Midsummer in the University Park: City councillor with AU ties to give the bonfire speech
As per tradition, the residents' council will light up both the bonfire and the festivities when Midsummer is celebrated in the University Park on Monday 23 June. This year’s bonfire speech will be given by Mathilde Hjort Bressum, a political science graduate from AU, city councillor in Aarhus and parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Party.
The residents' council invites everyone to a Midsummer celebration with bonfire, beers and a bonfire speech on the hill by Eforen – the common house for the halls of residence – on Monday 23 June.
The bar opens at 18:00, and, as stated in the event description, “a small amount of beer” will be for sale. Supplies appear to be limited, and you are welcome to bring your own drinks.
This year’s bonfire speaker, Mathilde Hjort Bressum, will take the stage at 19:30. After that, the Midsummer bonfire will be lit, followed by communal singing.
Remember to be young
Mathilde Hjort Bressum, who will give the evening’s bonfire speech in the University Park, is a member of Aarhus City Council for the Liberal Party (Venstre), but she also knows the university from the inside.
“I’m super proud and think it’s fun,” says Mathilde Hjort Bressum about being invited to return to AU to give the speech. She graduated with a degree in political science in the summer of 2024. These days, she still stops by the university now and then – mostly to go for a walk in the University Park rather than for the Friday bars.
She also intends on sharing a message with the students in her speech: “Remember to be young and enjoy it,” says the 26-year-old city councillor, adding that she will also touch on more serious and current global issues – as well as topics like the halls of residence's 90th anniversary and the importance of free institutions and academic freedom.
This text was machine translated and post-edited by Cecillia Jensen