2021
12/08/2021
New project: 1,2 Million Euros for transition to labour market research
Dr. Bastian Pelka and his team are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a project grant for the project "Arbeiten wie ich es will!".
![Dr. Bastian Pelka Portrait of Dr. Bastian Pelka](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/b/2/csm_Bastian_Pelka_TU_Dortmund_b0a0511359.jpg)
11/25/2021
DAAD Project: Lifeworld Campus. An Ethnographic Research Seminar
DAAD, International Virtual Academic Collaboration 2021/22
![DAAD This is a collage of images. On the left is the portait of Prof. Dr. Angelika Poferl. In the middle is the portait of Aisha Furrukh. On the right picture you can see Pao Nowodworski.](/storages/as-sowi/_processed_/8/2/csm_DAAD_4_f330d0b1e1.png)
11/23/2021
Committed female teaching graduates of the TU Dortmund receive awards
Two TU graduates receive the Ruhr 2021 Teacher Training Award for their practice-oriented theses.
![Several children are sitting in a school class.](/storages/sowi/_processed_/c/1/csm_contrastwerkstatt_AdobeStock_68214726_0b8afbc69c.jpeg)
11/15/2021
SOWI colloquium on 30 November 2021 with a lecture by Dr. Muhammed Zaman
Attend our international guest lecture.
![Sowi Kolloquium Sowi Kolloquium](/storages/sowi/_processed_/a/7/csm_SOWI_Kolloquium_27934890b6.png)
10/28/2021
Hybrid inaugural lecture by Prof. Mona Motakef
A successful event!
![Mona Motakef The photo shows Prof. Mona Motakef standing at the lectern during her inaugural lecture.](/storages/sowi/_processed_/0/0/csm_P1000031_Ausschnitt_veraendert_dc0881c84e.jpg)
10/13/2021
Democracy report on the state of political education in NRW published
After the presentation in the state parliament, the democracy report on the state of political education in NRW was published.
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10/01/2021
Welcome Prof. Dr. Cornelius Schubert
Cornelius Schubert has been Professor of Sociology of Science and Technology in the Department of Social Sciences since October 2021.
![Portait Prof. Dr. Cornelius Schubert The photo shows a protrait of Prof. Dr. Cornelius Schubert standing outside in front of a tree at the roadside.](/storages/sowi/_processed_/5/b/csm_Schubert_Uni-Siegen_MG_3966-2_38fc0df5f7.jpg)
09/27/2021
The Evolving Regions project is presented in the “Welt am Sonntag” newspaper
The Evolving Regions project deals with individual climate adaptation strategies tailored to the regions.
![Renaturation_Soest_Evolving_Regions At the top right, the Evolving Regions logo overlays the photo a bit. The photo shows the renaturalized Soestbach. In the background of the picture are two white apartment buildings with flat roofs.](/storages/sowi/_processed_/8/e/csm_Renaturierung_Soest_Evolving_Regions_8a6ca827c3.jpg)
09/13/2021
Dortmund in the semi-finals for European Capital of Innovation: iResilience and T-Factor are part of Dortmund's "Innovation Next Door" campaign
The Department of Social Sciences is represented by the Social Research Center Dortmund with two projects.
![The image consists of a colorful graphic. On the right side is at the top of the lettering "INNOVATION NEXT DOOR" and below the lettering "FUTURE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD". On the right side, a photo is integrated over which individual elements of the graphic protrude. The photo shows a group of people sitting at a distance in a room with open windows. At one window stands a woman who speaks to the people. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)](/storages/sowi/_processed_/4/7/csm_iCapital_PM_Visual_1_9fcbb9a284.jpg)