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Panelists David Rowland and Lauren Fogle continue the conversation from the recent panel discussion Recovered Treasures: Rescuing Europe’s Stolen Artworks, answering questions from audience participants. This event took place on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Deutsches Haus at New York University. This event was co-produced by The American Friends of Bucerius, Deutsches Haus at New York Read More

AFB President Dr. Nina Smidt has joined the American Council on Germany (ACG) board. ACG is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit organization which promotes dialogue among leaders from business, government, and the media in the United States and Europe. Letter from the Acting ACG President, William R. Harman Dear ACG Members and Friends: As many of Read More

The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius together with Stiftelsen Fritt Ord have now been announced the winners of the Gerd Bucerius press prizes 2015: All in all, six prizes amounting to a total of 75.000 € are awarded in the Gerd Bucerius Free Press of Eastern Europe prize and the Stiftelsen Fritt Ord Free Press Read More

Date: 18 September 2015 to 19 September 2015 Location: Hamburg Join friends and former professors to retrace your steps through Hamburg and the Bucerius grounds – find out what’s changed (and what’s remained the same) since your time in the city! The weekend will kick off on Friday afternoon with a professional talk to explore Read More

Doris König, Justice of the Second Senate of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) and former Bucerius Law School President, will discuss the challenges the country’s highest court navigates within the European Union’s legal landscape. In its role as the “guardian of the constitution” and interpreter of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), the court has been balancing Read More

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-Building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, spoke on “Shifting Alliances: The ISIS Crisis and U.S.-Kurdish Cooperation” at a luncheon hosted by Alston & Bird LLP on March 12. The event was part of the Transatlantic Global Agenda Series held in Read More

2015 will be another year of timely and thoughtful discussions on the world of energy and the energy that powers the world from Bucerius USA. In 2014, Bucerius USA launched our Energy & Innovation Initiative – an extension of the “Energy + Law” series which was previously sponsored by Linklaters LLP. This multi-faceted series continued Read More

Now is your chance to change the world: Support international education and global thinking through a gift the new Alumni Scholarship Fund! Bucerius USA is excited to announce the creation of a new scholarship fund for U.S. students to study at Bucerius Law School. Launching with contributions from a few committed alumni, the Alumni Scholarship Read More

President Nina Smidt spoke with Saal Zwei about the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius’ philanthropic work, with a particular focus on the activities of American Friends of Bucerius. Read the whole article (in German) here.

The Arnold Heidsieck Scholarship Fund offers scholarships for study abroad in the United States. The program invites applications from BA-students in the humanities who are currently enrolled at a German university and have a focus on German literature, language, history and culture. Read more about the scholarship here. Deadline for applications: 20 March 2015 For further information please contact: ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin Read More