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Event Summary + Video: A Translatlantic Dialogue on Renewable Energy

On June 13, 2016, American Friends of Bucerius partnered with the Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy, and Land Use Law, the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, and the German Consulate in New York to produce a panel discussion on the usage and maintenance of renewable energy in Germany and New York. Featured Speakers Audrey Zibelman, Read More

Meinhard Weizmann appointed as CEO of Bucerius Law School

Meinhard Weizmann has been appointed CEO of Bucerius Law School in Hamburg as of October 1st, 2016, after stepping down from his current role at Bertelsmann. He follows in the footsteps of Dr. Hariolf Wenzler, who will end his tenure on August 1st, 2016. Bucerius Law School, founded in 2000 by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Read More

Franz Wilhelm Kaiser Named as New Director of the Bucerius Kunst Forum

From The Hague to Hamburg: On June 1, 2016, Dr. Franz Wilhelm Kaiser, from Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, will take over as Artistic Director of the Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg. Kaiser’s predecessor, Dr. Ortrud Westheider, guided the Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius’ private exhibition house for almost ten years. Prof. Dr. Michael Göring, Chairman of the ZEIT Read More

AFB Held the Bucerius Law School Entrance Exams in New York City

Every year Bucerius Law School holds entrance examinations, which is one of the application requirements for prospective students. To ensure that every student who wishes to apply has the opportunity to do so, BLS offers the entrance exam in various cities in Germany, as well as in the United States and China. On Tuesday, May Read More

2016 Scholarship Recipients Announced

American Friends of Bucerius is proud to award scholarships to American law students studying abroad at Bucerius Law School through the Bucerius Global Legacy Fund. It is an important aspect of our mission to encourage international cooperation between the U.S and Germany, and there is no better way of doing that than through international exchange Read More

Bucerius Kunst Forum’s Newest Exhibit: The World Upside Down. Hieronymus Bosch’s Century

June 4, 2016 to September 11, 2016 The most contemporary and powerful aspects of the work of Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) were his depictions of hell and his incorporation of subjects that appealed to the common person. To mark the 500 years since his death, the Bucerius Kunst Forum is highlighting how his scenes of hell Read More

2016 Max Kade Visiting Professor Announced: Professor Charles D. Booth

Every year, American Friends of Bucerius offers a visiting professorship funded by the Max Kade Foundation to a law professor to teach a seminar at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. The program puts a spin on the tradition of study abroad, by placing the educators into different cultures, instead of the students. This fall, Read More

Event Summary- The Future of Legal Education

On April 11, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Brita Wagener, hosted a reception in collaboration with American Friends of Bucerius. An intimate group of law professionals gathered to hear Professor Dr. Katharina Boele-Woelki, the president of Bucerius Law School, give a talk on “The Future of Legal Education.” Dr. Boele-Woelki discussed Read More

BLS Summer Program in International IP Transactions

We are very excited to announce that Bucerius Law School will be hosting their third Summer Program in International IP Transactions, a joint undertaking with UC Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco). The intensive English-taught course offers advanced law students and young professionals an opportunity to join peers from around the globe in developing strong Read More

Study Abroad in Hamburg!

Looking to explore new cultures while expanding your law expertise? The deadline to apply for a Summer Program in Hamburg is May 1st! If you’re an advanced law student or emerging professional and interested in joining leading practitioners to explore current topics in International Business or IP Law, have a look at the courses being Read More