Student events

The European Public Policy conference is student-run initiative of the Hertie School and the IPLI Foundation. The 11th annual EPPC, titled “Syncing societies: Exploring the intersections of tech and policy,” will be a platform for public policy makers, visionary graduate students and young professionals to challenge existing concepts and propose innovative solutions.

We welcome Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, to the Hertie School to present his main theses from his new book, The Knowledge Economy, which explores the hidden nature of the knowledge economy and its possible futures. A joint event organised by the Hertie School, NESTA Foundation and the Hertie Foundation.

Public and private sector consultancies are eager to recruit public policy school graduates, and are one of many career options for Hertie School graduates. Our alumni work at boutique as well as at big management consultancies worldwide to solve complex challenges in the public and private sector. Join us on 15 February for the Consulting Fair in the Forum.

The Hertie School and the European Commission, Joint Research Centre (Competence Centre Foresight / EU Policy Lab) cordially invite current students and alumni to a half-day engagement workshop to discuss the future of government 2030+. This workshop is chaired by Gerhard Hammerschmid, Professor of Public and Financial Management at the Hertie School.

To what extent could the Chinese system become a threat to or a role model for other countries? Join us for a discussion on digital transformation in China and Big Data in general with Adam Knight, Genia Kostka (Hertie School / Freie Unviersität Berlin) and chaired by Hertie School doctoral candidate Wiebke Rabe. This event is part of The Governance Post Event Series, a student-led public event initiative at the Hertie School.

Are you interested in a career in the energy and climate field? Are you exploring options for internships, Professional Years and jobs after graduation that deal with the energy transition and the challenge of climate change? This event is a cooperation between Lion Hirth, the Hertie Energy and Environment Network (HEEN) and Career Development.

During this session we will briefly present the Professional Year Program and answer your general questions. Open to the Hertie School community only.

Join us for an evening with the Hertie International Development Network and hear from alumni directly about their experience with careers in development.

Join us for a conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for the New Yorker, on what can be done to reduce the human and industrial impact on the natural world, chaired by Christian Flachsland, Assistant Professor of Climate and Energy Governance at the Hertie School. This event is open to the Hertie School community only.

We are thrilled to invite you to a Hertie School alumni workshop which we will be hosting in London on Saturday, 27 October 2018 in the premises of the LSE.