Doctoral supervision becomes possible

Prof. Dr. Dr. Erik Hahn was co-opted as a university professor by the Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty at TU Dresden on February 26, 2025. The professor of social law and health law at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG) is thus the first HSZG professor to be co-opted to a university under the new higher education law.

“Thanks to this co-optation, I can now serve as the primary advisor for doctoral candidates from the HSZG at the medical faculty—particularly with the goal of earning a Dr. rer. medic.,” says Prof. Dr. Dr. Hahn.

This is a doctoral degree in theoretical medicine that can also be earned by individuals without a medical license if they are engaged in issues related to the healthcare system. Prof. Dr. Dr. Hahn supervises research on medical and health law as well as social policy issues with a focus on the healthcare system.

Traveling with Students

Furthermore, in February, Prof. Hahn was reappointed as a visiting professor at Riga Stradins University for another year. At the HSZG’s partner university, he will open the social sciences and legal studies conference—held as part of Riga Stradins University’s Research Week—with a keynote address at the end of March. This is the largest academic event in Latvia.

Last June, Prof. Hahn visited the Latvian partner university and various Latvian social welfare institutions with a group of 12 students from the HSZG’s Faculty of Social Sciences as part of the Social Work project study program. The focus of the field trip was the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in EU member states.

An excursion to Linz with Social Work students is planned for this year.