Please register for the course program via the online registration tool in August 2023. 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:

  • Core Courses

    Foundations 1

    Instructor:Thorsten Meiser
    Block 1:

    Dates: 19  October (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and

    20 October 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)

    Location: Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    Block 2:

    Dates: 09 November (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and

    10 November 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)

    Location: Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    Block 3:

    Dates: 11 January (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and

    12 January 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)

    Location: Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

  • Trainings

    Research Organization and Useful Software

    Instructor:Martin Schnuerch
    Date:18 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
    Location:Mannheim (Room: 519; L13,15)

    Rules of Good Scientific Practice

    Instructor:Arndt Bröder
    Date:03 November  (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
    Location:Mannheim (Room: 519; buildingL13, 15)
  • Workshops

    Basic Concepts of Stochastic Processes

    Instructor:

    Rolf Ulrich

    Dates:

    12 October (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and

    13 October 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Tübingen (Room: 4328)

    Introduction to R: Basics

    Instructor:

    Martin Schnuerch

    Date:

    26 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    Introduction to R: Advanced

    Instructor:

    Martin Schnuerch

    Date:

    27 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    Introduction to Scientific Python

    Instructor:

    Marvin Schmitt

    Date:

    16 November 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) and

    17 November 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    * SMiP PhD students may also attend other method workshops (e.g., offered by the CDSS: GESS, or by IOPS). Please consult the coordinator for further information.

Please refer to the complete   SMiP program   for continuous updates.