Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences!
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November 17, 2026 Save-the-date: Graduation Ceremony and the Faculty’s 45th Anniversary
On November 17, 2026, the Faculty of Social Sciences will hold a graduation ceremony for its graduates from the summer semester of 2025 and the winter semester of 2025/2026. In addition to a commemorative speech and the presentation of the Wolfgang Enke Award, awards will also be given for the best BA/MA thesis and the best doctoral dissertation. Furthermore, the Faculty will also celebrate its 45th anniversary on that day. Both events will take place in the Auditorium on Wilhelmsplatz. Further information, particularly the program schedule, will follow in due course.
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Funding Success: New Research Training Group Established
Prof. Dr. Anja Jetschke, Professor of International Relations, is the spokesperson for the Research Training Group “China’s Geo-Economic Rise and the Construction of Structural Power” (China-GRASP), which has been approved for funding by the DFG. The project is carried out jointly with colleagues from the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Humanities—in collaboration with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy—and offers doctoral students the opportunity to pursue their doctorates within a structured research and training program.
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Award for Diversity and Equal Opportunity
For the first time, the University of Göttingen has awarded a prize for outstanding commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in the areas of counseling, leadership, and university culture. From the many nominations, the jury selected two recipients: Kirsten Brockelmann-Grabo, head of the Examinations Office at the Faculty of Social Sciences, received the award in the “Counseling” category. The award in the “University Culture” category went to the student group “Break the Bloody Taboo.”
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(photo: University of Goettingen / Peter Haller)
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Joint AI statement by the Faculty of Social Sciences
A cross-status working group consisting of students and faculty members has developed a joint statement entitled “Standards for the use of AI tools in studies and teaching at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Georg August University of Göttingen.”
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Resolutely oppose attacks on freedom of research and teaching
The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences fully supports the resolution “Resolutely opposing attacks on freedom of research and teaching” issued by the Gender Studies Association.
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Mission statement for teaching and learning
The University of Göttingen has summarized its understanding of good teaching in a mission statement for teaching and learning. This mission statement was developed in a broad, university-wide, participatory process involving teachers, students, and members of the academic administration.
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Research funding
The faculty subsidizes applications for funding for doctoral studies and the post-doctoral phase, as well as applications for funding for internationalization. The Research Commission decides on the applications received.
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Wolfgang Enke Award
Here you will find the current announcement from the faculty's Enke Jury regarding the Wolfang Enke Award and Scholarships for the completion of your thesis.
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Dissertation defense and habilitation dates
Approximately 10 students complete their doctorates at the Faculty of Social Sciences each year, and 1-2 people obtain their habilitation. The dates of public university disputations and lectures can be found here.
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