As every year, the students of this year's class had the opportunity on December 8, 2017, to inform themselves about various career paths after their stay in Geneva. This year, the speakers were available to answer their questions: Jens Bormann, LL.M. (Harvard), Notary Public and President of the Federal Chamber of Notaries, Ratingen [...]
Conference and General Assembly 2018 in Geneva Dear members and friends of the Geneva Society, this year's meeting of the Geneva Society took place in Geneva on June 1 and 2, 2018. THE BOARD Please, find further information in the following: Einladung Programm Tagesordnung der Mitgliederversammlung [...]
Successful event: “Challenges of Law in International Organizations” in April 2019 On April 8, 2019, the event “Challenges of Law in International Organizations” took place at the University of Geneva, attended by just over 20 people. Seven students from Lausanne were also present. The event was [...]
Dear members and friends of the Geneva Society, this year’s meeting of the Geneva Society took place on 27 and 28 September 2019 in Karlsruhe, the “Residence of the Law”. A visit to the Federal Constitutional Court was scheduled for Friday, September 27. Justice Prof. Dr. Paulus, former member of the Geneva Society, had [...]
On October 30, 2019, Nikolas Hertel, member of the board and secretary of the association, met in Geneva with committed and highly qualified exchange students. The students had started their studies abroad in Geneva in September. In addition to the exchange about studying and living in Geneva, Nikolas also presented the work of the [...]
At the Career Information Event on 21 November, Bernd Ehle, Partner at Lalive in Geneva, Thomas Henninger, Senior Legal Information Officer, WIPO, and Bijan Tavakoli, European Counsel, JONES DAY, presented their field of profession. The November event met with such broad interest that 56 participants from many countries around the world attended! Thanks [...]
Dear members and friends of the Geneva Society As you could see in our last newsletter, this year's annual meeting of the Geneva Society was to take place on October 2-3 in Geneva. We have been looking forward to this event very much. Now, unfortunately, the Corona Pandemic is putting a damper on [...]
Johanna Bücker was the Geneva Society's scholarship holder for the period 2019/20. In the following she reports about her experiences, also in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many thanks for the report! (Download here) Specialized studies in Geneva 2019/20 (by Johanna Bücker) Last year, as a student at the Humboldt University of Berlin, I [...]
