The endowed chair was established through the support of TEAM GLOBAL, the technology holding founded by Berlin-based entrepreneur Lukasz Gadowski. With the appointment of Henry Sauermann, an internationally renowned scholar takes on a key role at the intersection of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
After comprehensive restoration, the listed fountain in the garden of the former State Council building of the GDR on the ESMT Berlin campus was reopened on September 14, 2025, coinciding with the European Heritage Days. The restoration returned a central element the spacious garden to its original form and function.
On September 11, ESMT Berlin launched its new event series The Gentz Lecture, with a powerful inaugural session on questions of ethics and responsible leadership. Held during student inauguration week, the lecture set the tone for a purpose-driven academic journey by placing ethics, trust, and responsible leadership at the forefront of business education, a matter advocated for many years by long-standing ESMT supporters Ingrid and Manfred Gentz.
If you're thinking about advancing your career, you might be asking yourself: What can I do with an Executive MBA? This program offers experienced professionals a way to boost their credibility, expand their network, and open exciting leadership doors. All without pressing pause on their career.
Students at ESMT come from across Europe and around the world to study their Master’s in Berlin, and although that is already a transformative step, the university also offers exchange programs that give them the chance to broaden their horizons even further.
