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Kurt Biedenkopf

• The Hertie School of Governance is an initiative of the Hertie Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in Germany. According to its charter, the School’s principal task is to inquire into the role of the state in Europe in the 21st century and to prepare present and future administrative elites for their responsibilities in modern systems of governance. According to preliminary discussions held in the course of 2002 and 2003, the School’s focus will be on the reform of political and administrative institutions, with special reference to the emergence of multi-level administrative structures at the European level and to the special governance challenges faced by the countries in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe that will soon join the European Union. Initially, the courses at the School will be taught in German and English, and work in other languages may be included in due course. A network of cooperation is being developed not only with the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), but also with private as well as public academic institutions both in Germany and abroad. 1. English version: Hans N. Weiler