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The winner of the 2024 Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding, and Respect for Differences Dr. Olga Shparaga (center) with the donor of the award Dr. Friede Springer (left) , and Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, who gave the laudatory speech.

2024 Voltaire Prize Goes to Gerawork Teferra Gizaw from Ethiopia and Olga Shparaga from Belarus

Media information 17-01-2024 / No. 008

For the first time, the University of Potsdam is awarding its “Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding and Respect for Differences” …
Prof. Fabian Schuppert and Janina Walkenhorst

Climate Change for Millions – Researchers analyze which administrative structures cities need and how participatory formats can be successful

Berlin is getting hot. Nowhere else in Germany was the summer of 2022 as warm as in the capital: 20.6°C on average – and thus one and a half degrees …
House 6; Campus Griebnitzsee

World Order under Review – University of Potsdam Hosts Biggest European Conference on International Relations

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, rising autocratic tendencies in many countries, and the ubiquitous issue of climate change – the …
Boot mit geflüchteten Personen auf dem Meer.

Search-and-rescue operations do not seem to have an influence on the crossing attempts of migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea

The search for and rescue of boats transporting migrants across the central Mediterranean Sea does not seem to have any influence on the number of …
Illustration: blauer Regenschirm

Recognizing dangers during floods and droughts: Science looks at risks of extreme events

Masses of water pushing mud and piling up debris. Idyllic streams that turn into raging rivers within just a few hours, burying bridges, houses, and …
Participants in a postgraduate MBA program on the Griebnitzsee university campus

From Biotechnology to IT Management: Continuing Education for Specialists and Managers

Absorbing new knowledge, training skills, expanding competencies: Lifelong learning is considered a guarantee of success in a rapidly changing world, …
Israelische Studierende zu Gast beim Team der Verwaltungswissenschaftlerin Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann.

Staying in Touch – Administrative Scientists from Haifa visit the University of Potsdam

Science thrives on exchange. Administration expert Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann also believes this. For the third time, the researcher and her team …
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Archive Director Peer Trilcke.

Federal Chancellor Visits Fontane Archive

During a visit to Villa Quandt on Potsdam’s Pfingstberg today, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his capacity as a directly elected member of …

Searching for the DNA of the State – Political Scientist Prof. Dr. Julia Fleischer Receives ERC Consolidator Grant

Who or what determines the structures of a government? Parties with their politicians who are elected for a few years? Or do completely different …

For the Preservation of Liberties - Voltaire Prize 2023 goes to Amy Lai from Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-born lawyer and author Amy Lai is this year's recipient of the Voltaire Prize for Tolerance, International Understanding and Respect for …