GERMAN SYMPOSIUM 2025
TRANSFORMING TOMORROW
March 3rd - 7th
The German Symposium
Initiated in 2002 by German LSE students, the German Symposium has become an important date in The LSE’s calendar and will be hosted for the 24th time in 2025.
In March 2025, we will examine current issues under this years theme ‘Transforming Tomorrow’. Featuring a wide variety of events ranging from keynote speeches and discussion panels to intimate coffee chats with our world-class speaker, we offer time and space for political and intellectual debate. Over the years, we have consistently attracted renowned economists, executives, politicians and academics to speak at the Symposium.
Join the 24th LSE German Symposium and discuss the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Scholars of the Symposium
Together with the Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft (SdW), the LSE German Society cordially invites 50 German-speaking students from a variety of disciplines to become a Scholar of the Symposium. As a Scholar you will benefit from additional events such as exclusive coffee chats with our speakers and workshops with some of the leading experts in their respective fields. The programme poses an excellent opportunity for you to engage with the salient issues of our time. As a means of direct exchange between students and speakers, the program aims to inspire intriguing debates and encourage a flow of ideas.
Tickets
Free tickets to our panel discussions and keynote speeches will be available soon.
LSE students can access additional networking and exclusive speaker events by becoming a member of the German Society. After purchasing your membership we will contact you with more information.
Symposium 2020 Aftermovie
Testimonials
“The German Symposium plays a key role for the strategic dialogue between Germany and the UK.”
— Wolfgang Ischinger, Chair of the Munich Security Conference
“I must say, I was impressed by the history of the LSE German Society and the German Symposium. Over time it has gained in importance.”
— Otmar Issing, Former Chief Economist at the European Central Bank
“It is encouraging to see how important the German-British friendship and the international exchange are to these young people.”
— Dr Fank Mastiaux, CEO EnBW
“The LSE German Society has built an outstanding reputation for promoting academic, political and cultural dialogue between Germany and the United Kingdom.”
— Dr Peter Witting, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UK
“Through these annual Symposia, the German Society makes a highly valued contribution not only to the School’s diverse community but to London as a whole.”
— Dame Minouche Shafik, Former Director of the LSE