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Our Alumni

Salem, a community for life

The school years in Salem are very formative for our students. In addition to the academic education, this is primarily due to the Salem community. This is not only particularly close, but often lasts a lifetime. The Altsalemer Vereinigung (ASV) was founded in 1950 to maintain this community even after the school years. It maintains the lively contact of our alumni with each other as well as their lively exchange with the school. Today, more than 4,000 alumni are organized in the worldwide ASV network.

More about the ASV network

Alumni portraits

Our former students

Many of our alumni are still in contact with us after their school years, - either through the ASV or directly. In the Salem Magazin alumni report about their school days at Schule Schloss Salem and about their career afterwards. We have compiled some of these alumni portraits for you here:

Viele unserer Alumni stehen auch nach ihrer Schulzeit mit uns in Kontakt, – sei es über die ASV oder direkt. Im Salem Magazin berichten Alumni über ihre Schulzeit an der Schule Schloss Salem und über ihren Werdegang danach. Einige dieser Alumniporträts haben wir Ihnen hier zusammengestellt:

Ingmar Patton Plusczyk
... is now a couture shoe designer at Balenciaga.
 

Salem Magazin No. 98
Porträt der Altschülerin Isabel Hénin.

Isabel Hénin
... attended Schule Schloss Salem from 1983 until her Abitur and now works for the Federal Foreign Office.
 

Salem Magazin No. 97
Porträt von Dr. Paulin Ohle, ehemalige Schülerin der Schule Schloss Salem.

Dr. Paulin Ohle
… was a scholarship holder of the Beck Foundation in Salem. After graduating from high school, she studied human medicine and obtained a doctorate in neurology.
Salem Magazin No. 96

More Alumni Portraits
Portrait von Angela Gall und Suvd Tumenjargal, Absolventen des International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme der Schule Schloss Salem.

Angela Gall and Suvd Tumenjargal
... were both IB speakers at Salem and completed their IB Diploma with 41 and 43 points respectively. 

Salem Magazine No. 95

Portrait von Clarissa Mang (Salemer Altschülerin)

Clarissa Mang
... graduated in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from the University of Oxford and holds a Masters in Economics & Philosophy from the London School of Economics. In 2023 she received her PhD
in economics from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

Salem Magazine No. 94

Portrait Nicola Kienzle (Altschülerin)

Nicola Kienzle
... is a passionate captain and founded the maritime technology company Metarina together with another former Salem student.

Salem Magazin No. 93

Portrait von Alexander M. Wegner (Altschüler der Schule Schloss Salem)

Alexander M. Wegner
Vice President, Strategy & Communications, Teneo and Lead Venture Partner, Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Millennia Capital
Salem Magazin No. 92

Portrait von Frau Dr. Kreet Tupay

Dr. Paloma Krõõt (Kreet) Tupay
teaches constitutional law and conducts research on issues of e-government, the use of artificial intelligence by the state, and "digital constitutionalism".
Salem Magazin No. 91

Portrait der Altschülerin Stella Poelzig.

Stella Poelzig
Business Developer in the field of renewable energies at the energy company Uniper
Salem Magazin No. 90

Alumni: Knut Bergmann Leiter Kommunikation und Hauptstadtbüro bei Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft

Knut Bergmann
Head of Communications and Capital Office at Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft
Salem Magazin No. 89

Alumni: Charlotte Mohn Project Officer bei IOM - UN Migration

Charlotte Mohn
Project Officer at IOM - UN Migration
Salem Magazin No. 88

Alumni: Dr. Ran Huo Mitarbeiterin Strategische Kommunikation im Präsidialamt

Dr. Ran Huo
Employee Strategic Communication in the Office of the President
Salem Magazin No. 86

Salem was, for me, an extraordinary widening of my horizons — an education in taking responsibility within society and in trusting myself. My time in Salem played a major part in shaping what I do today and where I am.
Leonard Holzer, German diplomat in Tehran | Photo: Photothek

Alumni visit Salem

It is a highlight for our students every time alumni visit our school, give lectures and hold discussions with them.  

Alumni in the press

We are always happy to read about our alumni. That's why we've compiled the latest reports about and from our alumni here.

Have fun browsing.

 

Rüdiger Fritsch | German ambassador to Moscow until 2019

Rüdiger Fritsch, a graduate of Schule Schloss Salem, was German ambassador to Moscow until 2019. He knows the heartbeat of the huge country - and the idiosyncrasy of its president:

How Putin ticks

Pedro Halffter | Conductor in conversation about the Corona pandemic

The Spanish conductor Pedro Halffter, graduate of the Schule Schloss Salem, in conversation with the news agency Keystone-SDA about the Corona pandemic, unknown operas and the challenges of the opera "Florencia en el Amazonas":

Conductor Pedro Halffter promises exotic sound experience

 

Hans Wirkner | Military priest talks about his work

Military pastor Hans Wirkner, who graduated from Salem with a high school diploma, is leaving for a mission in Afghanistan in the second half of the year:

Need for pastoral care “gigantically large”

 

Christian Kracht | Author of "Eurotrash" in dialogue

Christian Kracht, he attended the Schloss Salem school, tells of a writer named Christian Kracht in his new novel "Eurotrash:

„It can't go on like this“

Marc Fielmann | At the top of the eyewear group

Marc Fielmann, a graduate of Schule Schloss Salem, inherited his father's position at the helm of the eyewear group just over a year ago - then came the crisis. A conversation about his parents' expectations and his daring plans for the future:

„I was afraid that someone would say I was just putting myself in the feadered nest"

Roman Gorovoy | Interview with the Managing Director of ELECTROSTAR GmbH

Roman Gorovoy, Managing Director of ELECTROSTAR GmbH and graduate of Schule Schloss Salem (Abitur 2002) in an interview with Wirtschaftsforum online:

It sucks and blows...the starmix

Bettina Ehrhardt | Audio feature on her years in Salem

Schule Schloss Salem is celebrating its hundredth anniversary this year. In this audio clip, Bettina Ehrhardt, an Alumna of Salem who completed her Abitur in 1975, looks back on her years at the boarding school.

Salem Boarding School - Memories of a student