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Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs from the Chair for Environmental and Climate Policy of the HfP/TUM GOV was appointed head of the TUM's Task Force Sustainability by the TUM President Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann. In the current issue of the KontakTUM magazine she presents the topics that are now important… [read more]

Dear students, We hope you are all safe and well. Welcome to Summer semester 2020! As you are certainly well aware, the world has changed remarkably as a result of the COVID-19  pandemic. The Summer term will begin regularly on April 20 and the lecture period will be extended to August 7, 2020.  … [read more]

In an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk, Professor da Conceicao-Heldt comments on the current corona crisis. She warns against egoism in the EU and calls on the union of states to develop a joint plan for reconstruction in a bid to emerge stronger from the crisis. The complete interview (in… [read more]

Dear students, Herewith we would like to inform you about the latest development regarding the handling of the coronavirus and the related decisions made by TUM (and thus also by the Hochschule für Politik München) for teaching. You will find all important information under the following link: … [read more]

Prof. Dr. Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt has published a new paper on "The (self-)empowerment of the European Central Bank during the sovereign debt crisis".  You can read the article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07036337.2020.1729145  [read more]

The US political scientist Joseph Nye was a guest at the Munich Talks on 14 February 2020. In his lecture "Do Morals Matter in Foreign Policy", Nye analysed the role of ethics in US foreign policy after 1945. Nye, one of the world's most influential researchers on political leadership, teaches at… [read more]

The John McCain Dissertation Award was awarded for the second time at the Munich Security Conference 2020. Honoring the significant contributions of John McCain to strengthening transatlantic ties, the award was established to recognize exceptional academic achievements in the field of political… [read more]

Dear students, dear members of the HfP the premises of the Hochschule für Politik München and the University Administration are closed on Carnival Tuesday, 25 February 2020 from 12:00 pm. [read more]

China's social credit system (SCS) is a system supported by artificial intelligence that aims to improve moral behavior, financial reliability and social control. It is one of the most significant examples of radical digital innovation and the largest attempt to use social engineering. Its impact… [read more]

The new research project at the Professorship of Political Data Science deals with the topic of differential privacy in the handling of personal data. This data model allows valid statistical conclusions without violating the individual privacy of users. The aim of the project is to explore the… [read more]