Hertie School

🔥Hot 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!

🔗Click to read the whole report: bit.ly/hertieschol_...

80 students. 30 universities. 8 countries. 1 mission: Data for the Common Good. 🌍💻

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! 🏆👇 (1/4)

Call for submissions: Henrik Enderlein Prize The fifth Franco-German research prize will be given to exceptional scholars under 40 whose work contributes to solving the future challenges of Europe.

📢 Call for nominations for the Henrik #EnderleinPrize!

We are looking to honour an excellent early-or mid-career 🇪🇺 researcher in the social sciences.

🗓️ Deadline: 20 March

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@delorsberlin.bsky.social

🤝 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.

📆 24 Nov, 6:30 pm, Berlin

👉 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 → lnkd.in/dNega9gP

On 27 November, the Hertie School will host a presentation by Michael Hanchard on the deep roots of today's democratic crises. Following the lecture, Hanchard will join Yusuf Serunkuma for a discussion moderated by Violeta Moreno-Lax.

👉Secure your spot here: bit.ly/4hSG92e

The European Alpbach Forum 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of World War II. Two Hertie School PhD Researchers, Bettina Metze and Anastasiia Zhuravel, presented reports that summarised discussions from key sessions within the event's Democracy Track.

👉Read more: bit.ly/43un8xg

◾How Holocaust remembrance can inspire action in a polarised present In a time of rising division and historical revisionism, a new study by Hertie School Professor Ruth Ditlmann and Postdoctoral… | ... ◾How Holocaust remembrance can inspire action in a polarised present In a time of rising division and historical revisionism, a new study by Hertie School Professor Ruth Ditlmann and Postdoctoral Res...

👉Read more about the study: bit.ly/3JQX0G5

A new study by Ruth Ditlmann, Oguzhan Turkoglu and Berenike Firestone (WZB) finds that how we remember the Holocaust — through personal stories, symbolic justice, or confronting impunity — can reduce prejudice and inspire action. But not all narratives reach everyone the same way.

Check more: 👇

We were delighted to host a meet-and-greet between the first cohort of the African Scholars Programme at the Hertie School and representatives of @sos-kinderdorf.bsky.social.

👉Find out more about the scholarship: bit.ly/4nHcvym

Thank you to everyone involved in this impactful partnership!

On #ClimateActionDay, we're proud to share how our future campus at the Robert Koch Forum in 2026-2027 will champion sustainability – from smart tech to recycled materials. ♻️

Learn more about our initiative here: bit.ly/a-glimpse-in...

Yesterday at the Hertie School, we brought together leading experts to launch the new ifa External Cultural Policy (ECP) Monitor report, "Domination without hegemony? The emerging contest to fill the U.S.' soft power vacuum."

🤝 Thank you to everyone who joined and contributed!

On 4 November, the Hertie School will host an event to unveil a new ifa External Cultural Policy (ECP) Monitor report, titled "Domination without hegemony? The emerging contest to fill the U.S.' soft power vacuum."

👉More details about the event here: bit.ly/4hly3yZ

"Europe does need weapons to defend itself, but it also needs to be able to protect itself from the attacks that are happening now."

Meet Marija Golubeva, the policy analyst and former Latvian Minister of the Interior, who is this year's Henrik Enderlein Fellow!

📽️👉Know more: bit.ly/47AvUMs

Meet our CIVICA Student Ambassadors and Representative 2025-26: Aneta and Vermon! Together, they will strengthen the relationship between the Hertie student community and the international university alliance.

Read about their plans for CIVICA 👉 bit.ly/47z4mHi

@civica.bsky.social

The Hertie School is honoured to collaborate with Bloomberg Philanthropies and The London School of Economics and Political Science on the launch of the pioneering Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative and its inaugural class of 30 mayors.

Thank you to everyone involved!

🏆 We are proud to share that Professor Johanna Mair, Professor of Organisation, Strategy, and Leadership at the Hertie School, has been awarded a 2025 Progress Medal by the Society for Progress.

This prestigious recognition honours Professor Mair's pioneering research on social entrepreneurship.

📚 Debating the Future of Labour

This week, Professor of Public Policy Anke Hassel launched the book "Was wird aus der Arbeit?", co-edited with Wolfgang Schroeder, with an expert panel on Germany's current and future labour market challenges.

Thank you to everyone who joined the event!

🤝 Opening of the Berlin School of Economics Academic Year at the Hertie School!

As one of BSoE's founding members, we were honoured to host the opening of the Academic Year (25/26), with a keynote lecture on The Economics of Women's Rights.

Thank you to everyone! @bsoeberlin.bsky.social

Congratulations, Professor Markus Jachtenfuchs @delorsberlin.bsky.social!

We are incredibly proud of Professor Jachtenfuchs for having made the Tagesspiegel list of "Berlin's top 100 minds of science 2025" in the category Philosophy and Society for his project "Reconfiguring Europe".

🌍 The Hertie School & SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit launch the African Scholars Programme 🎓

Full scholarships, stipends and mentoring for young African leaders in social justice & governance.

📅 Apply by 15 Jan 2026!

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/46X4IGu

The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

📘 How is work changing?

Anke Hassel (Hertie School) shared her thoughts on the future of work in an interview marking the publication of Was wird aus der Arbeit?, a book she co-edited with Wolfgang Schroeder (WZB and University of Kassel).

📖Read the full interview: bit.ly/4nws2Sm

Yesterday, the Federal German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil delivered an inspiring keynote at the Hertie School, outlining a comprehensive vision for Europe's future.

Thank you to everyone who made this event happen!

📹👉You can watch the full recording here: bit.ly/4gDk2fz

📚We're proud to announce the launch of the book "Was wird aus der Arbeit?" on 7 October!

The book explores transformations to the world of work from a wide range of perspectives with Editors Anke Hassel and Wolfgang Schroeder.

👉You can find more information here: bit.ly/4gDVZNI

The Hertie School is partnering with Instituto Trajetórias to expand opportunities for talented Brazilian students. From 2026, scholarships, loans & tuition support will make our master's programmes in Berlin more accessible. 🌍🎓

👉Find more information here: bit.ly/46sRVLE

📢 Opening of the Berlin School of Economics Academic Year at the Hertie School!

As a founding member, we're honoured to host the opening of the BSoE's new academic year on 8 October.

👉You can find more information here: bit.ly/42s8BBC

We're excited to welcome Jennifer Morgan as a new Fellow at the Hertie School! 🌍

She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.