Networking with an impact ‘Premium D-A-CH’ Alumni Award for TU Braunschweig
The connection between Technische Universität Braunschweig and its graduates does not end with the graduation ceremony. Quite the contrary: the Alumni & Career Service Centre lays the foundations for a vibrant network that brings together knowledge, experience and perspectives across generations. On 18 June 2026, the university was awarded the ‘Premium D-A-CH’ Alumni Award 2026 by alumni-clubs.net (acn) in recognition of its successful, centrally organised alumni management. With this award, the association honours outstanding and innovative concepts in alumni work and their successful implementation.
Henning Karsten, Maike Stelter and Kseniia Dombrovska from the Alumni & Career Service Centre accepted the alumni award in Mannheim. Photo credits: Aylin Kuppinger
“This award is a special recognition of the work carried out by our recently established, centrally organised alumni management team. I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to the entire team. In a short space of time, we have laid crucial foundations – the award confirms that we are on the right track and encourages us to continue working on this with great dedication,” says TU President Professor Angela Ittel.
alumni-clubs.net has been awarding the Alumni Prize since 2010, focusing on various thematic areas. The award recognises TU Braunschweig’s concept for ‘Internal strengthening of alumni management (lobbying) – implementation of a comprehensive university-wide strategy for internal alumni work’. The prize, worth a total of 10,000 euros, was presented at the 30th acn conference at the University of Mannheim, with 8,000 euros of this going to Braunschweig. “The prize confirms what we have been experiencing every day since the start of our alumni management programme: our strategy behind the concept generates measurable added value for students, graduates and the entire university,” says Henning Karsten, team leader for Relationship Management in the Transferservice department.
A sense of community through alumni management
The certificate from alumni-clubs.net. Photo credits: Aylin Kuppinger
TU Braunschweig impressed the jury with a clear, coherent strategic approach to coordinating and supporting all decentralised alumni associations and their activities through a central service centre, as well as with its clear objectives. According to the jury, this support ensures that all stakeholders are engaged, fostering a ‘sense of community’ at the university.
The close links between the Career Service, fundraising and alumni management with other stakeholders such as faculties, the Braunschweig University Association and businesses are no coincidence, but the result of a consistent, long-term strategy. This holistic networking enables synergies, increases the university’s visibility and strengthens a culture of mutual support.
“The award gives us a boost and motivates us as a team to continue embedding alumni management within the university with dedication and expertise,” says Henning Karsten. The prize money is to be reinvested specifically in alumni projects.
Two further awards went to the Stuttgart Media University and Goethe University Frankfurt.
About the alumni-clubs.net association:
alumni-clubs.net is the DACH association of alumni organisations in the German-speaking region (D-A-CH). The association links alumni management – which is vital for maintaining relationships – with the fields of career services and fundraising, as well as marketing and communication. Currently, just under 300 alumni organisations are members of alumni-clubs.net. More than 550 institutions are registered in the association’s online directory and are regularly provided with the latest news.