On 13 March 2026, our association visited the European Space Agency’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt. A group of 31 participants joined the event and gained first-hand insights into ESA’s mission operations and future space missions. The visit began with a presentation on mission operations highlights and upcoming ESA missions by Frank Dreger, Head of the Ground Segment Systems Engineering and Innovation Department at ESOC. The talk sparked lively discus

Dear alumni, dear friends, As Christmas and New Year’s Eve approach, we take the opportunity to reflect on a remarkable year for our association and the LSE, celebrating its 130th anniversary. In 2025, we held 30 in-person events across Germany, attended by several hundred alumni. Highlights included Christmas dinners and networking events in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart, and Munich, as well as the alumni sailing weekend at Lake Tegernsee and our annual meeting in Fr

The German Friends of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) gathered this year in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Frankfurt am Main for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Frankfurt, with its blend of historic charm and global financial prominence, provided the ideal backdrop for a weekend of exchange and connection among LSE alumnae, alumni, and friends. This year’s meeting was held in a particularly festive spirit as LSE celebrates its 130th anniversary -

Alumna Pia Wagner looks back on 40 years of the German Friends of LSE Pia Wagner stands with Lady Christiane Dahrendorf and LSE President...