Fundamentals of political science; High level of education thanks to the systematic integration of research and teaching; Skills-based teaching systematically prepares students for a professional career in administration, NGOs and political consulting (methods of data analysis, presentation skills, writing academic and other relevant texts); Practical relevance: simulations like the Model United Nations, events with invited guests, and regular excursions. A number of subjects can be combined thanks to the wide array of course offerings available from the University of Göttingen.

Highly practical in-depth, research-based political science coursework; Research-oriented teaching: High level of education thanks to the systematic integration of research and teaching; Numerous opportunities for in-depth study (democracy research, Asia (China, India), sustainability); Interaction with adjacent disciplines (development economics, ethnology, sociology, etc.); Skills-based communication of course content: students acquire skills that systematically prepare them for a career.

European and international exchange partnerships, international social science summer school.

Universiteit Gent, Belgien; Kopenhavns Universitet, Dänemark; Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Frankreich; Uniwersytet Jagiellonski Kraków, Polen; Universidad de Valencia, Spanien; Universidad de Deusto Bilbao, Spanien; Universita degli Studi di Bologna 'Alma Mater Studiorum', Italien; Ben-Gurion University, Beersheva, Israel; Temple University, Philadephia, USA; Tartu Ülikool, Tartu, Estland

Facilities for international joint sessions and video seminars.

Global and regional relations (with Asia), regional organisations, EU research; Religion and Politics; Politics and Ethics: fundamentals of ecological transformation, democracy research: Forms of civic participation; Political party platforms and right-wing extremism; Teaching Politics EU education, diversity-sensitive civic education. Research institutions in the area: Institute for Research on Democracy, Centre for Modern East Asian Studies, Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Centre for Migration Studies, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity; Göttingen campus.

Outstanding university library with widespread access to academic literature; Comprehensive publication and data management (Gesellschaft zur Wissenschaftlichen Datenverarbeitung Göttingen; Göttingen Research Online); Research funding is also available for students through the Göttingen Research Alliance.