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President HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance

Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan

Together with politics, the private sector and organised civil society we want to achieve better conditions.

Dean HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance

Prof. Dr. Breidenbach

We want to give the people a place for their political and social ideas which have an responsible corporate impact on the world.

MPP Student, Managing Director

Juliana Gonzàlez

The development of a project for a concrete need, as well as the concept of ,,thinking. acting. realising” is very attractive to me. I believe that theory and practice can be combined.

MPP Student, Bundeswehr (German Federal Defence Force)

Thomas Eissing

Because of the different backgrounds of the people in the MPP you cannot only study with each other, you can also learn from each other.

MPP tutor, former CEO eBay Germany

Jörg Rheinboldt

We show the students the tool box of strategy building, from which they can pick something useful for their life.

MPP tutor,

Stephan Schwahlen

The students learn in which language and structure they have to prepare their projects in order to be successful.

MPP Student, multimedia producer

Rahman Satti Kuijpers

What makes the MPP remarkable is the interdisciplinary study program and the passion and enthusiasm of the participants.

MPP Student, self-employed artist

Susanne Stövhase

For me it is attractive, to equip civil society with tools for professional interacting. I appreciate that the culture of learning is lived in the school.

MPP tutor, political scientist at the Viadrina European University

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Neyer

This is a unique opportunity to contribute on the democratization process of democracy.

Former president of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Prof. Dr. Mary Robinson

I am pleased that with the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance Germany’s long shown reluctance to promote young executives on the international level is waning.

MPP tutor, founder & CEO Musiol Munzinger Sasserath

Marc Sasserath

The MPP is a unique program, which enables people to contribute to the solutions of society’s present-day problems.

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Voices

“We need young people who want to shape the global world in a sustainable way and for the well-being of all. Young people, for whom the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance would be an ideal partner. I wish them the best of luck on their journey towards this goal and I am happy to be able to support them.”

Kofi Annan, former General Secretary of the United Nations

“Civil Society organisations have become key players on the world stage, but their potential for creating and shaping a just and sustainable world economy has hardly been exhausted. Finally, with the help of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance, civil society, politics, and economics can act on equal terms.”

Prof. Dr. Peter Eigen, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Transparency International (TI), Chairman of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and former Director of World Bank

“The HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance not only wants to identify problems, but also to find practical solutions to them. I think this is an approach which should set an example.”

Pascal Lamy

“I have been waiting a while now for a governance school to be established in Germany which will combine excellence with the will to substantially improve democracy. I therefore thank the founders of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance for taking this courageous step and wish the School much success.”

Prof. Joseph S. Nye, Dean and Professor of the John F. Kennedy School of Government/Harvard University

“Germany has long shown a reluctance to promote young executives on the international level. I am pleased to hear that with the establishment of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance, this reluctance is waning and I wish all the best success in the School’s endeavours.”

Prof. Dr. Mary Robinson, Former President of Oxfam International / former President of the Republic of Ireland

“Even in times of crisis, a society cannot afford to stall or slow down its progress; it must have the willpower to continuously improve, both for the purposes of democracy as well as for the good of the people. The HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance has created a space wherein such improvements can be brought to life.”

Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (retired)