Please register for the course program via the online registration tool before 17 February 2026. You can request the respective link from Annette Förster (annette.foerster[at]uni-mannheim.de).
Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS)
The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim provides graduate training in empirical and quantitative methods as well as their application to business, economics, and the social sciences. The 11 full-time three to five year PhD programs provide access to world-class teaching and a vibrant and international faculty at the forefront of cutting-edge research. All programs are characterized by focusing on achieving excellence in research in its own discipline. At the same time the program structure encourages to exchange ideas, methods and approaches to research across the boundaries of the economic and social sciences.
The GESS Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS) opens courses for SMiP members to participate in and SMiP does so for CDSS students.
The following courses from the SMiP qualification program are open for CDSS students:
Open-source Large Language Models for Research in the Social Sciences [tentative title]
| Instructor: | Dirk Wulff |
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| Dates: | 26 March (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ) and 27 March 2026 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) |
| Location: | Mannheim; Room 108 CIP Pool (1st day), 211 (2nd day); both rooms are located in building B6, 30–32 |
Basic Concepts of Stochastic Processes (PDF, 195 kB)
| Instructor: | Rolf Ulrich |
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| Dates: | 01 April (12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.) and 02 April (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) |
| Location: | Tübingen; Room 4328 |
Simulation-Based Inference for Cognitive Modeling (PDF, 22 kB)
| Instructors: | Paul-Christian Bürkner & Stefan Radev |
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| Dates: | 09 April (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and 10 April 2026 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) |
| Location: | Mannheim, B6, 30–32; Room 108 CIP Pool |
Please refer to the complete SMiP program for continuous updates.