The Bartholdi prizes and scholarships will be awarded this Friday, November 8 in Basel. These awards honor international experiences and internships, and deserving people who have worked to open up to other countries or to promote the influence of our trinational Rhine Valley.
The Bartholdi Prize strengthens attractiveness and the competitiveness of the Trinational Metropolitan Region of the Upper Rhine
The Bartholdi Prize has been created in 2001European Year of Languages, on the initiative of Christel Ladweinthen lecturer at the University of Haute Alsace in Colmar. It bears the name of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904), creator of the Statue of Liberty and native of Colmar. Since 2001, this prize has been awarded annually in one of the university towns in the German-French-Swiss Upper Rhine area.
In this show you will hear:
Anaïs Wrobel, director of the Bartholdi Prize
The Bartholdi Prize is to date the only prize in the trinational region of the Upper Rhine. Its objectives are to promote cross-border courses and encourage students from our Region to carry out professional internships abroad. Anaïs Wrobel has led the structure for nearly 13 years.
Hans Martin Tschudi, laureate d'honneur
The Wikipedia page about Hans Martin Tschudi.
Its official website.
He is particularly honored for forty years of hard work and projects around cross-border cooperation in the Upper Rhine region.
Luis Behringer
He won the prize for the best internship report, carried out in Argentina. Watch a video.
Bartholdi Prize 2024 – Luis Behringer (Argentinian)
Ludwig Machmer
Ludwig obtains a Bartholdi scholarship which will help him to live during his period in Palestine, where he will work in a school.
Bartholdi Scholarship Ludwig Machmer Israel Palestine
Paul Mourguès
He won the internship report prize for his long internship and one-year employment contract in Switzerland.
2024 Video Prize: Paul Mourgues (India & USA)
