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ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and American Friends of Bucerius Host the Honorary Consuls in Berlin

Manfred Lahnstein, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and former German Minister of Economics and Finance, gave the keynote speech on the value of international partnerships at a recent Bucerius luncheon in Berlin. At the event, which was attended by American Honorary Consuls and members of the Bucerius Read More

UBS Leadership Excellence Program 2012/2013

For four days this past April, twenty managing directors from Legal & Compliance at UBS convened once again in Hamburg for the second part of the UBS Leadership Excellence Program, designed and delivered by Bucerius Executive Education. The first part of this program took place in October, 2012. The participants again were offered a full, Read More

Bucerius Staff Interview: Sarah Beth Lardie

Sarah Beth Lardie is the newest team-member at the American Friends of Bucerius, beginning her tenure in May. She has worked to build support for programs in international education, environmental conservation, and community development in the EU and sub-Saharan Africa. Sarah Beth, or “SB,” as she is known in the office, is working to financially Read More

Gerd Bucerius Day – Bucerius Law School gets Involved

The Center for Studium Generale and Personal Development (ZSP) hosted the 2nd annual Gerd Bucerius Day on May 22nd. To honor the legacy of Bucerius founder Gerd Bucerius, more than 80 students and staff members took part in social projects throughout Hamburg – despite the “Hamburg-like” weather. The scope of the projects was very diverse and Read More

Manfred Lahnstein honored by the University of Haifa

Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” was a fitting piece to play to begin the ceremony to honor Manfred Lahnstein at the University of Haifa in Northern Israel. At their annual meeting on June 2, 2013, the university’s board of governors began proceedings by commending their long-term chairman. Manfred Lahnstein joined the board in Read More

Conference Recap: Legal Services in Transition – From the Perspective of Businesses and Law Firms

Conference Recap: Legal Services in Transition – From the Perspective of Businesses and Law Firms Bucerius Law School Hamburg, Germany November 21, 2012   How is the legal service market changing and what does it mean for cooperation between businesses and law firms? These were the central questions at the Bucerius Center on the Legal Read More

New Arnold Heidsieck Scholarship Announced

American Friends of Bucerius and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius are pleased to announce a new scholarship will be founded, at the behest of the late Professor Arnold Heidsieck, to give students from German universities the opportunity to study abroad in the United States. Starting in 2014 the scholarship will be used to support Read More

Promoting Journalistic Professionalism and Independence

The Gerd Bucerius Free Press in Eastern Europe Award aims to promote the highest professional standards and moral courage in journalism. The 2013 awards, amounting to a total of 70,000 euros, were awarded to six journalists. The list of honorees includes two Russian journalists, Elena Kostjuschenko and Alexander Golts. Golts is Editor-in-Chief of the online-portal Read More

Announcing a New Partnership for Bucerius Executive Education in 2013

Bucerius Executive Education’s partners network continues to grow. GSK Stockmann + Colleagues, a German law firm with seven offices in Germany and branch offices in Brussels and Singapore, has asked Bucerius Executive Education to take the reins in designing and organizing their GSK Academy starting in 2013. Bucerius Executive Education will be responsible for the content Read More

Advance Your Career This Summer at Bucerius Law School

International experience is a necessity for successful job applicants today, but many students and young executives are unable to commit to a whole semester or year abroad. Bucerius Law School offers a solution – this summer you can apply to one of two challenging, short-term law programs in Hamburg, Germany: the Bucerius Summer Program (BSP) Read More