#HertieNewHome

“As an international university with graduates from more than 95 countries, the Hertie School wants to further strengthen its profile as Europe’s leading university for good governance and modern statehood. This is only possible in Berlin. We are extremely honoured and grateful that the Governing Mayor and the Berlin Senate support our goal. With other august institutions as our neighbours, we will make the Robert Koch Forum not only a home for research, but also a place of debate for Berliners.”

Henrik Enderlein | President and Professor of Political Economy
#HertieNewHome

A peek inside our new home to be

After an extensive renovation, the Robert Koch Forum will once again be home to research and learning: From 2024, the Hertie School will become the main tenant of the grand Wilhelmine-era building, a stone's throw from the Brandenburg Gate and the German Parliament.
Press release

Historic Robert Koch Forum will be extensively renovated and the Hertie School will become its main tenant

Plans announced at press walk-through with the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Senate Chancellery - Higher Education and Research
Background

The history of the Robert Koch Forum

One of the largest buildings constructed for research purposes in the time of the Kaiser and the short-lived German Empire
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A home of teaching and learning reawakened

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Key facts

About the Robert Koch Forum

  • The 1905 Nobel Laureate Robert Koch conducted groundbreaking research in the Wilhelmine-era building
  • The city of Berlin has made more than 42.5 million euros available for an extensive renovation
  • The renovation plans include 25 seminar rooms, a library with 80 work spaces, an event hall that can vary in size with up to 300 seats, and the integration of two existing, historical lecture halls
  • The Hertie School will occupy about two thirds of the 12,000 m² site
Location

In the heart of Berlin

The Forum bounded by Dorotheenstraße to the south and Wilhelmstraße to the west, is around the corner from the Reichstag.