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44-690: The precursor to CESL was the "EU-China Legal and Judicial Cooperation Programme", which ran from 2000 to 2005. The former Chinese Minister of Justice, Zhang Fusen , first talked about the idea of creating a Sino-European law school in 2003. The head of the Delegation of the European Commission to China, Serge Abou, also promoted this idea to the European Community . In 2007 Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing , Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce and current Deputy Director General of

88-685: A Sino-European consortium , consisting of thirteen European universities, two Chinese Universities, and the Chinese National Prosecutors College. "China-EU School of Law partners belong to the best universities worldwide." These include: the China University of Political Science and Law (China), the University of Hamburg (Germany), Tsinghua University (China), KU Leuven (Belgium), Maastricht University (Netherlands), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland),

132-679: A great many talented legal professionals with knowledge of both Chinese and Western laws." The European Commission stated that CESL "will address Governance Capacity-building by improving the knowledge, skills and performance of the Chinese legal profession in relation to European and international law" and will "contribute to rule of law in China by offering to the entire range of legal professionals high quality legal education in EU and international law and practical legal skills." The inauguration ceremony of

176-456: A joint 136th place globally, translating into a national rank of 12. Furthermore, the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) positions the university within a global range of 201-300, corresponding to a national ranking estimated between 10 and 19. Measured by the number of top managers in the German economy, UHH ranked 15th in 2019. The Best Global Universities Ranking of

220-729: A university founded the Hamburg Scientific Foundation ( Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung ), followed by the Hamburg Colonial Institute in 1908. The Science Foundation supported the recruitment of scholars for the chairs of the General Lecture System and funding of research cruises, while the Colonial Institute was responsible for all education and research questions concerning overseas territories. In 1911

264-731: Is a "a law school for Chinese and European jurists at all stages of their professional life." It provides professional training programmes for Chinese judges and prosecutors, Chinese and European lawyers, and other legal professionals. CESL works with the Chinese National Judges College and the Chinese National Prosecutors College to train judges and prosecutors respectively. Lawyers training is organized either wholly by CESL or in cooperation with lawyers associations. Over 9,000 professionals have participated in 90 different training courses offered so far. The objectives of research and consultancy at CESL are to contribute to

308-613: Is co-ordinated by the University of Hamburg . CESL also has the official status of a department or school of the China University of Political Science and Law , itself "one of China's highest-ranking universities in the field of law." Considered one of the best law schools in Asia, and perhaps the best in China, CESL is very well regarded. It is the leading institution to study European and international law in China, as well as to learn Chinese law in English. The Asian Correspondent recognized

352-674: Is grouped around Martin Luther King Square in the same quarter. The Geomatikum marks the western end of the campus, near Schlump Metro Station . Several departments are located in other quarters: Physics is spread over branches at Jungiusstraße, Bergedorf (along with the Hamburg Observatory ) and Bahrenfeld (with the world-renowned DESY and other facilities). Biology has locations in Flottbeck, while Computer Sciences moved to Stellingen in 1991. The Medical School

396-546: Is located in the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf . As of the 2020–2021 academic year, the total student body is over 44,000, with 10,000 freshmen matriculating each year. Almost 5,500 doctoral candidates are enrolled. 149 different majors are offered by six faculties with almost 700 professors engaged in teaching and research. In addition, over 3,600 academic staff and over 7,000 administrative and technical staff members are employed by

440-650: Is made up of over 180 properties scattered throughout the city. The Main Building stands on the Moorweide opposite Hamburg Dammtor station , not far from the main campus at Von-Melle-Park. The State and University Library Hamburg, the Audimax (Auditorium) , the Hamburg University Archive and several other teaching buildings are all located in that area. The second cluster of university buildings

484-535: Is the biggest academic library in the Hamburg metropolitan area. It is also used as a legal deposit and archive for the city-state. It owns a large number of special collections and items of historic value, including medieval manuscripts. Hamburg University Press is also part of the library system. The university also oversees three museums: the Zoological Museum Hamburg  [ de ] ,

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528-706: The Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), the University of Bologna (Italy), Lund University (Sweden), Central European University (Hungary), Jagiellonian University (Poland), the University of Manchester (UK), the University of Strasbourg (France), the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), and the National Prosecutors College (China). These partners provide teaching staff and co-financing. The consortium

572-528: The People's Republic of China , "the China-EU School of Law is regarded as one of the biggest EU educational projects in China." The EU Ambassador to China, Nicolas Chapuis, stated that "the China-EU School of Law is the flagship of European-Chinese cooperation." European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso , has also identified CESL as the "flagship of our strategic partnership" between China and

616-741: The Rotherbaum quarter was completed with additional construction in the 1970s, including the Geomatikum building and the Wiwi-Bunker (named for its bunker-like architecture). After this, growth focused on other parts of Hamburg. Two newly constructed buildings were opened adjacent to the Main Building in 1998 and 2002, revitalizing the Moorweide area of the university. In 2005, the Hamburg University of Economy and Politics

660-870: The U.S. News & World Report ranked UHH 7th nationally, 44th in Europe and 121st in the world as of 2017. UHH was ranked 6th in Germany and 186th worldwide by the 2020 CWTS Leiden Ranking . The 2016 Center for World Universities (CWUR) ranked UHH 9th nationally and 170th globally (out of more than 25,000 institutions). The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities , which classifies universities according to volume and impact of web publications, ranked UHH 5th in Germany and 140th worldwide out of roughly 12,000 universities. In 2016, Eduniversal ranked Universität Hamburg School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences 13th in Germany – between Technical University of Munich and Free University of Berlin . In 2019, UHH

704-658: The WTO , Yi Xiaozhun, and EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner signed a financing agreement on behalf of both the European Commission and the Chinese government to create a Sino-European law school. This law school was "meant to improve their understanding of each other's legal systems." "CESL attracted a lot of attention even before its formal inauguration." Prior to CESL’s establishment, Premier Wen Jiabao expressed that "CESL will educate

748-623: The White Rose and arrested; four died in custody or were executed. A commemorative plate depicting the foyer of the lecture hall, designed by Fritz Fleer, was produced in 1971 in their memory. Once the Second World War was over, the university reopened in the winter of 1945 with 17,800 employees. Of the 2,872 students who were enrolled at the University of Hamburg in the first postwar semester of 1945/46, 601 had been admitted to

792-544: The general election in March 1933 . On 1 May of that year, the university held a ceremony to honor Adolf Hitler as its leader. Massive political influence by the Nazis followed, including the removal of books from the libraries and harassment against alleged enemies of the regime. About 50 scientists, including Ernst Cassirer and William Stern , had to leave the university. At least 10 Hamburg students were suspected of working with

836-578: The student movements of 1968 resulted in a reform of the university's structure. In 1969, the Faculties were dissolved in favor of more interdisciplinary departments. The involvement of students and staff in the administration was also increased, and the office of Rektor was abolished in favor of a university president. Parts of these reforms were rescinded in 1979 as part of the Hamburg Higher Education Act. The main campus in

880-555: The Academic College ( Akademisches Gymnasium ). The main campus is located in the central district of Rotherbaum , with affiliated institutes and research centres distributed around the city-state. Seven Nobel Prize winners and one Wolf Prize winner are affiliated with UHH. At the beginning of the 20th century, wealthy individuals made several unsuccessful petitions to the Hamburg Senate and Parliament requesting

924-637: The China-EU Law Journal. Zhang Fusen Zhang Fusen ( simplified Chinese : 张福森 ; traditional Chinese : 張福森 ; pinyin : Zhāng Fúsēn ; born March 1940 in Shunyi , Beijing ) is a politician of the People's Republic of China . He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1958 and graduated from Tsinghua University in 1965. Zhang was the minister of Justice from December 2000 to July 2005. He

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968-464: The China-EU School of Law was held on October 23, 2008, and attended by then Chinese Vice Premier, now Premier , Li Keqiang and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso . The Asia Times stated that CESL’s establishment was a sign of "the degree of China's openness". The UK House of Lords considered that "the creation of the China-EU School of Law (CESL) in 2008 was the first attempt to institutionalise legal cooperation" between China and

1012-470: The Chinese Government in its effort to develop a society based on the rule of law . European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso stated "of course there are hundreds of law schools in China. But this one has a special mission. It will be international and European, and it is committed to the pursuit of excellence through the quality of its students and its professors." CESL is based on

1056-507: The EU. He recognised "this law school is committed to the pursuit of excellence through the quality of its students and its professors." He also compared CESL with the top-ranked China Europe International Business School and said CESL "should aim to be the best". The German Minister of Justice, Brigitte Zypries , said "the founding of the China-Europe School of Law represents a project of enormous importance to Germany." CESL

1100-515: The Institute for Legal Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Research of Law (LPI). This is led by Prof. Zheng Yongliu, ranked by China Today as one of "China’s 100 most influential legal scholars." CESL surveys the employment statistics for each year's graduates. The School has maintained very high post-graduate employment, with virtually all graduates securing job offers by graduation. The employment statistics of every class year has exceeded 90%. "In

1144-523: The School as being "geared to educate the best of legal minds that practice within the framework of Sino-European relations." Nicolas Chapuis, Ambassador of the European Union to China said "CESL has proven to be a center of excellence in legal education. It also has created a unique platform for exchange between Chinese and European students, scholars and legal practitioners." Since CESL "attracts

1188-530: The School of Philosophy, 952 to the School of Medicine, 812 to the School of Law and Political Science, and 506 to the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The first student association during this period was elected in 1946 under British supervision, and it became the foundation of the General Students' Committee, AStA , in 1947. During the West German era , new departments were added to

1232-527: The University of Hamburg opened its gates, increasing the number of full professorships in Hamburg from 19 to 39. Both the Colonial Institute and the General Lecture System were absorbed into the university. The university's first Schools, or Faculties, were Law and Political Science, Medicine, Philosophy and Natural Sciences. During the Weimar Republic , the university quickly grew to become important. The student population reached several thousand, and

1276-688: The West. CESL was the first law school in China approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China under the Sino-foreign jointly administered schools agreement. CESL’s purpose is to create a platform for European scholars and students to understand Chinese law , for Chinese legal scholars and students to understand the European and international legal systems, as well as to support

1320-409: The best talent from China and Europe" it has been called "a rising star in China's legal education" and rankings confirm "CESL is a top School in Asia." The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation called CESL "one of the country's best universities providing legal training." CESL's underlying partnership is composed of many top law schools in both Europe and China. "Eleven belong to the best universities in

1364-401: The best universities in China" and in 2018 was ranked number 1 for law studies in China by CUCAS, the official Chinese University and College Admission System, as well as other rankings. Monika Auweter-Kurtz , President of the University of Hamburg , noted that CESL has an "unrivalled position in the global sphere of higher education." With strong support from both the European Community and

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1408-512: The city's first lecture building opened, later becoming the main building of the university. Plans for the foundation of the university itself were shelved due to the outbreak of the First World War . After the war, the first freely elected senate chose von Melle as mayor. He and Rudolf Ross advocated for education reform in Hamburg, and were able to pass a law establishing both the university and an adult high school . On 28 March 1919,

1452-407: The establishment of a university. Senator Werner von Melle worked towards the merging of existing institutions into one university, but this plan failed. Much of the establishment wanted to see Hamburg limited to its role as a trading center, and were concerned about both the costs of a university and the social ambitions of professors who would be recruited by the university. In 1907 proponents of

1496-620: The growing popularity of the university drew scholars such as Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Aby Warburg and Ernst Cassirer to Hamburg. Many students were suffering due to the poor economic situation that prevailed in the early republic, leading to the foundation of the Hamburg Association of Student Aid in 1922. Ernst Cassirer became the principal of the university in 1929, one of the first Jewish scholars to take that role in Germany. The number of full professors had grown to 75 by 1931. The academic situation shifted quickly after

1540-924: The legal transformation process in China and the research efforts of the Sino-European academic community. CESL supports research in all areas related to China-European legal matters. This includes legal and administrative transformation in China, China and Europe in a globalizing world, comparative business and commercial law, as well as legal theory, law and culture. CESL is very active in bringing legal scholars and practitioners together to analyze legal developments, exchange ideas, and advise policymakers on best practices. The School has organised over 50 conferences and workshops. In addition, over 150 scholars have been involved in 35 specific research projects. In total, over 1,400 scholars have participated in CESL workshops, conferences and special projects. In 2011, CESL also created

1584-527: The past CEO of Siemens AG, said "graduates of CESL who have learned to structurally analyse both Chinese and EU legal issues meet our demands excellently." The Delegation of the EU to China has found that "all of [the graduates of the master programmes are] now working in elevated legal positions in China and Europe." Multiple CESL alumni are included amongst China’s "leading legal talents" including two being listed in China's "Top 30 under 30". CESL has produced 18 books and over 75 articles have been published in

1628-489: The past five years, between 93 and 100% of the China-EU School of Law's graduates found employment in the legal sector or pursued further study within three months after graduating." Basically "all graduates find work – mostly in law firms". The latest employment statistics showed that within 3 months of graduation over 95% of CESL graduates were either working as lawyers or doing further masters/PhD studies. The majority of graduates join large law firms (41%), followed by jobs in

1672-445: The public sector (27%), in the legal department of financial institutions (13%), or as in-house counsel for other types of companies (6%), and the remaining (8%) pursue further studies. It has been said that "China-EU School of Law students have a big advantage. With their international education, they already have their foot in the door of international law firms or law firms practicing international legal matters." Michael Westhagemann,

1716-571: The university. The University of Hamburg supports seven Collaborative Research Centers (German: Sonderforschungsbereiche ) sponsored by the German Research Foundation . According to the QS World University Rankings for 2025, the university is ranked 191th globally, placing it within the top 10 nationally. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2024 listed the university at

1760-697: The university. In 1954 the School of Protestant Theology was added, and the School of Law separated from the School of Economic and Social Sciences. This growth was accompanied by significant construction in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Auditorium and the Philosopher's Tower were inaugurated near the Von-Melle-Park, while the Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden were relocated to Flottbeck. The university grew from 12,600 students in 1960 to 19,200 in 1970. A wave of protests during

1804-458: The world according to the 2018 QS World University Ranking." It is also integrated as one of the graduate schools of the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), which is "one of the most highly rated academic legal institutions in China." Graduates of CESL's Chinese law masters and doctorate programmes are conferred a degree by the CUPL which "especially in the field of law, [is] among

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1848-827: Was inducted into German Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, a competition for top-level university research funding in Germany, with four distinct clusters of Excellence. As of July 2019, UHH is one of eleven universities to be awarded the status of University of Excellence for their "Flagship University" concept. Faculty of Law Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Faculty of Medicinal Sciences Faculty of Education, Psychology and Human Movement Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences Faculty of Engineering The Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky, established in 1479, contains over 5 million volumes and

1892-581: Was merged into the University of Hamburg by a political act that was opposed by both institutions. Under the same act, the 17 departments of the two institutions were merged and restructured into six faculties. The implementation of the Bologna process , an effort to ensure comparability of standards across European institutions, was another major point of contention during that decade. Tuition fees were introduced at €500 in 2006, but later reduced to €375 and fully abolished in 2012. The University of Hamburg

1936-512: Was on the 14th , 15th , and 16th CCP Central Committee from 1992 to 2007. University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (German: Universität Hamburg , also referred to as UHH ) is a public research university in Hamburg , Germany . It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ( Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen ), the Hamburg Colonial Institute ( Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut ), and

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