Third-year student Adam Hardaker receives the 2020 DAAD Award

Bard College Berlin is honored to announce that Michael Adam Hardacker is the recipient of this year’s DAAD award. Adam is a third-year BA student in the Economics, Politics, and Social Thought Program at Bard College Berlin.

The award goes to an international student who has demonstrated academic excellence and has shown initiative for civic and cultural engagement beyond their studies. Students were first nominated by faculty and then a selection committee that involved the college’s leadership as well as the Civic Engagement Office had the difficult task of choosing one winner.

In selecting Adam, the committee was especially impressed with his impeccable academic record and the testimonies of his professors that reveal Adam to be not only a hard working but als a very interested and attentive learner, who goes to great lengths to help others in the BCB community strive. Besides having been involved in several community outreach activities in the Pankow neighborhood to teach English, Adam volunteers several hours each month at BCB to review essays and schoolwork from other students, providing constructive feedback, improving their language skills, and helping them with math and programming.

Managing Director Florian Becker awarded the DAAD certificate during a private and pandemic friendly award ceremony.

The award comes with a  monetary prize of 1000 EURO that is part of DAAD funding in the STIBET program. 

Congratulations, Adam!  

Post Date: 12-15-2020