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/

CAREER SERVICE

Our Career Service is offered to all ICGS students. It includes the following service areas:

Career Service Library
Job Fair Information
Job Search Information
Application Guide
Company Visits & Workshops
Expert Lectures

Career Service Library
ICGS provides you with a selection of books on important career topics. You can borrow books for a certain period of time at our ICGS office, Rentzelstr. 17, during office hours (Monday-Thursday 2pm - 4pm). Anyone of you interested in using our library can visit the internal download area (ICGS website) for a list of titles in advance.

Job Fair Information
You can find information on upcoming job and recruitment fairs with business and law focus on our website. Just visit the internal download area and click on 'Information on German Job Fairs'. Please bear in mind that we can only give you a selection of job fairs and that most of these fairs aim at German students and young professionals. If you are interested in a certain Job fair you can have a look at the given website for further details and information. Most of the job fairs in Germany are free of charge and open to everyone interested.

Job Search Information
If you are currently looking for a job or internship our comprehensive list of worldwide job search engines might be useful to you. Check out the internal download area and look at Career Service/Job Search Engines.

Application Guide
During your studies at ICGS you will receive a printed Career Service Guide to assist you in future applications. You will learn how to apply "the German way", e.g. which documents are obligatory in a German application, how to write a cover letter and CV or how to address the right contact at a company.

Company visits
Every year company visits & workshops are an integral part of ICGS career service. We offer you the unique opportunity to visit a leading German company and to see behind the 'business' curtain. You can start your net-working right on the ground!

Expert Lectures
On a regular base we invite guest speakers from different companies to speak about various work related topics. You will have the opportunity to listen to business managers and lawyers and learn from their experiences firsthand. In addition you may ask questions and discuss current topics of interest.

Please refer to our company network site to gain more information on our business partners.

Information about work permits for foreign students

Students often have a need to earn a little extra money on the side. This extra work however should never involve more than simply casual or temporary work, otherwise studies could suffer.

Foreign students who do not come from member states of the European Union, from EEA countries and/or from Switzerland are only allowed to take on a limited amount of paid employment without having to obtain a work permit. Foreign students do not require a formal work permit when a temporary job does not exceed a total of three months of employment per year.
This can be arranged as follows:

90 days per year (8 hour days); or
180 days per year (4 hour days);
2 days a week for a total of 45 weeks per year.

Individual hours per day are not allowed.

The expression 'Ferienarbeit erlaubt' (work permitted during vacation) must be indicated in the student visa issued by the immigration authorities.

Since 2005, a residence permit bound to a specific purpose can be issued to university graduates for up to one year after the successful completion of studies for the purpose of looking for a job. This job must be

1. appropriate to the degree or qualification, and
2. must be a job that the provisions of the Immigration Act allow to be taken by foreigners, i.e. the Employment Agency must approve the employment and a priority check (Vorrangprüfung) must possibly be carried out.

For more detailed information regarding the immigration regulations and restrictions for international students please refer to the website of the German Academic Exchange Service.

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