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Meeting Beethoven & Goethe in Bonn

Bonn, Beethoven city in Germany. Since 17 May 2019, 700 green and golden Beethoven statues have occupied Münsterplatz in Bonn city center. The art installation is part of the run-up of the city to Beethoven’s anniversary in 2020 and finds … Continue reading

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Klaus F. Zimmermann provided his George Soros Lecture on May 8, 2019 at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest on “Global Labor Economics: Challenges and Benefits”

Klaus F. Zimmermann is the George Soros Chair Professor at the School of Public Policy of the Central European University (CEU) offering a student class on Global Labor Economics. He is also the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), … Continue reading

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Easter holidays 2019 II: Bonn

Easter Monday, April 22, 2019. Hiking in the Seven Mountains nearby Bonn.

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Easter holidays 2019 I: Dresden

April 18-21, 2019. Visit of the Semperoper including the “Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) of Mozart; Frauenkirche, Hofkirche, Zwinger, historical walking tour, et al.; walk alongside the river Elbe to the Loschwitz Bridge, better known as the “Blue Wonder” due to … Continue reading

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Dinner for One & other Global Adventures “on the road” Budapest – Helsinki – Hong Kong – Helsinki – Budapest

Dinner for 1 in Hong Kong and in Helsinki on April 9 & 10, 2019. Enjoying the flight to reach the Hong Kong event (see post) and returned. Ends;

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A future for global talent: GLO President & George Soros Chair Professor Zimmermann supports global labor mobility of talent at high profile event in Hong Kong

The President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann, is currently the George Soros Chair Professor at the School of Public Policy of the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, where he teaches a class in Global Labor … Continue reading

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GLO President visits Budapest at critical times for Europe. Klaus F. Zimmermann is appointed George Soros Visiting Chair at the Central European University (CEU) for the Spring Term.

The Central European University (CEU) has appointed Klaus F. Zimmermann as the George Soros Visiting Chair at the School of Public Policy for April-June (Spring Term) 2019. He will take residence in Budapest on April 1, 2019. Zimmermann is a … Continue reading

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IESR-GLO Workshop on ‘Belt and Road’ – Labor Markets on March 21-22 at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China.

GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann has spent the week after March 17 in Guangzhou, China, at IESR, Jinan University. He attended the IESR-GLO Workshop on ‘Belt and Road’ Labor Markets he had organized together with Shuaizhang Feng, the Dean of … Continue reading

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Farewell Kuala Lumpur: Thanks for a great visit! GLO President has left Malaysia and reached Guangzhou in China.

After visiting Malaysia for one week with a very intensive travel and lecture program, it is time to reflect, be grateful for the wonderful treatment and the very many fruitful interactions, and move on …. to China. GLO President Klaus … Continue reading

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EBES President Klaus F. Zimmermann meets Noor Azina Ismail of the University of Malaya and Jonathan A. Batten of Universiti Utara Malaysia during his tenure as Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.

Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University) is the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the President of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES). Zimmermann in his role as EBES President is the recent successor of Jonathan … Continue reading

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