Mass was held. During the ceremony that followed, welcoming remarks were made by Dieter Fischer, the Chairman of the Circle of Friends of the Lithuanian Kolping Foundation and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Education Association of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg (Kolping Bildungswerk Württemberg e.V.). The international collaboration with the other members of the Kolping community contributes each year to the scholarship provided to the students of the Kolping HEI. This year, Dieter Fischer presented his scholarship for the first time at the graduation ceremony to students of the Kolping HEI, strengthening our global ties.
The graduates were also congratulated on this particular occasion by the representative of the Founder of Kolping College, the National Secretary of the Lithuanian Kolping Society and Foundation, Lina Kalibataitė, the Director of Kolping College, Dr Ramunė Bagdonaitė-Stelmokienė and this year’s graduate Rasa Jazavitienė. The celebration was a testament to the unity and support within the Kolping community. The graduation ceremony was adorned with musical works by Prof. Sabina Martinaitytė and Prof. Audronė Eitmanavičiūtė’s students, laureates of international competitions. The ceremony was concluded with a procession back to the Kolping HEI, where the whole Kolping community shared their impressions after a photo of the graduates during a festive feast, further strengthening our bond.
