Faculty of Social Sciences

Situated in the heart of Europe, our faculty is a cornerstone of academic excellence and innovation in the social sciences. We are committed to tackling the most pressing challenges of our time and to combining academic rigour with social responsibility. 

Drawing on our broad range of disciplines and diverse methodological approaches, we analyse these challenges at global, national and local levels and examine the changes taking place today – driven, for example, by advancing digitalisation, globalisation, climate change and migration – from an academic perspective. Now more than ever, our aim is to contribute to a better understanding of these complex processes of transformation and to apply this scientifically sound knowledge across various areas of societal action, thereby playing a key role in the development of social innovations.

We are committed to interdisciplinary collaboration in both basic and applied research. The dedicated collaboration between our academic and general university staff fosters an environment that promotes intellectual curiosity and academic excellence – enabling us to deliver outstanding research and teaching.