Press Release 055/2015

Tour Eucor 2015: More than 700 Kilometers through Three Countries

The Traditional Bicycle Tour from June 3 to 7 Will Pass the Eucor Universities in Germany, France, and Switzerland – Start at the Karlsruhe Palace
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Sports challenges and establishing contacts are the objectives of the Tour Eucor. (Photo: tourEUCOR e.V.)

On June 3, the 2015 Tour Eucor will start. For the 18th time, the bicycle tour of five days’ duration will pass the five university cities in the upper Rhine valley: Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Basel, and Freiburg. The 120 participants – students, employees, and alumni of the five universities – will cover a distance of more than 700 km. The start of the tour will be on June 3, 2015, 8 hrs, in front of Karlsruhe palace. The tour will end in the afternoon of June 7 at the Kollegiengebäude am Schloss, the closing event will take place in the evening. The tour is organized by the students association tourEUCOR e.V. of KIT.

 

More information at: www.tour-eucor.org,
www.eucor-uni.org/en

 

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Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 10,000 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 22,800 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. KIT is one of the German universities of excellence.

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