Events, Activities, and Projects Related to Political and Democratic Education at the HSZG (Starting in March 2024)
With this overview, we would like to provide you with information on the topics of democracy and evidence-based political education at HSZG in and for our region. It covers activities that are primarily organized by members of the HSZG community and offered on an optional or extracurricular basis.
The goal is to raise the visibility of the university’s responsibility as an institution focused on education and research in line with its “third mission” in this area as well, to promote dialogue between the university and society in the region as well as exchange within the university, and to create new points of connection.
The overview provides information on activities in 4 categories:
- Teaching and educational events at the HSZG
- HSZG events in the region—public and collaborative
- Research and knowledge transfer projects
- Publications and initiatives on political and democratic education
In that case, please send a brief message to research(at)hszg.de and we’ll be happy to include it in our overview.
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Teaching and Educational Events at HSZG
Overview as of March 2024 April 22, 2024
Zittau CampusEnvironmental Managementat
: Internal Workshop on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a Clothing SwapContact: Ulrike Bobek
Further InformationMarch 23, 2024 /
May 22, 2024
Görlitz CampusFaculty of Social Sciences
Internal Workshop: Democracy at Stake?!
Playing, Listening & DiscussingContact: Prof. Dr. Nadine Jukschat and Dr. Monique Ritter
Further InformationMay 13–17, 2024 Vice President for Education and International Affairs / Office of Education
Week of Equal Opportunity and Teaching Day 2024May 13, 2024, Zittau Campus
Public consultation session with the Vice President on the topics of equal opportunity and intercultural communication
Keynote presentations: Prof. Dr. Janina M. Vernal Schmidt, Dr. Stefanie Dreiack, and Diana Hillebrand-Ludin (Saxony Equal Opportunity Coordination Office)
May 14, 2024, Zittau student canteen
“Opportunity Talk” over lunch on equal opportunity in academic studies and teaching
Featuring: Prof. Dr. Sophia KeilMay 15, 2024, Görlitz Campus
Teaching Day on the topic:
Equal Opportunity and Diversity in Academic Studies and Teaching – (Not) an Issue for the HSZG
Featuring: Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil, representatives of the Student Council (StuRa), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Weber (TUD),
Dr. Monique Ritter and Sophie Ulbrich
May 16, 2024, Görlitz Campus
Workshop: ChanGe University: Equal Opportunity Through Diversity-Sensitive Teaching?
Facilitators: Janna Burr and Julia LochnerMay 17, 2024, online
Workshop: Intercultural Competence in Higher Education—An Introduction for Instructors
Featuring: Dr. Steffi Nothnagel, Diversity ConsultingMay 17, 2024, online
HSZG Digital Teaching Exchange – Topic: Promoting Participation Through Digital Tools in Teaching
Featuring: Robert ViertelContact: Daniel Winkler
Further InformationSummer Semester 2024
Görlitz CampusTRAWOS
Public lecture series in cooperation with VHS Görlitz:
Navigating Uncertain Times – Social Crises and Shaping ThemMay 16, 2024
Shaping Fragile Futures—Are Feminist Perspectives or Policies an Answer?!
Featuring: Dr. Julia Gabler, Prof. Sophia Keil (Vice President for Education), Bernadette Rohlf (TRAWOS), Franziska Böhm (Feminist Forum), Markus Will (TRAWOS)May 30, 2024
Crises and Aging?!
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andreas HoffJune 13, 2024
“Za moju domiznu!?” Living as a Sorbian in a Tug-of-War
Speaker: Dr. Theresa Jacobs, Sorbian InstituteJune 17, 2024
Crisis, crisis, crisis—a passing fad, a new reality, or a modus operandi?
Featuring: Julia Gabler, Julian Nejkow, and Clemens Kießling in a live podcast: “As far as I know, right away!”Contact: Cornelia Müller
About the Lecture SeriesJune 12, 2024
Görlitz CampusTRAWOS
Public Workshop: Toxic Masculinities—Introductory Program for Those Looking to Break Free
Speaker: Christoph May from the Detox Masculinity InstituteContact: Bernadette Rohlf
Further InformationSummer Semester 2024 Faculty of Social Sciences: “Democracy and Diversity” Working Group
Principles for Democratic (Co)existence at the Faculty of Social SciencesOctober 21, 2024
Görlitz CampusFaculty of Social Sciences in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education
Workshop: Play “NSU Monologues” and accompanying workshopContact: Prof. Dr. Nadine Jukaschat
Further InformationOctober 23, 2024,
, Zittau CampusProrector for Research/Research Office,
Public Event: Opening of the Year of Science at HSZG: “Those Up There, Us Down Here”—Keynote Address, Short Presentations, and Panel DiscussionContact: Kristin Sprechert
AnnouncementWinter Semester 2024/2025,
, Görlitz CampusFaculty of Social Sciences,
New Elective Module in the “Studium Fundamentale”: Reflective Volunteer WorkContact: Prof. Dr. Maja Dshemuchadse
Further InformationOctober 25, 2025,
, Görlitz CampusFaculty of Social Sciences in cooperation with Demokratie AG Ostsachsen,
: 2025 Symposium on the State of Youth WorkContact: Prof. Dr. Nadine Jukaschat
Further Information -
HSZG events in the region public & cooperative
Theater play entitled "NSU Monologues" followed by a panel discussion
Faculty of Social Sciences in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education
Monday, October 21, 2024, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Görlitz Campus
Contact: Prof. Dr. Nadine Jukschat
SPEAK UP! Professional, partisan and solidary perspectives for action in social work in dealing with the prohibition of gender-equitable language - symposium in hybrid format“Verbinden & Verbünden” Network, Darmstadt Protestant University of Applied Sciences, and the Center for Gender and Women’s Studies at Hessian Universities (gFFZ), in cooperation with the HSZG
Friday, December 13, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., In-person: Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt + OnlineContact: Dr. Monique Ritter
If it weren't for the small but significant "but" - (East German?!) racism in geriatric careFaculty of Social Sciences in cooperation with the VHS Dreiländereck and Saxony5
Wednesday, 16.10.2024, 18.00 - 20.15, CELSIUZ, Äußere Oybiner Str. 14/16, 02763 Zittau (Mandauhöfe)
Speaker: Dr. Monique Ritter
StrukturWANDEL conference "Struktur, wir wandeln dich Part II - Gender equality in transformation processes"TRAWOS in cooperation with the Bündnis Gleichstellung Lausitz and the SMJuSDEG
Wednesday, 02.10.2024, from 12 noon, Weißwasser (TELUX)
Contact person: Dr. Julia GablerInvitation to the event
To the report
Structural change conference in retrospect - aftermovieOLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL, YOUR SCHOOL? The Democracy Conference of the City of Görlitz 2024Partnership for Democracy City of Görlitz in cooperation with the HSZG
Wednesday, 18.09.2024, from 3 pm, Görlitz campus (auditorium)Contact person: Prof. Dr. Raj Kollmorgen
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Research and transfer projects
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Publications and Initiatives on Political and Democratic Education
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