Annual SAIS Alumni Gathering in Berlin - Friday-Saturday, November-14-16, 2025

Join us for the Annual SAIS Alumni Gathering in Berlin on November 14-16, 2025! The weekend will feature opportunities to reconnect with classmates, network with fellow alumni, and hear from distinguished speakers. Partners and families are warmly welcome.

Friday, November 14

7:00 pm - Kick-off Informal Get Together

Location: Schwips Bar, Eichendorffstraße 1, 10115 Berlin

Saturday, November 15

10:30 am - Reunion of the Members of the Verein "Friends of JHU SAIS Europe"

By private invitation only: invitations with all necessary details are sent separately by email. If you are a member and have not received your invitation - or if you are interested in joining the members' association - please email jhusaisgermany@gmail.com.

12:30 pm - Alumni Lunch

Location: Gazzo Pizza, Hobrechtstraße 57, 12047 Berlin

2:30 pm - Panel Discussion and Q&A

Location: Aurora Energy Research, Kottbusser Damm 25-26, 10967 Berlin

Stemming the Tide of International Disorder, with

- John Harper, (B'76, '77, PhD'81), Senior Adjunct Professor, SAIS Europe and Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

- Genia Kostka, (B'02, '03), Professor, Institute for Chinese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin (SAIS 2003)

- Stefan Meister, Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

Moderator: Tyson Barker, (B'06, '07), Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

6:30 pm - SAIS Alumni Reception & Standing Dinner

Location: Hosted by a Verein board member at a private residence in Prenzlauer Berg. Full address and details will be emailed to registered participants.

Sunday, November 16

11:00 am - Exhibition and Guided Tour in English

Location: Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin

Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society
Collection of the Nationalgalerie 1945 - 2000

For more information click here.