What News and Events Are Featured on the Hertie School Website?

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The Hertie School website highlights institutional news—leadership appointments, new programmes, research findings, and alumni achievements—alongside a dated listing of research events and lectures, mostly held on-site in Berlin. Both are accessible from the homepage: news items appear under "Latest news," and upcoming events are listed with dates, times (CET), and format.

News Highlights

The "Latest news" section covers governance, policy, and school developments. Current items include:

News item What it covers
New president announcement Political scientist Daniela Schwarzer, an expert on European and international affairs, becomes President of the Berlin-based university for governance on 1 November 2026
New certificates The school launches Certificates in AI and Policy and in Computational Social Science
Governance index A new index reveals stark differences between US states ahead of the 2026 midterms
AI research feature Dr Keegan McBride discusses the race between states over who gets to build AI
Dual degree programme A joint public policy dual degree with Central European University
Alumni appointment Alumna Leonie Dirks appointed head of Baden-Württemberg State Chancellery
Event highlight The fifth Henrik Enderlein Fellowship Lecture hosted by the school

A "View all news" link leads to the full news section for older items.

Upcoming Events

Events are listed with date, time, and format. The current listing shows:

  • 27 Oct — "Producing a global scientific assessment: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)," 4:30–5:30 pm CET, on-site
  • 28 Oct — "Divorce as Liberation from Violence: The Role of Legal Protection and Women's Shelters," 1:00–3:00 pm CET, on-site
  • 29 Oct — "Persuasion among co-partisan legislators," 12:30–1:30 pm, on-site
  • 29 Oct — "A diaspora turn in migration law?" 2:00–3:00 pm CET, on-site
  • 29 Oct — "Democratic backsliding and pathways to recovery," introducing the Tyranny Tracker by the Human Rights Foundation

Each entry names the event type (for example, "Research event") and whether attendance is on-site.

How to Stay Updated

  • For news: start at the "Latest news" block on the homepage and follow "View all news" for the archive.
  • For events: check the "Upcoming events" list, which shows the next scheduled items with times in CET; confirm the format (on-site) before planning attendance.
  • For research context: the "Our areas of expertise" section—covering data science, democracy, digital governance, economics, European governance, fundamental rights, international security, social policy, and sustainability—helps you judge which events and news items match your interests.

The site does not indicate registration requirements or fees for these events, so check individual event pages for attendance details.