With the start of academic year 2009-2010, the Joachim Herz Stiftung, a German non-profit foundation established in 2008, joins the Bucerius Law School and WHU in the Program, now known as the Bucerius/WHU Master of Law and Business - Joachim Herz Program. In one of its first major initiatives, the Joachim Herz Stiftung is providing generous financial support ot the MLB Program in order to improve even further the Program's already-acquired intense international character. Students - especially those with a non-German academic and economic background - are encouraged to apply to beome a "Joachim Herz Fellow," which includes scholarship support. For applications, please contact the MLB admissions officer.
- Joachim Herz Fellows Class of 2010 with Board Members Joachim Herz Stiftung
The MLB Program is co-sponsored by UBS Deutschland AG and generously supported by Allen & Overy LLP, Haspa and the following foundations: Marga und Kurt Möllgaard-Stiftung im Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung, ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and Gustav und Catharina Schürfeld-Stiftung.
DR. MARTIN KEFFERPÜTZ, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, JOACHIM HERZ STIFTUNG: "The Bucerius/WHU Master of Law and Business – Joachim Herz Program provides a high-quality and practice-oriented education with regard to important legal and business related concepts. In addition, the Program includes a Studium Generale that provide students the opportunity to become more aware of other aspects of human life, intercultural exchange and international understanding. For these reasons, the Joachim Herz Stiftung is proud to support the Program and to award scholarships to its students."
JÜRG ZELTNER, CEO WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND MEMBER OF THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD, UBS DEUTSCHLAND AG: "The Master of Law and Business – Joachim Herz Program is the right response to the needs of a globalized labor market. UBS puts a strong emphasis on human resource development and has a vital interest in attracting tomorrow’s top managers. This is why we support the Program."
DR. CORNELIUS FISCHER-ZERNIN, SENIOR PARTNER, ALLEN & OVERY LLP: "We are very pleased that we have the opportunity to support MLB students. For example, Georgiana Ianus from Romania was awarded a scholarship which allowed her to attend the MLB Program. She has been working for the EU Competition Law department in our Brussels office since she successfully completed the Program."