A varied mixture of humorous presentations, dance and musical interludes and carnival sketches delighted the audience. Around 250 guests in lovingly designed costumes followed the programme, including many employees from science and higher education institutions in the city and the surrounding area. They were successful in the battle for the coveted tickets.
The ‘Forschologicum’ was founded in January 1994 and has been an integral part of Bonn's carnival ever since. Christian Bode, former Secretary General of the DAAD, who has been involved from the very beginning, once again led the crowd of jesters.
University management in the ‘Bütt’
The participation of the University of Bonn was particularly strong. Rector Michael Hoch, Managing Director of the Rectorate Martina Krechel-Engert and Rector's Assistant Jonas Fehres gave a sobering insight into the “Earth Research Ministry” of the year 2124, in which familiar topics were (not) dealt with in a futuristic guise.
Georg Scholl (German Council of Science and Humanities) and Andreas Archut (University of Bonn) showed what can go wrong when using AI, and with Annette Julius (Studienstiftung) and Roman Luckscheiter (UNESCO), two secretaries-general took to the stage - with a presentation of bureaucracy for the purpose of reducing bureaucracy. Christian Bode's contribution also focused on the bureaucratic hurdles that specialists from abroad can encounter in Germany.
The Medical Director of the University Hospital, Wolfgang Holzgreve, also reported on current developments under the motto “News from the Venusberch hill” and once again outed himself as a Westphalian and cableway aficionado.
Springmaus regulars Andreas Etienne and Michael Müller showed what happens when you mix bureaucracy and Jurassic Parc in their sketch “At the tax office”.
University Sports dance group creates a great atmosphere
Other highlights were the brilliant dance performances by the hip-hop group from the University of Bonn's University Sports, led by Staicy Stadtler, who livened up the program in their tried and tested manner, and the musical interludes by Beethoven expert Stephan Eisel, who recently even proved with examples that Beethoven can be found in practically all modern carnival songs.
The highlight and conclusion of the stage program was the appearance of Forschologicum veteran Georg Schütte (Volkswagen Foundation), who, as Italian criminologist Giovanni Pericoloso, investigated unsolved cases such as the excellence success of the University of Bonn or the disappearance of an earlier Forschologicum figure, namely the Indian Vikram.
The session ended with a call to carry the Forschologicum into the future. Anyone interested can contact the moderators Christian Bode and Andreas Archut.
