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  • March 1, 2011 Interview with Karl Braun, Seconded Partner at KPMG LLP

    Karl Braun is a Bucerius Summer School Alumnus of 2002. He is a seconded partner with KPMG LLP in New York City and joined the network of American Friends of Bucerius as an early member in 2010. What one aspect of the Bucerius experience is the most important for you? I value feeling like a Read More
  • February 21, 2011 Nina Smidt at NYU’s Leadership Summit on Global Philanthropy

    The Leadership Summit on Global Philanthropy was held at NYU’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy from February 17 – 19, 2011. Nina Smidt, President of American Friends of Bucerius, participated as a speaker at the workshop on Higher Education Philanthropy. Event summary: “Giving in service of others makes fortune meaningful.”-Dame Stephanie Shirley New York University’s Second Annual Read More
  • February 16, 2011 Interview with Anita Delshad, Esq., Bucerius International Alumna 2004

    What’s the perfect Bucerius experience for you? The perfect Bucerius experience for me is increasing my knowledge of not only the law, but also the ways of the world, i.e., through books, lectures and general interaction with Bucerius’ esteemed professors, vast contacts and globally based alumni. What aspect of Bucerius and the Zeit Foundation is Read More
  • February 16, 2011 Interview with Markus Hartung, Center on the Legal Profession

    Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, answers our six questions: 1. Name two predominating trends in the legal profession that you’ve noticed this past year. First, law firms are dealing with clients who expect firms to add value to their businesses. In the 21st century, most businesses have thrived on Read More
  • January 14, 2011 Michael Goering and Nina Smidt on “Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference”

    Michael Goering, President, ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, and Nina Smidt, President, American Friends of Bucerius, were interviewed on Foundations, Philanthropy, and Education by “Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference”. The radio interview aired on Jan 14 -16, 2011. Pittsburgh KQV Global Press Conference is the weekly radio show of the Worlds Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, airing Read More
  • December 2, 2010 AFB Board Member Michael Werz named affiliate professor by Bucerius Law School

    On October 1, 2010, As part of its 10 year anniversary, Bucerius Law School named Michael Werz an affiliate professor at Bucerius Law School. Prof. Werz is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s BMW Center for German and European Studies, and an executive committee member of American Friends Read More