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The Transatlantic Academy announced today the arrival of its sixth group of fellows, who will spend the next nine months studying “The Future of the Liberal International Order.” The fellows will be in residence at the headquarters of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, one of the Academy’s founding partners, in Washington, DC. Read More

Katharina Niesert is the Events and Program Manager for the American Friends of Bucerius where she manages event planning and coordination for AFB programs and activities. What do you value most about the Bucerius family? Having a background in arts management, I have always been drawn to creative activities, and I really appreciate how the Read More

American Friends of Bucerius is working with the DO School in Hamburg to train and mentor the international entrepreneurs of tomorrow who want to have a social impact in their communities and beyond. The 2014 Sustainable Cup Challenge in New York City aims to design a sustainable to-go cup that could be used by businesses Read More

On September 27th, 2013, the incoming class at Bucerius Law School was welcomed at an official ceremony marking the beginning of their legal studies in Germany. Professor Dr. Michael Goering, President of ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius welcomed the class, speaking to the mission of the foundation, the law school, and the difference they hope Read More

The Latin American Forum on Global Governance 2014 is scheduled to take place from 6 to 16 August 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Calls for nominations will go out in August, the nomination and application deadline is December 1, 2013. The Latin American Forum on Global Governance is an intensive ten-day seminar jointly organized Read More

The one-year DO School program is designed to train, mentor, and empower outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to kickstart their own social ventures in their home countries. The DO School program teaches the DO School method. It allows each participant – our Fellows – to exchange with passionate peers, engage with current leaders and learn what Read More

8. June 2013 – 15. September 2013 Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956) was a driving force in the Russian avant-garde movement. In his works, which included paintings, collages, photomontages, photographs, sculptures, advertisements and typography, he captured the dynamic transformation of Russian society, where a new era was created in the years following the October Revolution. The exhibition Rodchenko. A New Era gives Read More

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

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

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