Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

Mission Statement

The main objective of the BGSS is the (generally annual) recruitment, research-oriented education and intensive disciplinary and extra-disciplinary supervision of top-level national and international doctoral researchers.

History

Emerging from the Graduiertenkolleg “Das Neue Europa”, the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences has been founded in 2002. For a five-year period the BGSS has been a pilot project by the German Academic Exchange Service (German Akademische Austauschdienst). In 2007 the Graduate School became an integral part of the Department of Social Sciences at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Since November 2007 the doctoral program is funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments.

Structure

BGSS is part of the Department of Social Sciences of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Its governance Structure integrates faculty as well as doctoral researchers in the decision making process. The core element of the BGSS structure is the BGSS Board, representing all members of the Faculty and doctoral representatives.

Director/Coordinator

• Prof. Dr. Klaus Eder

Board of Directors (assisting the director)

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd Wegener
• Prof. Dr. Ellen Immergut

Ombudspersons

• Prof. Hans Blokland, PhD
• Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff

BGSS Personnel

• Dr. Martin Nagelschmidt, Academic Manager

• Sonja Großmann, Doctoral Researcher Services

• Kathrin Bauer, Financial  and Personnel

• Thomas Wosnitza, Marketing and New Media

• Abenaa Adomako, Office Administration
• Sabrina Leithoff, Student Program Assistant
• Manon Vollprecht, Student Program Assistant

Doctoral Representatives

• Andreas Schäfer
• David B. Fritz

BGSS Governance Chart

Contact

Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences

Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Unter den Linden 6

10099 Berlin, Germany

Office

Luisenstr. 56
10117 Berlin

How to get there

Please, email us:  bgss@rz.hu-berlin.de