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
Adrian Penz
Co-President* | Magdalen College
Timon Gregg
Co-President* | Jesus College
Thomas Henning
Treasurer & Membership Officer | St Edmund Hall
Maximilian Lin
Sponsorship | St Annes College
Dominik Kloepfer
Sponsorship | Wolfson College
Sophia Röhr
Marketing | Corpus Christi College
Bintia Dennog
Marketing | Lincoln College
Constantin Treuleben
Speakers | St Hilda’s College
Patricia Allgaier
Speakers | St Hilda’s College
Clara Schurmann
Social Events | St Hilda’s College
Nina Oldham
Social Events | Exeter College
Carolin Kaminski
Alumni
Jasmin Kreutzer
Outreach | St Edmund Hall
Sofia Helin
Graduate | Linacre College
Bianca Bauer
Graduate | Linacre College
*University regulations use President for Timon Gregg and Vice-President/Secretary for Adrian Penz instead
** Appointed Officer
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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.