ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius
Gerd Bucerius (1906–1995) was a trailblazer of German post-World War II journalism with a passion for democratic engagement. As a young attorney he defended victims of national-socialist persecution, and was denied a career in the civil service because he was married to a Jewish woman. After World War II, Bucerius served in the first German Federal Parliament as a representative of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU). He remained a member until 1962. His most important journalistic achievement was establishing DIE ZEIT in 1946, which remains Germany’s leading intellectual weekly newspaper to this day. Bucerius was deeply involved with DIE ZEIT all of his life, both as a journalist and as its publisher and adviser. In 1971 he established the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius in order to further develop and nurture civil society in Germany.
The ZEIT-Stiftung develops and promotes activities in research and scholarship, art and culture, and education and training. In the spirit of its founder, Gerd Bucerius, it encourages the engagement of new perspectives, the crossing of boundaries, and innovation. Intercultural dialogue is at the center of the foundation’s international activities, which span Central and Eastern Europe, Israel, India, Brazil, and the United States. In 2000, the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius made a stride in promoting scholarship, culture, and education through the establishment of Bucerius Law School, Germany’s first private law school.
Bucerius Law School
Bucerius Law School is renowned as a model for reforming German higher education, with a focus on international and practical learning. The school provides a new model for legal education that combines rigorous, practice-oriented training, foreign language acquisition, and a deep understanding of diverse legal cultures. Central to the vision of Bucerius Law School is the advancement of international legal education focusing on the world’s economic centers: Europe, the United States, and China.
Bucerius Kunst Forum
Founded by the ZEIT-Stiftung in 2002, the Bucerius Kunst Forum invites visitors to take part in a stimulating encounter with artistic masterpieces. Interpreted from a contemporary perspective, international art from ancient to modern times is shown in four rotating exhibitions each year. Since its inception the Bucerius Kunst Forum has become one of the leading exhibition houses in northern Germany.