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Welcome

At the occasion of the 50th Anniversary in October 2006, attended by about 250 Alumni, it was decided to establish an Alumni Association of the von Karman Institute (VKI-AA) with the objective to promote exchanges and strengthen links among the Alumni and between Alumni and the von Karman Institute. Thanks to the collaborative and enthusiastic efforts of a small group of Alumni from Europe and North America this task has been completed, the statutes are published; the international board with 30 members from 13 countries has been elected and the organization of the VKI-AA is in place.

Building an association is a challenging task but making it living is much more demanding. To exist, live and be useful, the association needs you. You can help us, but we can help you. Our objective is to serve the VKI community in a large sense. We wish to go beyond the simple aim of "let's keep in touch". Theodore von Karman founded VKI as a place to enhance the spirit of collaboration among young engineers across national borders. The von Karman Alumni Association aims at continuing this spirit of collaboration, across the borders and across the generations.

Claus Sieverding
President of VKI-AA

 

 

Alumni present in October 2006 at VKI
Alumni assembled on the lawn of VKI in front of “Scotch Gambit” of the Belgian artist Panamarenko