The results of the 2024/1 term of the "2209-A Research Projects Support Program for Undergraduate Students," conducted by TÜBİTAK’s Scientist Support Programs Presidency (BİDEB), have been announced. Our faculty's students have achieved significant academic success by qualifying for support under this program.
Hosted by the Turkish-German University and organized by the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences on April 8, 2025, the international workshop titled “Psychology from Diverse Perspectives / Psychologie aus diversen Perspektiven” was held with valuable academic contributions. Within the framework of the interdisciplinary foundation of the social sciences, the event provided meaningful insights i…
The workshop titled “Psychology from Different Perspectives” organized by the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences of our university will be held on April 8, 2025 between 10.00-16.15 at the School of Foreign Languages Conference Hall.
The research colloquium organized by the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences took place on February 26, 2025, under the chairmanship of our Vice-Rector and Dean, Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, with broad participation from faculty members.
The general assembly of our faculty was held on 26 February 2025. The session began with the opening speech by our Vice-Rector and Dean, Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, and continued with discussions on the agenda items.
The research colloquium meeting organized by the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences was held on January 15, 2025 under the presidency of our Vice Rector and Acting Dean of our Faculty Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, with the broad participation of our faculty members and staff.
On November 30, 2024, a coordination meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, Vice-Rector and Acting Dean of our Faculty, in which Prof. Dr. Michael Waltisberg, Faculty Coordinator from Heidelberg University, Assoc. Dr. Rainer Schmidt, Department Coordinator, the Heads of Department and the course coordinators from Bielefeld, Ilmenau and Passau Universities took part.
The book “Eco-Imagination towards a Sustainable Future: Perspectives from Philosophies in Islam”, edited by Prof. Dr. Detlev Quintern in collaboration with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daniela Verducci, has recently been published by Springer Verlag.
Hosted by the Turkish-German University, the international symposium titled “Cultural Change in the Context of Globalization of Communication and Social Practices”, organized by the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences between November 28-30, 2024, was realized with intensive academic contributions. The event addressed contemporary social change processes with an interdisciplinary approach and p…
The workshop “Sustainability as a principle and framework for action”, which was organized by the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences, focused on the integration of the sustainability concept as a central principle and practicable framework for action in entrepreneurial processes.
The Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences was established to provide education and research on issues related to society and culture with an interdisciplinary perspective in its departments. The programs are prepared jointly by Turkish and German scientists according to international standards in accordance with the Bologna process in a student-centered manner. Care is taken to benefit from Turkish and German experiences in the programs. Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş is Dean of the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences. The partner university of the Faculty is Heidelberg University and the Faculty coordinator is Prof. Dr. Michael Waltisberg.
Students graduating from this faculty are trained with the knowledge, skills and competence that will enable them to address issues and problems from a scientific perspective, to produce solutions to new situations, and to evaluate data and facts. Based on this understanding, the main aim of the programs is to bring young people who are open to self-development, who can recognize national and global issues and problems, who can propose solutions when necessary, who are experts in their field, who are fluent in at least one foreign language, who research, who have developed critical and analytical thinking skills, who have the ability to evaluate independently. The faculty is also a center that contributes to scientific research with original research on society and culture.
The language of instruction at the Faculty is Turkish and German and the duration of education is 4 years. A preparatory class is offered for those who do not speak German or whose German is not sufficient. In addition to Turkish faculty members, there are also German faculty members in each department.
