International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS)

MIBE:

From October 2004 to October 2008, ICGS offered the dual-degree-program Master/MBA International Business and Economics (MIBE) - China Focus in cooperation with the University of Hamburg, Fudan University and the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS). The full-time program required 60 ECTS credit points.

Participants were provided with excellent education in the areas of modern economic theory, management practices and tools, as well as with political and cultural knowledge required for Greater China on an interdisciplinary level and, upon successful completion of the program, were awarded a Master's Degree by the University of Hamburg and an MBA Degree by Fudan University. Graduates of the program are well-suited for upper management positions in multinational companies or consultancies.

The first two trimesters of the MIBE China Focus were taught in Hamburg at the International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS) of Hamburg University, the third directly at the School of Management of Fudan University in Shanghai. Program modules covered the following areas:

Business Economics & Economic Policy
International Business Economics with China Focus
Business Management
International Business Management with China Focus
Managing International Markets
Chinese Politics & Culture

Internationally recognized faculty, lecturers and experienced practitioners carried out tailor-made courses, workshops, case studies and practical exercises. The course language was English.

With its Montblanc Initiative for Chinese European leadership development, Hamburg's global luxury firm Montblanc International supports Chinese-German and Asian-European economic relations. Each year, the best graduate of the dual degree program "Master/MBA of International Business and Economics (MIBE) - China Focus" was presented with the Montblanc Excellence Award for Outstanding Student Achievement. The award winner received a special "Graduation Fountain Pen" from Montblanc, which is only produced once a year, as well as an invitation to visit the company's headquarters in Hamburg.

We would like to thank all faculty members and program participants for their excellent cooperation.

From January 1st 2009 the University of Hamburg takes over all ICGS alumni services. For further information concerning alumni services please contact Universität Hamburg Marketing GmbH

EWR:

Von Oktober 2006 bis Oktober 2008 koordinierte das ICGS das einjährige internationale Masterprogramm "Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht und Management - Fokus Mittel- und Osteuropa" in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Recht der Wirtschaft der Universität Hamburg, der Staatlichen Universität St. Petersburg der Andrassy Universität in Budapest und der Handelskammer Hamburg an.

Ziel des Programms war die Ausbildung exzellenter internationaler Studierender in den Bereichen des Europäischen Wirtschaftsrechts und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre in Form aufeinander abgestimmter Module sowie die Vermittlung einer Mittel- und Osteuropakompetenz. Programmteilnehmer erwarben Kenntnisse in den Bereichen des Europäischen Wirtschaftsrechts, der Betriebswirtschaftslehre europäischer Unternehmen und erhielten eine Einführung in verschiedene nationale Rechtsgebiete mittel- und osteuropäischer Staaten. Daneben wurde während des dritten Trimesters in St. Petersburg das Modul Interkulturelles Rechts- und Wirtschaftsmanagement unterrichtet und in Budapest das Mosul Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts.

Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Studiengangs sollten damit gezielt auf eine international ausgerichtete Tätigkeit in Unternehmen, Organisationen, Forschungseinrichtungen und politischen Ämtern mit Bezug zu Mittel- und Osteuropa vorbereitet werden. Die ersten beiden Trimester fanden in Hamburg statt, das letzte wahlweise in St. Petersburg oder Budapest. Die Dozentenschaft des Programms bestand aus erfahrenen Praktikern und exzellenten Akademikern aus Wirtschaft, Recht und Politik.

Das Vollzeistudienprogramm erforderte 60 ECTS-Punkte. Bei erfolgreichem Abschluss wurde neben dem Master-Abschluss der Universität Hamburg ein zusätzlicher Abschluss der Staatlichen Universität St. Petersburg verliehen.

Wir bedanken uns bei allen Dozenten und Teilnehmern des Programms für die hervorragende Zusammenarbeit.
Die Alumni des ICGS werden ab 1. Januar 2009 von der Alumni-Verwaltung der Universität Hamburg betreut.
Ansprechpartner für Alumni ist die Universität Hamburg Marketing GmbH

LLM BT:

From October 2005 to October 2007, ICGS offered the master program LL.M. Asian-European Business Transactions (Focus on China, ASEAN and the EU) in cooperation with the Law Faculty at the University of Hamburg. The full-time program required 60 ECTS credit points.

The program provided the legal basis for international transactions between Asia (in particular China) and Europe (in particular Germany) including dispute resolution and avoidance. It integrated modern academic teaching and practical training in law firms or companies. With its cooperation with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUH), the LL.M. Program received an additional attractive feature. In 2007, lecturers from the CUH, together with selected Hamburg lecturers, offered a 10-days Hamburg-Hong Kong Academy on Chinese Trade and Investment Law.

The LL.M. Program Asian-European Business Transactions had been an immediate success and was thus particularly praised by Hamburg's Senator of Justice at the program's first graduation ceremony in October 2006. Numerous renowned law firms such as Lovells or White & Case were involved as internship and/or faculty partners, and the Hamburg Bar - the regional representation of all lawyers in Hamburg, in German "Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer" - ensured that apart from excellent theoretical knowledge, the LLM graduates also possess the relevant practical experiences necessary to enter the international job market. Graduates work in science (PhD studies or special projects), law firms (as lawyers or consultants) and law departments of European and Asian companies.

Program modules covered the following areas:

Structure and Types of International Contractual Collaborations

Organizational and Financial Structure of International Transactions

Governmental Regulations and Mandatory Law

Design of International Contract Negotiations

International Dispute Management

Hamburg-Hong Kong Academy on Chinese Trade and Investment Law

Due to a wide range of lecturers of different Universities, the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private Law and Private International Law, Bucerius Law School as well as lecturers of well known law firms, "LL.M. Asian-European Business Transactions" offered not only theoretical knowledge about handling international transactions but also first hand insights and experiences of lawyers working in this field.

We would like to thank all faculty members and program participants for their excellent cooperation.

From January 1st 2009 the University of Hamburg takes over all ICGS alumni services. For further information concerning alumni services please contact Universität Hamburg Marketing GmbH

LLM VR

Der berufsbegleitende Studiengang LL.M. Versicherungsrecht wird ab dem 1.1.2009 vollständig an der Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaften der Universität Hamburg durchgeführt. Informationen zum Studiengang und Bewerbungsverfahren erhalten Sie unter http://www.jura.uni-hamburg.de/personen/rkoch/ und hier http://studium.jura.uni-hamburg.de/postgraduate/Versicherungsrecht/.

MITax

Der berufsbegleitende Studiengang Master of International Taxation wird vollständig am Interdisziplinären Zentrum für Internationales Finanz- und Steuerwesen (IIFS) durchgeführt.
Informationen zum Studiengang und Bewerbungsverfahren erhalten Sie auf http://www.m-i-tax.de/

A Brief History

Founded in 1919 the University of Hamburg is one of the largest educational and research institutions in Germany. Eighteen Faculties offer a broad spectrum of study programs ranging from law to medicine and from science to the humanities. Excellent education is enhanced by a network of special research facilities allowing for top level research results and scientific progress.

With its broad variety of study programs and its renowned research facilities the University of Hamburg provides excellent conditions for cross-disciplinary approaches at an internationally recognized level. In 1999, within the context of the 'Pro Uni' university reform project, the University started an initiative to attract highly qualified international students and develop new graduate programs on an interdepartmental basis for outstanding individuals holding a Bachelor's degree.

With the support of two of Germany's most important foundations, the VolkswagenStiftung and the Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius ZEIT-Foundation, President Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Lüthje founded the International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS) at the University of Hamburg, which then received the legal status of a non-profit limited liability company (gGmbH) in 2002. Today, in close cooperation with the University's departments and institutes as well as with select research institutions and a large company network, ICGS offers internationally oriented study and training programs for graduate students, young professionals and executives from all over the world.