Event Structure and Tickets

The CDTM homecoming and graduation 2023 will take place on the weekend of July 21 – 23, 2023. As usual, there will be several events during that weekend with access differentiated by participant groups:

Homecoming (July 21st):

Participating groups: Alumni, Alumni Premium

Class Reunions (July 22nd):

Participating groups: Alumni, Alumni Premium

Ceremony and Dinner (July 22nd):

Participating groups: Graduates

Party (July 22nd): 

Participating groups: Alumni Premium, Graduates

Brunch (July 23rd):

Participating groups: Graduates

Find out more about the ticketing for your participant group:

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Current organization status of the events

Friday, July 21

HOMECOMING

For whom?

Graduates, Alumni,

Alumni PREMIUM

Where?

Personio Office

When?

7:00pm – 1am

Saturday, July 22

GRADUATION

For whom?

Graduates

Where?

Künstlerhaus

When?

4:45pm – 10:00pm

CLASS REUNIONS

For whom?

Alumni, Alumni PREMIUM

Where?

tbd

When?

tbd (during Graduation)

PARTY

For whom?

Graduates, Alumni PREMIUM

Where?

Künstlerhaus

When?

10:00pm – 2:00am

Sunday, July 23

BRUNCH

For whom?

Graduates

Where?

Café Reitschule

When?

11:00am – 15:00pm

When am I eligible to graduate?

You are eligible to graduate once you have completed
  • all 3 core courses (Trend Seminar, MPD, eLab)
  • 6 facilitations
  • 2 taskforce semesters
  • 2 electives
  • helped at a previous grad
You must not yet have completed your abroad stay and may still have one elective outstanding to be eligible for the CDTM graduation.
When will ticket sales start?

The ticket sale has already started. Refer to the top of this page to get yours!

What is the deadline to buy tickets?

You have until Thursday, June 30th to acquire your tickets.

Will I be able to change the person that I purchase the FF ticket for?

Due to administrative overhead, we can only allow name changes in very specific cases with a good reason. For this, please contact us at homecoming@cdtm.de.

I bought a ticket but realized I cannot make it, can I get a refund?

Due to administrative overhead, please find an alumnus/alumna to sell the ticket to (e.g., using the #random channel in the CDTM slack). Afterwards, simply email us at homecoming@cdtm.de so we can change the names.

How many tickets can I purchase for Friends & Family?

At this point, graduates will only be able to buy 3 tickets for a friend or a family member if you are a graduate.

Will there be different types of Friends & Family Tickets?

No, Friends & Family will be able to attend the Graduation and brunch, there are no tickets for only brunch or only graduation at this point.

Will the graduation ceremony be streamed?

We do not expect great interest in streaming the event. Therefore, there will be no streaming of the event.

Will there be a vegan dinner option available?

The default dish will be a vegan dining option.

What is the dress code for each of the events?

  • Friday – Alumni Evening: Business Casual
  • Saturday – Batch Reunions: Casual
  • Saturday – Graduation Ceremony & Party: Black tie
  • Sunday – Brunch: Come as you dare

Do you need some tips on what those dress codes mean? See here the dress code guidelines.

If your question is not listed above, feel free to write to homecoming@cdtm.de.

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