👏Great news for European higher education: CIVICA has secured a new Erasmus+ grant for 2026–2028. The funding will help expand student and staff opportunities, strengthen research collaboration, support Ukrainian partners, and advance the social sciences across Europe.

What does impact analysis look like in practice? 📊 In Professor Ruth Ditlmann’s course, Hertie School students worked with non-profits to evaluate real programmes at Beruf:Politik, Save the Children Deutschland and the International Rescue Committee Deutschland. Click to learn more: bit.ly/3R3n2cY

About 300 graduates, over 1000 guests, and inspiring speeches: #HertieClass2026 Graduation at the Berliner Philharmonie was an incredible success! In case you missed the event - or want to relive the memories - check out our recap here: bit.ly/4eyphwA

What a fantastic experience presenting the first paper of my dissertation (joint ongoing work with @tabeanaujoks.bsky.social and @htrappe.bsky.social) at #EPC2026! Great new connections and projects. Off to recharge in the Italian mountains before heading back to Berlin, motivated and inspired! ⛰️☺️

Congratulations to Olivier Schmitt, the laureate of the #EnderleinPrize 2026! 🏆 Schmitt, a Professor at the Institute for Military Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College, won the award for sustained engagement that bridges research and policymaking practice. Learn more: bit.ly/3RruNcD

Proud to share: our postdoctoral researcher Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social's new book, Making a Career in Dictatorship, has been featured in The New York Times. 📰 Read more about their feature here: lnkd.in/d2SNAfFC @hertieschool.bsky.social

Futuro de 🇪🇺 Europa 🏫En @hertieschool.bsky.social ofreció una conferencia sobre el futuro de Europa, destacando la necesidad de una UE más unida y con mayor capacidad de acción.

AI is already shaping war, law and healthcare. In Steve Zipperstein’s elective Advanced Technology, National Security and Public Policy, Hertie students explore the governance, legal and security challenges behind emerging technologies. 🤖 🔗 Check out our course feature here: bit.ly/hertie-zippe...

Proud to join the European Investment Fund, Quotanda, and leading institutions across Europe in a new €55 million InvestEU-backed initiative expanding access to higher education. A major milestone for the Hertie School and an important step toward more accessible student financing.

Today is Labour Day. Work isn’t disappearing, it’s changing. Anke Hassel explores this in “Was wird aus der Arbeit?” Flexibility is rising, but so are the pressures. This is a moment to shape what comes next. 📖 Book discussion panel here: bit.ly/46PgvXj

🇪🇺 To Brussels with #hertielove! Hertie School students spent three days networking with alumni, visiting EU institutions and exploring EU affairs – right at the heart of EU policymaking. Many thanks to the futurEU_Initiative, Alumni Affairs, and our Brussels Alumni Chapter for organising!

🎉 Congratulations to Karina Campos (MPP 2013), our 2026 Alumni Achievement Award winner! Her work with Nilus and Bioplastix shows how bold ideas and perseverance can drive real social and environmental change. Inspiring leadership for a more sustainable future! 🌱✨ @hertiesustain.bsky.social

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

Péter Magyar has unseated Viktor Orbán 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

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🏭 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? 👉 Join us on 7 May to discuss this topic. www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...

🏭 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? 👉 Join us on 7 May to discuss this topic. www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...

Industrial policy and decarbonisation

A panel of experts will discuss the conditions for industrial decarbonisation in hard-to-abate sectors.

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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 🌏 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 👏

🚀 Hertie School scores top marks in QS Rankings by Subject! We’ve 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

We’re excited to announce this summer semester’s DYNAMICS Lecture Series talks featuring @minekuhn.bsky.social , Aksel Sundström, and Ruth Ditlmann. 🚀 First talk: Monday, March 23, 12:30 @hertieschool.bsky.social Mine Kühn – “From Breakups to New Beginnings: Family Pathways and Health” 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! 🇪🇺

Roberta Metsola@president.europarl.europa.eu · 5mo ago

The enthusiasm, curiosity & honesty of the next generation is exactly what Europe needs right now. Inspiring to speak with these young people in Berlin about how to strengthen democracy, fight disinformation, bring Europe closer, and create opportunities for them to study, work & build careers 🇪🇺🇩🇪

The German Society for Demography (DGD) awarded two Hertie School researchers! 🎉 @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! 👏

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 👉 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: 🖋️ an academic or policy practitioner based in 🇪🇺 🖋️ interested in research/teaching on 🇪🇺 or 🇩🇪 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 27–28 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 – 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 warning👇

Touch it. Feel it. Love it. ✨ 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.