Celebrating a milestone at the Hertie School: silkekaiser.bsky.social is our first graduate of the bsoeberlin.bsky.social PhD programme. Her work on sustainable urban mobility shows how data can help shape better cities. Congrats, Silke!
datasciencelab.bsky.social, hertiesustain.bsky.social
Pรฉter Magyar has unseated Viktor Orbรกn after 16 years.
onethuthree.bsky.social of the delorsberlin.bsky.social explains what to expect from the new Hungarian government and why early action from the EU against democratic backsliding matters.
Link to full interview: bit.ly/orbans-defea...
Which way forward for the EU ETS for industry? Which policies are best suited to support clean technologies?
We will discuss these questions with industry & academics on May 7, 16:30 @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social. You are warmly invited! tinyurl.com/yrjstz25
๐ญ Under what conditions can industrial #decarbonisation in hard-to-abate sectors be designed as a growth strategy for Europe, and Germany in particular, and where do trade-offs and risks of deindustrialisation remain?
๐ Join us on 7 May to discuss this topic.
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
Claus Offe Symposium at the Hertie School
Last week's symposium at the Hertie School was a powerful tribute to Claus Offe. A thinker who showed how rigorous, honest analysis can guide us toward a more just, democratic and socially cohesive future.
Full recap here: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...
From Berlin to Singapore ๐
Nine Hertie students joined the Global Public Policy Network conference at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, pitching ideas on "Reimagining Policy in a Fragmented World" with one of our teams reaching the final round ๐
๐ Hertie School scores top marks in QS Rankings by Subject!
Weโve secured top positions in the 2026 rankings, placing among the highest-rated universities for Politics & International Studies and Social Policy & Administration.
Find out more on our website: bit.ly/4rWYa2T
Weโre excited to announce this summer semesterโs DYNAMICS Lecture Series talks featuring @minekuhn.bsky.social , Aksel Sundstrรถm, and Ruth Ditlmann.
๐ First talk: Monday, March 23, 12:30 @hertieschool.bsky.social
Mine Kรผhn โ โFrom Breakups to New Beginnings: Family Pathways and Healthโ
Join us!
Thank you @president.europarl.europa.eu for being at @hertieschool.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social today to discuss the future of Europe with our students! ๐ช๐บ
The German Society for Demography (DGD) awarded two Hertie School researchers! ๐
@crowold.bsky.social was honoured for her dissertation on the gender pension gap, and @sinalw.bsky.social for her research on gender inequalities in well-being during the transition to parenthood.
Congrats! ๐
At Hertie School, President Cornelia Woll spoke with scholar Ali Fathollah-Nejad about nationwide protests, regional escalation, and what lies ahead for Iran.
The discussion highlighted how deep social and economic pressures and geopolitical tensions are shaping a moment of profound uncertainty.
@hertieschool.bsky.social MDS students are heading to DataFest Germany 2026!
This morning, four of our Master of Data Science for Public Policy students set off for the University of Mannheim to compete in one of Germany's premier data competitions
More ๐ www.linkedin.com/posts/hertie...
Ahead of the 20th NATO WMD Conference in Berlin, @hertiesecurity.bsky.social sat down with NATO and the German Federal Foreign Office.
With New START expired and nuclear risks rising, the message was clear: Europe must boost military capability, safeguard the NPT, and rethink strategic stability.
Iran is facing major turmoil.
US/Israeli missile strikes, protests, severe repression and rising nuclear tensions: can the system still reform from within, or is rupture more likely?
Join Ali Fathollah-Nejad in conversation with Cornelia Woll at the Hertie School.
Register: https://bit.ly/4aAZQK7
Applications for the 2026/2027 Henrik Enderlein Fellowship are now open!
If you are:
๐๏ธ an academic or policy practitioner based in ๐ช๐บ
๐๏ธ interested in research/teaching on ๐ช๐บ or ๐ฉ๐ช
Apply by 15 March to start this September!
Link here: https://bit.ly/4jFikvs
Claus Offe believed social science must do more than analyse society. It must help shape it.
On 27โ28 March 2026, the Hertie School hosts a symposium in his honour, asking:
How can his insights on democracy and social progress help shape the future?
To register, click here: bit.ly/4rBIAul
When you see "AI-generated" on Instagram, does it make you more skeptical โ or more trusting of everything without a label?
New research from German Instagram users has answers for policymakers pushing for AI labeling laws.
Good news and a warning๐
Touch it. Feel it. Love it. โจ
Our annual report just landed, and this time, we went full sensory: see it, smell it, and yes, even feel it.
Why scroll when you can hold the story in your hands? Come by the school to get your hard copy today and experience our year like never before.
The era of strategic complacency is over.
A new report by the European Nuclear Study Group asks: how can Europe avoid a deterrence gap amid Russiaโs nuclear revisionism and doubts about US guarantees?
๐ Read more: lnkd.in/d__4wv5U
๐ Access the full report here: lnkd.in/dTbSfUGU
๐ท : Celina Geigle
Claus Offe believed social science must do more than analyse society. It must help shape it.
On 27โ28 March 2026, the Hertie School hosts a symposium in his honour, asking how his insights on democracy and justice can guide the future.
In the spirit of his โthoughtful wishingโ.
#ClausOffe
Tomorrow in two weeks, the JDC and @hertiecfr.bsky.social have the honour to welcome Tamara ฤapeta, Advocate General at the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social, for a keynote on the #EU as a constitutional democracy!
๐ 27 Feb
โฐ 3 - 4.30pm
๐ @hertieschool.bsky.social
๐ www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
New podcast: Hertie School launches Hertie Highlights!
These, and many more episodes, are now available via these platforms:
๐ Apple Podcasts (audio): bit.ly/3Mh4eEM
๐ง Spotify (audio and video): bit.ly/4kq4Ynu
๐ Substack (audio and video): bit.ly/402AP4e
Listen today, shape tomorrow!
๐ฅHot off the press: Our annual report covering the 2024/25 Academic Year is out now!
Events with world leaders, research highlights and alumni interviews: check out the biggest news from our last academic year!
๐Click to read the whole report: bit.ly/hertieschol_...
80 students. 30 universities. 8 countries. 1 mission: Data for the Common Good. ๐๐ป
Last weekend, we wrapped the 3rd Data4Good Festival at @hertieschool.bsky.social
48 hours of hacking real-world data from Bertelsmann Stiftung and OpenSanctions.
Here are the 2026 winners! ๐๐ (1/4)
๐ข Call for nominations for the Henrik #EnderleinPrize!
We are looking to honour an excellent early-or mid-career ๐ช๐บ researcher in the social sciences.
๐๏ธ Deadline: 20 March
bit.ly/4hafVqI
@delorsberlin.bsky.social
๐ค Proud to host local leaders from London to Zagreb this week for a powerful exchange on innovation and leadership for the Senior Leaders' Executive Programme, part of the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative led by @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social, LSE and @hertieschool.bsky.social
What can Europe learn from the Greek Model?
This week, the Hertie School welcomed Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who shared how Greece moved from fragmentation to gov.gr and modern digital services, driven by a clear national plan and user-centred design.
A big thank you to Minister Pierrakakis!
Keynote and discussion: Learning from the Greek model: Public sector reform and European digital sovereignty.
How can governments modernise for the digital age? Join us for a keynote by Minister of Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Greece's public sector transformation and what other European states can learn from it.
๐ 24 Nov, 6:30 pm, Berlin
๐ Register here: bit.ly/4i8uGvI
The Stanton Foundation awards a new major grant to @hertieschool.bsky.social's Centre for International Security, funding annual Stanton Fellowships & the Frank Stanton Distinguished Visiting Chair to grow nuclear security research & transatlantic collaboration. Read More โ lnkd.in/dNega9gP
