Posts tagged with Alumni

Bucerius Alumnus Interview: Lena Kilee

Lena Kilee is currently a McCloy Scholar at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. She focuses on foreign and security policy, leadership, strategic management and negotiations. Previously, Lena was deputy head of the anti-corruption unit at the European Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) and worked as a rule-of-law advisor to the Afghan Ministry Read More

Bucerius Alumni Interview: Michaela Peisger

Michaela Peisger heads the German Practice auditing division of KPMG in New York. In her role she works primarily with subsidiaries of European companies in the U.S. Ms. Peisger participated in the 2003 Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance. What one aspect of the Bucerius experience is the most important for you? Bucerius gives me Read More

Interview with Janna Japing – Alumna of Bucerius Law School and AFB Member

Janna Japing studied law at Bucerius from 2005 to 2009. She is currently in her second year of being a Referendar. The so-called “Referendariat” is a two-year-program every German lawyer goes through post-law school, working in different areas of law to get a full-rounded legal education before being admitted to practice. What one aspect of Read More

Interview with Maia Comeau – Alumna of the 2005 Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance

Maia Comeau participated in the 2005 Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance. She currently is the Director of Congressional Affairs for the German Marshall Fund of the United States. What one aspect of the Bucerius experience is the most important for you? The summer school offered me the opportunity and privilege to take two weeks Read More

Interview with Cristina Dragomir, 2010 – 2011 Alumna of “Settling Into Motion – the Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarships in Migration Studies”

Cristina Dragomir, a visiting lecturer at Pratt Institute, participated in the “Settling into Motion” Ph.D scholarship program for 2010-2011. At the institute, she studies the experiences of immigrant women in the U.S. military. What one aspect of the Bucerius experience is the most important for you? It was great presenting my work to my peers Read More

Interview with Katja Hemmerich, Bucerius Summer School Alumna 2004

Katja Hemmerich is a Bucerius Summer School alumna of 2004. She works for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York and is preparing to deploy to the UN mission in Liberia in June. She joined the American Friends of Bucerius in 2010. What one aspect of the Bucerius experience is the most Read More

Interview with Daniel Maland, International Alumnus 2009

What’s the perfect Bucerius experience for you? My semester on exchange at Bucerius began with a pot-luck dinner, where the international exchange students and our new German peers were asked to prepare dishes and dine together. In this one room, law students from all around the world were able to highlight something they loved about Read More

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

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