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AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MASTER'S THESIS 

  • 14.02.2025
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Sechs Personen stehen nebeneinander vor einem grauen Vorhang. In der Mitte hält Preisträgerin Zsófia Németh eine Urkunde und einen Blumenstrauß. Neben ihr stehen Vertreter aus Bildung, Kultur und Stadtpolitik, darunter Harald Stoiber, Reinhold Weichselbraun, Klaus Reitberger, FH-Rektor Mario Döller und Vizebürgermeisterin Brigitta Klein. | © Standortmarketing Kufstein
© Standortmarketing Kufstein

Harald Stoiber (Head of the Family, Education, Culture and Society Department), Reinhold Weichselbraun (parent representative), Klaus Reitberger (cultural advisor), award winner Zsófia Németh, Mario Döller (rector of the university of applied sciences) and deputy mayor Brigitta Klein at the award ceremony.

The city of Kufstein presented Zsófia Németh with the Thesis Award 2024 for her outstanding master's thesis on the importance of LGBTQIA+ pride parades in small towns. Her research on Perlen Pride in Kufstein shows how important acceptance and safe spaces are for future-oriented urban development.

Since 2018, the city of Kufstein has been presenting the Thesis Award to outstanding theses from the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol that are related to the city, analyze current challenges or identify new development potential. Zsófia Németh's master's thesis was awarded the prize for 2024. In her thesis, titled Motivations for Organizing LGBTQIA+ Pride Parades in Small Cities: A Case Study of Perlen Pride in Kufstein, Austria, the graduate examined the significance and impact of Pride parades in smaller cities, using the example of Perlen Pride in Kufstein. The work was written under the supervision of Prof. (FH) Dr. Verena Teissl.

AWARD FOR SOCIALLY RELEVANT RESEARCH

Eleven theses were submitted for the 2024 Thesis Award and intensively reviewed by the Kufstein City Education Committee. The thesis by Zsófia Németh, a graduate of the full-time Master's program in Sports, Culture & Event Management, was assessed as particularly relevant and outstanding because it addresses a socially current topic and contributes to strengthening acceptance and diversity in Kufstein. The scientific study shows how essential it is to question existing structures, especially in smaller towns, and to promote inclusive thinking. The research results provide valuable impetus for future-oriented urban development.

VALUABLE IMPULSES FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The award ceremony took place on December 5, 2024. Zsófia Németh expressed her thanks for the award and emphasized the social significance of her work: “Even though I enjoyed the research, I didn't do it just for myself, but primarily for the people who will read it. I hope that I can give my readers food for thought and thus set an example for future-oriented urban development.”

Kulturreferent Klaus Reitberger überreicht Zsófia Németh den Kufstein Thesis Award 2024. Sie hält die gerahmte Urkunde mit beiden Händen und lächelt. Im Hintergrund ist ein festlich beleuchteter Raum mit einem großen Holztisch und Fenstern zu sehen. | © Standortmarketing Kufstein
© Standortmarketing Kufstein

Cultural officer Klaus Reitberger presented Zsófia Németh with the Kufstein Thesis Award 2024 for her work 'Motivations for Organizing LGBTQIA+ Pride Parades in Small Cities: A Case Study of Perlen Pride in Kufstein, Austria'. 

Culture officer Klaus Reitberger, initiator of the Thesis Award, praised the scientific depth and relevance of the work: “Zsófia Németh's work is outstanding. We in the education committee looked at all the papers submitted, and Zsófia's was not only the best, it also deals with a topic that repeatedly causes great emotion. I found the many interviews with people from the LGBTQIA+ community particularly interesting, which highlighted the importance of creating awareness and safe spaces.”  

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