Closing event for the Quantum Year 2025

The United Nations has declared the year 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). Under the motto “Quantum2025 – 100 Years are Just the Beginning...” the German Physical Society (DPG) is organizing various events across Germany during the "Quantum Year."

On Saturday, November 15, 2025, the DPG's closing event for the Quantum Year will take place at the Halle Münsterland – featuring lectures (including one by Prof. Markus Arndt from the University of Vienna), hands-on workshops for students, and an exhibition with prominent representatives from industry and academia (1:00 PM - 7:30 PM).

In the evening, starting at 7:30 PM, an audio-visual experience combining music and quantum physics, composed by Yannick Paget (Paris, Kyoto), with the music ensemble N’SO KYOTO in collaboration with Koji Hashimoto (Kyoto), will be performed. The performance, involving over 200 musicians, will be held in cooperation with the Münster Student Orchestra and school choirs from the Münsterland region. The evening will be hosted by Jakob Beautemps.

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Lectures

Lectures on the history and future of quantum physics invite you to listen starting from noon.

  • 1:30 PM
    Prof. Dr. Markus Arndt - 100 years of quantum physics

    Markus Arndt is Professor of Quantum Nanophysics at the University of Vienna. He became known for his interference experiments with macromolecules such as fullerenes, which enabled him to demonstrate the wave properties of macromolecules.

  • 2:30 PM
    Raffaela Busse - My hunt for neutrinos at the South Pole

    Raffaela Busse spent the winter in the coldest and most remote place in the world to monitor the “IceCube” detector.

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Quantum Exhibition

Representatives from education, science, and industry will present innovative ideas and showcase exciting technological achievements and exhibits from 100 years of research and development in the field of quantum technology. Are you interested in participating in this exhibition? If so, please feel free to contact our representative.

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An audiovisual concert experience

The closing concert in the evening is the highlight of the 100-year celebration: an entanglement of music and physics.

The composer Yannik Paget presents his work 'Fundamental Interactions', which has been specially adapted and expanded for the closing ceremony in Münster. He will be accompanied by the Münster student orchestra and school choirs from Münster.

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