LLB from Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany
Tim Pöppel has joined the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute as a Carlo Schmid-Program fellow for 2025/-26. He holds a Bachelor of Law from Bucerius Law School in Hamburg as well as bachelor’s degree in political sciences from University of Hamburg. After finishing the fellowship, he will take the first jurisprudential state exam in April 2026 and pursue a master’s degree in International Governance and Diplomacy afterwards.
At GOI, Tim is part of the “Future Ocean Program” where he provides project, outreach and research support to the team and the Principal Investigator, focusing on Non-State Actors and Rights-based Approaches to Ocean Protection. He is particularly interested in maritime infrastructure, with a special emphasis on the regime governing pipelines, cables and deep seabed-mining.
His interest in those topics came from his bachelor's thesis in law, which he wrote about the legal assessment of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines.
Prior to joining WMU, Tim worked as a research assistant at trûon lawyers, specializing in environmental and planning law. He is also responsible for the administration of the Young Northern Regional Group of the German Association of the United Nations, where he focuses on youth representation in international relations.
Tim Pöppel has joined the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute as a Carlo Schmid-Program fellow for 2025/-26. He holds a Bachelor of Law from Bucerius Law School in Hamburg as well as bachelor’s degree in political sciences from University of Hamburg. After finishing the fellowship, he will take the first jurisprudential state exam in April 2026 and pursue a master’s degree in International Governance and Diplomacy afterwards.
At GOI, Tim is part of the “Future Ocean Program” where he provides project, outreach and research support to the team and the Principal Investigator, focusing on Non-State Actors and Rights-based Approaches to Ocean Protection. He is particularly interested in maritime infrastructure, with a special emphasis on the regime governing pipelines, cables and deep seabed-mining.
His interest in those topics came from his bachelor's thesis in law, which he wrote about the legal assessment of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines.
Prior to joining WMU, Tim worked as a research assistant at trûon lawyers, specializing in environmental and planning law. He is also responsible for the administration of the Young Northern Regional Group of the German Association of the United Nations, where he focuses on youth representation in international relations.
