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});The BMW Center for German and European Studies
The BMW Center for German and European Studies was established in 1990 as one of three North American "Centers of Excellence," each supported by a ten-year grant from the German government and administered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). At the end of the decade, BMW AG's $10 million endowment gift secured the Center's fundamental mission into the 21st century: to educate future generations of transatlantic leaders. In 2010, the BMW Center celebrated its 20th anniversary.
To learn more about the BMW Center, located in Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, click here. To learn more about the Center's academic programs, click here.
BMW Center Spotlight
Check out Prof. Anderson's appearance on Pete Dominick's SiriusXM radio show "Stand Up! with Pete Dominick" (5/7/12) on our facebook page!
Check out an op-ed written by our very own Professor Abe Newman entitled "Austerity and the End of the European Model" that is featured in Foreign Affairs.
The Center hosted former Taoiseach of Ireland, Brian Cowen, on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. His speech is featured in lead articles in the Financial Times, in the Irish Times, in the Independent, and in FinFacts. An additional op-ed in the Irish Times can be read here.
Best of luck to MAGES alum Ken Okoth as he runs for Member of Parliament 2012 in Kenya! See his official facebook page here.
MAGES Students Win Three Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowships
Lauren Edwards, Steven Keil, and Elizabeth Livengood (all MAGES ’12) were awarded Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowships for 2012-2013. The prestigious award is for young rising American professionals with an interest in Germany and transatlantic relations. Over 600 applicants compete for the 20 annual awards made by the Foundation.
The intensive ten-month fellowship program includes internships in the public and private sectors as well as three seminars in other parts of Europe with major European decision-makers.
This is not the first time MAGES students have won multiple Bosch Fellowships. In 2011 Melis Tusiray and Jessica Lewis (both MAGES ’11) were also awarded the prestigious fellowship for 2011-12. The Foundation chose its first class of fellows in 1984. Today the Robert Bosch Alumni Association, founded in 1985, has over 460 members, including Brent Goff (MAGES ’99) who held a Bosch in 1999-2000 and is a member of the Bosch XVI Class.
We here at the BMW Center are extremely proud of all our alumni, and intend to start showcasing their good work and influence here on the Center's homepage. We recently learned that Brent Goff (MAGES 1999), main anchor and talk show host at Deutsche Welle, has a new tv show; here is a link to the first installment, which by all accounts was a smashing success. Congratulations, Brent!
Congratulations to all BMW Center Faculty and our over 300 alumni who have contributed to this excellent achievement!
MAGES student Stephanie Bryson has been named a Rhodes Scholar.
The BMW Center is pleased to introduce the newest member of our faculty, Dr. Anna von der Goltz. A historian of politics and culture, Dr. von der Goltz's current research focuses on the ’68 generation in Germany. Her first book, Hindenburg: Power, Myth and Rise of the Nazis (Oxford University Press 2009), received the 2008 Fraenkel Prize. Dr. von der Goltz is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow on the Faculty of History at Cambridge University, and will commence teaching at Georgetown in January 2012.
