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/

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ICGS Spring School in German and European Studies	31.03.2003
Law and Politics This semester's ICGS Spring School in German and European Studies was organized in cooperation with the Europa-Kolleg Foundation and took place from March 31 ? April 4, 2003. The School focused on ?Law and Politics' as one of the four modules leading to the Graduate Certificate in German and European Studies. The Spring School primarily concentrated on major themes in European politics and society. It served as an introduction to theory and methodology in social sciences, herby reviewing the structure and functioning of governments in Europe. Research topics concentrated on civil society, the state, political economy, democratization, and other emerging topics. The School also analysed the European Union from a variety of disciplinary perspectives ? ranging from political science and history to cultural studies. This analysis was divided into three parts. The first part addressed the history of postwar European integration in its political, social, and cultural dimensions. This was followed by a detailed examination of the contemporary politics of the EU. The final part of the School concentrated on an array of policy challenges now facing Europe.
Download: 1048611738ProgrammSpring03-3.doc

ICGS Career Workshop at McKinsey & Co.	10.03.2003
What do business consultants do? Together with McKinsey & Company, a leading global player in the field of business consulting, ICGS' Career Service organized a one-day training workshop on Thursday, February 20, 2003. The workshop provided ICGS students with first-hand experience into the job of a top management consultant. A special focus on problem-solving techniques, analysis planning and effective communication were addressed. Student were divided into two small working groups and had the chance to prepare and give a business presentation in an authentic corporate setting based on the skills learned. Skills essential for a successful academic and professional life were introduced and put into practice. Linda Schmidt (USA), a student from ICGS? Intercultural Studies program: ?The McKinsey Skill Workshop was a challenging and worthwhile experience.? Further specialist workshops are being organized throughout the year. Please refer to student services for more information.


Interdiciplinary Graduate School	27.01.2003
Introduction to Cristallography The Interdisciplinary Graduate School for Design and Characterisation of Functional Matters (Department of Chemistry) offers an introductory lecture in Cristallography held by Prof. Dr. Bismayer on February 10, 2003 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All ICGS students are welcome! Place: Institut of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, Room 15 D.
Link: www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/ac/egs/index.html

ICGS Career Service	15.11.2002
ICGS starts its new Career Service with counseling, training and practical career opportunities ICGS is pleased to announce its new Career Service effective January 2003. Our goal is to provide ICGS students with valuable skills to assist them in their future professional careers. Three branches make up the Career Service tree: specialist workshops, soft skills training programs and student job and internship opportunities. Specialist workshops are primarily based on actual case studies and planned throughout the year to provide ICGS students with a closer look at various positions and employment fields in important German companies. The first workshop in this series will be held by Mc Kinsey & Company, a leading global player in the field of business consulting, and is scheduled for Thursday, February 20, 2003. Further workshops will take place in cooperation with Germany?s most reputable software company SAP AG and ECE Projektmanagement, the European market leader in the field of inner city shopping centers. The soft skill training program will offer various workshops such as ?communication techniques for special purposes? (business and legal topics), the language and skills needed for giving presentations or mastering successful job interviews. Beginning in January 2003 the soft skills courses focusing on practical skills will be held once a week in English and German in small intensive groups. Additionally, ICGS is currently developing and expanding its archive of business connections to counsel and enable qualified students to find interesting jobs or internships. Interested students should stop by our offices to fill out a job questionnaire. Feel free to contact Shirlene Scott for further details.


ICGS International Executive Training (IET)	15.11.2002
Führungskräftetraining für chinesische Manager am International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS) der Universität Hamburg / Einführung in Europathemen als Schulungsschwerpunkt Mit aktuellen Deutschland- und Europathemen befassen sich derzeit vierundzwanzig chinesische Manager der ?Foreign Affairs Section of Beijing City? am International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS) der Universität Hamburg. Auftraggeber für dieses zehntägige Executive Programm, welches neben Wirtschafts- und Managementthemen auch die kulturelle Vielfalt Europas aufgreift, ist die Hamburger Firma CAISSA AG. Das International Center for Graduate Studies (ICGS), eine gemeinnützige GmbH und Tochter der Universität, bietet bisher vor allem interdisziplinäre Graduiertenprogramme für hochqualifizierte internationale Studierende. Mit dem neuen Geschäftsfeld International Executive Training (IET) verfolgt die junge Einrichtung das Ziel, renommierte Wissenschaftler der Universität Hamburg auf internationaler Ebene als Berater und Trainer zu präsentieren. ICGS-Geschäftsführer Udo Thelen: ?Expertenwissen, das dieser Kreis der Spitzenwissenschaftler bisher vorrangig im Auftrag von Beratungsunternehmen oder ausländischen Universitäten in internationale Bereiche von Politik und Wirtschaft einbringt, wird durch ICGS direkt aus der Universität heraus vermittelt?. Im Programm für die chinesische Managergruppe aus Peking vermitteln renommierte Experten der Universität Hamburg in insgesamt 40 Trainingseinheiten einen Überblick über deutschland- und europabezogene Fragen aus den Gebieten Recht und Politik, Wirtschaft und Handel sowie Sprache, Gesellschaft und Kultur. ?Vor dem Hintergrund des dreißigjährigen Jubiläums chinesisch-deutscher diplomatischer Beziehungen gibt es auf chinesischer Seite ein großes Interesse an derartigen Spezialschulungen?, erläutert Thomas Schmidt-Dörr, Leiter der Pekinger Außenstelle des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes (DAAD). Besonderes Bonbon: Eine Einführung in die europäische Kultur vermittelt der Publizist und Politikberater Bernhard Beutler. Beutler war Leiter von Goethe-Instituten in verschiedenen Ländern der Welt und befasste sich als EU-Beauftragter des Goethe-Instituts in Brüssel mit europäischer Kulturpolitik. Aus Sicht des Auftraggebers hat dieser Programmteil besondere Bedeutung: ?Wer im Unternehmensbereich oder auch im öffentlichen Sektor Kontakte nach Europa und Deutschland sucht, muss sich auch mit europäischer Kultur auseinandersetzen?, erläutert Klaus Schmitt, Pressesprecher der CAISSA AG. Ansprechpartner: Dr. Udo Thelen (Geschäftsführer), Tel. 040-42838 5923, E-Mail thelen@icgs.de; Nina Smidt (Programm-Managerin), Tel. 040-42838 5560, E-Mail smidt@icgs.de

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