Press Releases
The Hertie School of Governance welcomes the class of 2008
13.11.2006The new class of the Hertie School of Governance consists of 48 Public Policy students from 14 different countries. [more]
Süddeutsche Zeitung chooses publication by Michael Zürn as a TOP 10 book of November
01.11.2006The book called "Transformationen des Staates?", edited by Hertie School of Governance Dean Michael Zürn and Stephan Leibfried, was ranked No. 9 on the list of Top 10 Books of November by Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Henrik Enderlein awarded "Fulbright Distinguished Professorship for Contemporary German and European Studies"
25.08.2006Professor Henrik Enderlein from the Hertie School of Governance has been awarded the "Fulbright Distinguished Professorship for Contemporary German and European Studies" and will thus spend the academic year 2006-2007 at the... [more]
Winners of the Hertie School of Governance Art Award 2006 announced
12.05.2006Five personalities with different points of view on the Berlin art scene (galleries, feuilleton, foundations, economy) selected the three winners of the first Hertie School of Governance Art Award. [more]
The Hertie School of Governance faculty now offers members of the media their expert assessments
10.05.2006The Hertie School of Governance has a new service for journalists: The 15 faculty members of the professional school in Berlin offer their expert analysis as interview partners for current events in over 100 different political...
Hertie School of Governance students in discussion with Wowereit
09.05.2006The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, visited the Hertie School of Governance. During his visit he discussed with students and faculty members Berlin's role as a city state in Germany. The visit of the Governing Mayor...
Detlev Mehlis speaks at Hertie School Seminar
26.04.2006Detlev Mehlis, former Head United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission regarding the assassination of Rafik Hariri in Lebanon spoke to the students of the MPP programme on Wednesday, 26 April 2006.
Federal Chancellery signs Letter of Intent with Hertie School
13.09.2005As part of the opening ceremony, the Hertie School of Governance and Germany's Federal Chancellery have today signed a letter of intent detailing a close cooperation in education. [more]
Töpfer opens MPP programme in Berlin
13.09.2005The Hertie School of Governance celebrated the commencement of its first Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme with an Inauguration Ceremony this morning in Berlin. During the next two years, 30 students from 18 countries are... [more]
Governance in Germany - Tamed or handcuffed?
25.05.2005Eighteen years ago, Peter Katzenstein saw Germany "tamed" to its advantage: tamed by the structures of a "semi-sovereign state" that allowed for all but incremental policy changes. Simon Green and William B. Paterson from the... [more]
"Tax burden is not going to decrease"
14.05.2005Yesterday, Mr Friedrich Merz, tax expert and Member of Parliament of the CDU, and Professor Schön from the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, discussed aspects of a German tax reform at the... [more]
Hertie School of Governance approved by Berlin Senate
20.04.2005The Hertie School of Governance has been approved as a licensed university [more]
The split of German and American governments
13.02.2005The American political scientist, Stephen F. Szabo, presented his latest publication "Mending or Parting Ways" on 8 February 2005 in the American Academy, Berlin. [more]
Hertie School and SIPA agree on student's exchange
01.02.2005Students of the Hertie School of Governance will receive the opportunity to study a part of their Master of Public Policy-program at Columbia University, New York. Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and... [more]
