Text Box: PRESIDENT’S AWARDS 2007 Text Box: Centre of Land management and land tenure at the technische universitaet muenchen

MAY 2007

Volume 2, Issue 1

 

Newsletter:

Land Management and land tenure  

Farewell of Dr. wehrmann

2

Mr. schwiening— new member in lmlt

2

Welcome reception for mr. schwiening

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SUMMER IN

muNICH

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From asia to Europe

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CHINESE HONOR FOR PROF. MAGEL

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Special points of interest:

· Join of Mr. Albert Schwiening as new programme manager!

· Farewell to Dr. Babette Wehrmann

Text Box: The wait is finally over for the seniors! On the 30th March, 2007 it was a morning of joy as the 11 students from 9 different countries were proud to reach their goal to be graduated from TUM. The graduation ceremony was held at Bayerischer Bauindustrieverband e.V. Prof. Dr. Text Box: Holger Magel, Programme Director, Land Management and Land Tenure in his welcome speech congratulated the graduates on their hard work and achievements and emphasized the importance being open to their dreams and choice in career. Prof. Magel awarded the graduates their MSc. Degree. We would like to reiterate our congratulations and thanks to all for their enthusiasm and good work during their study in TUM and wish them the best in their professional activities. Text Box: You have brain in your head You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself In any direction you choose You are on your own And you know what you know You are the guy who will decide Where to go Dr. Seuss

The class of 2006

Graduation ceremony 2007

Like each year, President Award was one of the attractions of the graduation ceremony.  Prof. Dr. Arndt Bode, Vice President, TUM, proudly announced the name of Mrs. Cynthia Odametey from Ghana for the President’s Award for her best academic results in her class.

Mr. Danilo Ramos Antonio from Philippines has been also honoured by the Best Thesis Award for his outstanding research work on ‘ Intermediate Land Tenure Instruments for the Urban Poor: Concepts and Realities. The Case of Land Proclamations in the Philippines’.

Mrs. Odamety and Mr. Antonio with Prof. Magel, Dr. Wehrmann and Prof. Dr. Arndt Bode,          Vice President of TUM