Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences!
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Apply now for your master's degree program in the summer semester of 2026
The application period begins on October 6, 2025, and ends on November 15, 2025.
www.sowi.uni-goettingen.de/master
The following degree programs are available: Work in Business and Society | Education, Training, and Inequality | Ethnology | Gender Studies | Political Science: Nation State and Globalization | Sociology | Sports Science with a focus on Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Psychosocial Health.
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Barbara Löhde Awarded the Dissertation Prize of the German Association for Social and Cultural Anthropology
The German Association for Social and Cultural Anthropology (GASCA) has honored Dr. Barbara Löhde’s research on “Cattle Economies and Social Reconfigurations in the Urban Space. Pastoralist and Capitalist Entrepreneurship in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso” with its Dissertation Prize. The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, during the association’s biennial conference.
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14.11.2025 Faculty graduation ceremony
The faculty invites all graduates who successfully completed their studies between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, to the graduation ceremony in the auditorium on Wilhelmsplatz. The academic ceremony marking the end of the academic year will begin at 11:15 a.m. The program, which includes a farewell ceremony, award presentation, and keynote speech, will last approximately one and a half hours. Registration via the alumni registration portal is required to attend.
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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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Alumni-Newsletter
Here you will find the latest alumni newsletter from the Faculty of Social Sciences dated September 20, 2025. The purpose of this newsletter is to inform our alumni about the latest news from our faculty and the university..
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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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