History & Constitution
The Oxford University German Society is one of the oldest student-run societies, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. In 1911 a group of German and British students founded the ‘Hanover Club’ as a forum for discussion of ‘topics of interest and importance to both nations’. The Club, which existed until 1913, was also meant to foster friendships between German and British students.
The German Society continues the Hanover Club’s mission. We pride ourselves on being a hub for a highly diverse group of students of any nationality interested in German culture, politics, and language. The growing popularity of these issues has led to membership of the society exceeding a thousand members.
We fulfill our mission by hosting a large number of high-profile speaker and discussion events, German themed social events, and opportunities to meet German business leaders. To foster a sense of German community beyond Oxford we host a number of exchanges with the German Societies in London and Cambridge.
Our society is registered with the University of Oxford and administered by a committee which is elected each Hilary term. For more information on the society’s regulations, you can find our constitution below.
Our Heritage
The largest and oldest national society in Oxford.
Current Committee

Clara Schürmann
Co-President* | St Hilda’s College

Nina Oldham
Co-President* | Exeter College

Bintia Dennog
Treasurer & Membership Officer | Lincoln College

Maximilian Lin
Sponsorship | St Anne’s College

Laurentius Heukamp
Sponsorship | St Catherine’s College

Amy King
Marketing | Oriel College

Lili Myers
Marketing | St Anne’s College

Sebastian Ohlig
Speakers | Magdalen College

Lucian Violante
Speakers | University College

Benedikt Sonnleitner
Social Events | Pembroke College

Elias König
Social Events | Merton College

Carolin Kaminski
Alumni

Sophia Röhr
Alumni | Corpus Christi College

Thomas Henning
Outreach | St Edmund Hall

Christian Tambour
Language | Somerville College

Manuel Gannon
Graduate | Hertford College

Andreas Tarcevski
Graduate | Wolfson College
*University regulations use President for Nina Oldham and Vice-President/Secretary for Clara Schürmann instead
Get Involved
Support the Society
We are always looking for motivated members to join and support the committee as appointed officers.
All members are eligible to run for committee positions in our annual elections in Hilary Term.