{"id":30557,"date":"2025-07-03T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/alumni\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:36:43","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/en\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div id=\"page-header-69631164\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Association for the Promotion of Information Law Research in M\u00fcnster e.V.          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"page-title-sub op-7 flex-col\">\n          <p class=\"lead\">Der Alumni Verein<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-69631164 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/itm-vorschau.png);\n  background-position: 11% 53%;\n}\n#page-header-69631164 .title-overlay {\n  background-color: #446084;\n}\n#page-header-69631164 .featured-title {\n  background-color: #446084;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\t<div id=\"gap-554290445\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-554290445 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1645411233\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-687574857\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-794898430\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hintergrund-Title-1024x684.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1135691752\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x5 md-x5 lg-x5 y25 md-y25 lg-y25 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text box-shadow-3\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Welcome to the Alumni Association!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\">We are the active network for all those who feel connected to the topics of information, telecommunications and media law. Our association offers a lively network in which students, lecturers and alumni benefit from each other and provide new impetus for practice and research. Become part of our network and shape the future of information law with us.  <\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/das-itm\/alumni\/alumni-anmeldung\/\" class=\"button primary is-larger box-shadow-2 expand\" >\n\t\t<span>Become a member now!<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1135691752 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-1135691752 .text-inner {\n  padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px;\n}\n#text-box-1135691752 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1135691752 {\n    width: 74%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-794898430 {\n  padding-top: 84.96%;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#banner-794898430 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 0% 0%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1314305442\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1130158951\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-274241506\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y5 md-y5 lg-y5 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-2326347723\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What we promote<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\">The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes. We provide the financial and material conditions required for excellent teaching and research. Specifically, we realize our statutory purpose through  <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\"><span class=\"citation-9\">\ud83d\udcd6Promotion of scientific seminars and events<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\"><span class=\"citation-10\">\ud83c\udfc6Support with the acquisition of scientific literature<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\">\ud83d\udc65Honoring special academic achievements of talented students, e.g.  <span class=\"citation-8\">B. through an annual sponsorship award.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2326347723 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-274241506 {\n  width: 93%;\n}\n#text-box-274241506 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1130158951 {\n  padding-top: 389px;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-496284067\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-496284067 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1246663831\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(68, 96, 132);border-width:5px 5px 5px 5px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-271337497\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y5 md-y5 lg-y5 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-356069771\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Networking &amp; exchange<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\">The association sees itself as a platform for maintaining personal and professional contact. At regular alumni meetings and networking events with specialist lectures, we promote exchange and create new impulses &#8211; for practice as well as for further studies or research. In this way, we strengthen the network between the &#8220;old <span class=\"break-words tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">doyens<\/span><\/span>&#8221; and young, interested students and practitioners.    <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-356069771 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(93, 93, 93);\n}\n#text-356069771 > * {\n  color: rgb(93, 93, 93);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-271337497 {\n  width: 93%;\n}\n#text-box-271337497 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1246663831 {\n  padding-top: 286px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1727483792\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1998697288\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-651487629\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y5 md-y5 lg-y5 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-2734937252\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is the LDE program?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 180%;\">The program &#8220;Law of the Digital Economy&#8221; is a flexible online certificate course designed to equip legal professionals with essential skills in IT, Internet, AI and Data Law. As a collaborative effort between the ITM and leading international partners, it offers a cutting-edge curriculum at the forefront of the digital transformation.   <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2734937252 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/veranstaltungen-ressourcen\/lde-course\/\" class=\"button white is-xlarge box-shadow-3\" >\n\t\t<span>Learn more ...<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-651487629 {\n  width: 93%;\n}\n#text-box-651487629 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1998697288 {\n  padding-top: 381px;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1930194686\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover hide-for-medium\" id=\"banner-1363473126\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Background-first-Slide-1-scaled.png\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1291670183\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x5 md-x5 lg-x5 y95 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text box-shadow-1\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n<h3>Exclusive Invitation for LDE Participants!<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">We are pleased to announce that current and former participants of the LL.M. program &#8220;Law of the Digital Economy&#8221; are now exclusively eligible to join the ITM Alumni Association. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Become a sponsoring member to connect with the wider ITM research community, network with legal experts and alumni, and stay up-to-date on the latest developments in information law in Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1291670183 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-1291670183 .text-inner {\n  padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px;\n}\n#text-box-1291670183 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1291670183 {\n    width: 58%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1363473126 {\n  padding-top: 46.43%;\n  background-color: #446084;\n}\n#banner-1363473126 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(48, 75, 101, 0.698);\n}\n#banner-1363473126 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 0% 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>The board is looking forward to your registration!<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"citation-76\">Behind the Alumni Association is a dedicated team that is committed to networking the ITM community and promoting excellent research and teaching<\/span>. We drive the association&#8217;s work forward and welcome every new member who enriches our community. <\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-large row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1953493632\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1375670624\" class=\"col medium-4 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-shadow-2 box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernard-a-karikari.1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernard-a-karikari.1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernard-a-karikari.1024x1024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernard-a-karikari.1024x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernard-a-karikari.1024x1024-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Dr. Bernard Karikari<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                      Head of Global Data Protection, Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG                    <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-632285166\" class=\"col medium-4 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-shadow-2 box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vorstand-Berthold-Hilderink.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vorstand-Berthold-Hilderink.png 958w, https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vorstand-Berthold-Hilderink-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vorstand-Berthold-Hilderink-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vorstand-Berthold-Hilderink-768x763.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Dr. Berthold Hilderink<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                      Lawyer, in-house lawyer and specialist lawyer for employment law                    <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-929411921\" class=\"col medium-4 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-shadow-2 box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itm.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/schuengel.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Dr. Martin Sch\u00fcngel<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                      Head of IT coordination, PORR AG                    <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The board is looking forward to your registration! 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