Special Lecture to be held on Dec. 5th
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Maennig of the University of Hamburg’s Department of Economics will hold a special lecture for MIBE students on December 5, 2006. Prof. Maennig will lecture on “Olympic Games, Football World Cup and other sport events: Chinese prospects and German experience”, covering the following points:
- Marketing and Finance of Olympic Games and World Cups
- infrastructure issues
- gigantism?
- economic impacts
- conclusions and prospects

The lecture will be held from 4 – 5:30 pm in Room 209 of the University’s Main Building (Hauptgebäude, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1).

For more information please contact Ms. Patricia Bencek (bencek@icgs.de), MIBE Program Manager.

Ms. Xu Jun is the best MIBE student of the academic year 05/06
For the second time, Montblanc International gave its annual award to the academically outstanding student of the “Master/MBA International Business and Economics (MIBE) – China Focus” program 05/06. The awarding took place during the MIBE Graduation Ceremony at the School of Management, Fudan University in Shanghai on October 26, 2006. Montblanc International Managing Director Lutz Bethge himself handed over the special “Graduation Fountain Pen” to the award winner Ms. Xu Jun and invited her to a Hamburg visit in 2007. Sophia – this is her western name – cheerfully received the honour and expressed her gratitude in an affectionate speech. One year ago, the 26 six year old graduate started the MIBE program after having worked as financial analyst and is now heading for new career opportunities which will certainly be boosted by the award. Last year’s winner, Mr. Markus Gössler, has used his Montblanc Fountain Pen to sign a contract with one of the world’s leading consulting companies, Roland Berger.

The sequence of the awarding was directly transmitted to the University of Hamburg, where the new MIBE students, lecturers, friends and family of the graduates and press representatives could watch the festivity even without being in Shanghai. The transmission event with a press conference in the magnificent “Agathe Lasch Lecture Hall” was guided through by Anja Soltau, Deputy Director of ICGS, who introduced the speakers Prof. Dr. Karl Werner Hansmann, Acting President of the University of Hamburg and Wolff Heinrichsdorff, managing director of Montblanc International. The latter emphasized in his speech the importance of Montblanc’s philosophy regarding its cultural engagement which starts with the support of education. The MIBE program with its China focus exactly meets the demands of such a globally operating company like Montblanc International.
After the official graduation ceremony, press representatives from Shanghai and Hamburg had the possibility of interviewing Mr. Bethge and Mr. Heinrichsdorff during a bidirectional transmission between the two locations.

The complex technical operations were made possible by the excellent cooperation between Dr. Felbecker, head of Media Consulting of the University of Hamburg, the colleagues from Fudan University and Delphis Dialog who organized the event on behalf of Montblanc International.

For further information, please contact Patricia Bencek at bencek@icgs.de.

Photo: Xu Jun and Lutz Bethge live from Shanghai

Montblanc International vergibt zum zweiten Mal Preis an besten Absolventen
Die 38 Studierenden aus Asien, Nord- und Südamerika sowie zahlreichen europäischen Ländern haben 13 Monate intensiv darauf hingearbeitet: Am 26. Oktober 2006 findet in Shanghai die Graduation Ceremony des internationalen Masterprogramms Master/MBA International Business and Economics (MIBE) – China Focus“ statt. Hochrangige Vertreter der Fudan-Universität in Shanghai werden den Teilnehmern die Urkunden über den erfolgreichen Abschluss dieses Dual Degree-Programms der Universitäten Hamburg und Fudan überreichen. Ebenfalls in Shanghai und als Sprecher im Rahmen der Zeremonie werden der Staatsrat der Hamburger Behörde für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Dr. Roland Salchow sowie der erste Geschäftsführer von Montblanc International, Lutz Bethge sein.

Montblanc International vergibt seit dem ersten Abschlussjahrgang 2005 den „Montblanc Excellence Award for Outstanding Student Achievement“ – den Preis an den besten Absolventen des MIBE-China Focus-Programms. Um auch die Studierenden des neuen Jahrgangs an dem Ereignis teilhaben zu lassen, wird die Veranstaltung von Montblanc live in den Agathe-Lasch-Hörsaal der Universität Hamburg übertragen. Auf Hamburger Seite spricht aus diesem Anlass der zweite Geschäftsführer von Montblanc International, Wolff Heinrichsdorff. Der geschäftsführende Präsident der Universität Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Karl-Werner Hansmann, wird die Veranstaltung im Agathe-Lasch-Hörsaal eröffnen.

Das MIBE-China Focus-Programm wird in Kooperation der Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, dem International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS), dem Institut für Asienkunde (IFA) sowie der School of Management der Fudan Universität in Shanghai betrieben.

Pressevertreter sind herzlich zu der Live-Übertragung eingeladen und haben im Anschluss an die Live-Übertragung die Gelegenheit zu Fragen an die Programmverantwortlichen sowie die Studierenden des neuen Jahrgangs.
Daten:
- Donnerstag, 26.10.2007
- Empfang der Journalisten ab 10:00 Uhr
- Beginn 10:20 Uhr, ungefähres Ende um 11:50 Uhr.
- Agathe-Lasch-Hörsaal (B) im Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1

Foto: MIBE-Teilnehmer 06/07

Hamburg senator of Justice congratulates first LLM graduates and welcomes the new class
“The championship is over but the game continues!” This metaphor used by Prof. Paschke, program director of ICGS’ LL.M. Program “Asian-European Business Transactions”, in his speech perfectly describes the combined Graduation and Opening Ceremony which was held in the Town Hall of Hamburg on October 10th , 2006. All students of the LLM Asian-European Business Transactions class of 2005/2006 graduated successfully and received their official certificates that evening, while 12 new ambitious students started their lectures that same week and are looking forward to gain experience and broaden their knowledge in the field of international business and trade law concerning commercial trade between Asia/China and Europe.

First of all Senator of Justice Dr. Carsten Lüdemann welcomed all guests on behalf of the City of Hamburg and Dr. Eckart Brödermann held a welcome speech on behalf of the Hamburg Bar and as head of the program’s board. Afterwards program director Prof. Paschke handed out the degree certificates. The host and the location of the ceremony point out the support and the importance given by the City of Hamburg and all program partners to the highly skilled participants of the LL.M. “Asian – European Business Transactions”. In addition to the already strong international focus of the program, and due to a newly established cooperation between the International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the 2006-2007 class of the program will benefit from the lecturers of the “Hamburg – Hong Kong Academy on Chinese Trade and Investment Law and Transactional Advisory”. This Academy is run in cooperation with Ernst & Young AG Hamburg as well as Luther Law Firm and will, beside offering first-hand information from an Asian perspective, encourage international dialogue among academia and business.

Contact: Britta Kaiser, ICGS, Kaiser@icgs.de

Official Launch of New Master Program
“International, interdisciplinary, intensive – simply ‘in’ “ – this is how Program Director Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Rolf Stober characterized ICGS’ new Master Program Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht und Management – Fokus Mittel- und Osteuropa (European Business Law and Management – Focus on Middle and Eastern Europe) at its kick-off ceremony. The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, one of the program partners had invited to the ceremonial act on October 9, 2006.
Mr. Christian Graf, Managing Director of the Chamber’s Legal & Fair Play department as well as lecturer of the program, cordially welcomed guests, lecturers and the ten pioneers of the first academic year. Speeches were also given by Reinhard Stuth, State Secretary and Commissioner for Federal, European and Foreign Affairs and Prof. Stefan Okruch who represented one of the program’s partner universities, the Andrassy University in Budapest, Hungary.

All speakers emphasized the importance and the benefits of developing managers with specialized knowledge and skills for the Middle and Eastern European market at the background of the continuously increasing economic importance of this geographical area. Following the official part, all guests were able to get to know each other and exchange some thoughts on the program while enjoying some of the delicious refreshments offered by the Chamber.

The participants from five different countries will not only learn about international taxation law, mediation and personnel management from a Western, Middle and Eastern European perspective, they will also have the choice to between two of the most exciting European cities for their third trimester abroad, St. Petersburg and Budapest.
The Master Program Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht und Management – Fokus Mittel- und Osteuropa, which is taught in German, is organized by ICGS in cooperation with the department of business law of the University of Hamburg, the Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, the Andrassy University in Budapest, Hungary and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.

For additional program information please contact Patricia Bencek, ICGS, at bencek@icgs.de.