News > Report on University of Ulster Alumni Event Report on University of Ulster Alumni Meeting 7th Feb, 2008 GBCM was delighted to host the first meeting of the University of Ulster Bavarian alumni group on the 7th of February at the college premises in Munich. Over 80 participants were present on the night which was not only an excellent networking event but also great “Craic”. More details on the event are provided in the report below, which was compiled by the University of Ulster representatives who attended the event for the upcoming UU alumni magazine.   Bavaria 2008 In February, a small delegation of University staff went to Munich to help establish a Bavaria Branch of the Alumni Association. Wayne Robinson of the Alumni Relations Office, Peter Hough of Student Marketing and Dr Frank Owens of the Faculty of Computing and Engineering attended the evening event hosted by the Globe Business College in Maximiliansplatz. The event was instigated and facilitated by Dr Susan Walsh, herself an alumna, and a Dean of the College. There are over 250 alumni in Bavaria, due in part to our existing links with educational establishments in Augsburg, Kempten and Gießen through the Faculty of Computing and Engineering. Consequently many of the 80 attendees were engineers. However, there were also numbers of alumni who had studied business or humanities. It was a particular pleasure to welcome honorary graduates Professors Hans Benedikt and Alfred Eder to the event. The alumni were welcomed by Dr Walsh. Wayne spoke on the benefits of a Bavaria Alumni Branch and encouraged the graduates to become active members of the Association. Peter introduced the idea of the student journey and that the University continued to have a great deal to offer alumni in the form of opportunity for further study and professional development. Dr Owens rounded off the presentations by speaking of the strong connections between the University and Bavaria. There was a great buzz around the stylish venue as friendships were re-established and reminiscences were shared. The reluctance of people to leave at the end of the evening demonstrated how much 'craic' was being enjoyed. Dr Owens says “for me personally it was great to meet so many engineering graduate and exchange students, spanning the 20 years that our collaboration has been in existence. It was rewarding to hear how their careers had developed and how their education at Ulster had greatly helped them along the way.” All in all, a highly successful evening, managed faultlessly by the Globe Business College. A vote of thanks is due to them, as well as the event sponsors: Expattax; The Openminds Diversity Consultancy; Red Hot Productions; Chambervelt Rooselain & Cie Ltd.; and Otto 11.