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Best Paper Award for Prof. Dr. Timm Betz

Timm Betz, with co-authors Diana Z. O'Brien (Washington University in St. Louis) and David Fortunato (University of California, San Diego), was awarded the Sophonisba Breckinridge Award from the Midwest Political Science Association for the Best Paper on the topic of Women and Politics. The paper,…

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Selina Schwaabe, doctoral candidate at the Chair for International Relations (Prof. Büthe) recognized with the ICCAP 2023 Best Presentation Award.

Congratulations to Selina Schwaabe, who was recognized for her presentation at the 17th International Conference on Community and Administrative Pharmacies (ICCAP) with the ICCAP 2023 Best Presentation Award!  Selina Schwaabe is a doctoral candidate at the Chair for International Relations. IR Chair…

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Prof. Janina Steinert speaks at event on online misogyny at the European Parliament

Women who are politically active in social media are frequently faced with online hate speech. The extent and causes of this form of misogyny as well as possible countermeasures were addressed in a discussion event in Brussels on March 21. Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert presented a survey conducted among…

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George Pavlakis wins TUM Without Borders research travel grant

George Pavlakis, a student in the HfP M.Sc. in Politics and Technology who is writing his Master's thesis at the Chair for International Relations (Prof. Tim Büthe), has won a TUM Without Borders Travel Grant for Field Research in Developing Countries.  The grant will enable him to conduct field…

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What should we consider when talking about "the Metaverse"? - Metaverse Multistakeholder Workshop

The Metaverse Multistakeholder Workshop (28th February 2023 - 1st March 2023) brought together participants from academia, business, industry, the public sector, and civil society, to explored the contours, shapes, and future trajectories of the Metaverse as tomorrow’s digital frontier. The…

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Prof. Timm Betz wins 2 awards from the Southern Political Science Association (USA) for his paper on the Trade Policy and the Gender Pay Gap

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Timm Betz for winning 2 awards from the Southern Political Science Association for his research: the 2023 Pi Sigma Alpha "Overall Best Paper Award" for the best paper presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the SPSA and the 2023 Marian Irish Award der Southern Political…

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ChatGPT can lead to greater equity in education

Prof. Enkelejda Kasneci explains how the new technology could benefit learners and make teachers’ work easier.

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Rebooting Social Media? A Challenge for Law, Politics, and Society

Last week the TUM Think Tank and the Professorship of Public Policy, Governance and Innovative Technology co-hosted two events with Bavarian State Ministry of Justice as part of our Reboot Social Media Lab.

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Entry into force of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act

With effect to January 1, 2023, the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG) came into force.    At its core, BayHIG stands for innovation, excellence and agility in Bavarian higher education. At the same time, it replaces the Bavarian Higher Education Act and the Bavarian Higher Education…