Mentoring/Meet-the-Prof
What does our faculty offer for meet-the-prof/mentoring programmes
With the start of the 2022/23 winter semester, the Faculty of social and Political Sciences is structuring its support activities for students in a buddy and mentoring system. The goal is optimal support and guidance for students, both from fellow students and teachers. The faculty integrates existing student initiatives, such as
- the student buddy system (organized via email and Whatsapp),
- invitations from teachers to student get-togethers.
for both initatives please visit the websites of the Political Science student council and the Sociology student council: https://www.powisoz.info/
The Faculty of social and Political Sciences also offers introductory and exchange opportunities:
Meet-the-Prof initiative: The lecturers of the faculty offer appointments under the motto "Get to know each other, exchange ideas and overcome contact barriers" as part of a mentoring programme.
upcoming Meet-the-Prof dates
our Meet the Prof for review - unfortunately these offers are already over
19.06.2024: Prof. Viorela Dan invites you to eat ice cream and get to know each other
10:15am Meeting point: Lobby Hotel Grauer Bär
Duration until approx. 11:00am, walk together to Franziskaner Platz; informal get-together and exchange over a summery ice cream
Ass.-Prof.in Dr. Viorela Dan, Institute for Media, Society and Communication
29.05.2024: Political Science Student Council get-together
7pm, Political Science meeting room, SoWi, ground floor
Informal exchange with Prof. Andreas Maurer and Ass.-Prof. Lore Hayek, both Department of Political Science
29.05.2024: 3rd SoWi-Slam: "Statistically speaking: Significantly irrelevant!"
7pm, Aula SoWi, ground floor
Moderation: Dr. Bernadette Müller Kmet, Department of Sociology
Event together with StV Sociology in cooperation with StV German Studies and FV Phil-Hist. Supported by the Faculty of social and Political Sciences.
17.05.2024: Excursion to the Landestheater with discussion with a dramaturge "Theater and Society"
2:30 - 4:30pm, Landestheater Innsbruck, Rennweg 2, 6020 Innsbruck
Organized guided tour (2:30pm) through the Tiroler Landestheater (www.landestheater.at) together with Diana Merkel,
dramaturge at the Landestheater, possibly an actress and Frank Welz, Department of Sociology, entanglement, interplay and possibilities of theater with and in today's society.
with assoc. Prof. Dr. Frank Welz, Department of Sociology
06.05.2024: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: So ein Käse! Wo geht’s hier zum guten Essen?
7pm, Treibhaus-Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
- How do we get good food?
- Organic farmer Alexander Agethle from Mals in South Tyrol talks about the Mals way and his own path to the best cheese.
Afterwards, Markus Schermer discusses with him and other illustrious guests how the food system can be changed so that we can eat well:
- Behavioral economist Elisabeth Gsottbauer, professor at the University of Bolzano and head of the Competence Center for Economic, Ecological and social Sustainability at the Free University of Bolzano.
- Claudia Sacher is a founding member of the "Feld:schafft" cooperative in Innsbruck and is committed to the use of unused resources and regional supply.
- Gudrun Pechtl has many years of experience in the food trade and now uses this as a consultant for the circular economy at the Terra Institute in Brixen, South Tyrol.
Moderation: Agricultural sociologist Prof. Markus Schermer, Department of Sociology
29.04.2024: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: Erst kommt das Fressen, dann die Moral?
7pm, Treibhaus-Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
- Who decides what we eat?
- Where is our food system heading?
- What can we do about it if we don't like it?
- Is the daily decision at the supermarket checkout enough?
Agricultural sociologist Prof. Markus Schermer talks about global trends in the food system, the decoupling of agriculture from nature and the increasing concentration of production, processing and marketing in just a few companies.
15.01.2024: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: The "Lecture Examination".
7pm, Treibhaus Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
- Exam mode: Pub Quiz
- with Quizmaster Stefan Pletzer, Quizkultur GmbH
Moderation: Agricultural sociologist Prof. Markus Schermer, Department of Sociology
06.12.2023: 2nd SoWi-Slam: "Alle 10min verliebt sich ein*e Student*in in Nudeln!"
7:30 pm, Aula SoWi, Universitätsstraße 15, 6020 Innsbruck
Moderator: assoz. Prof. Dr. Frank Welz, Department of Sociology
Slammer: Lisa Oswald, Sebastian Jäger, Eva Prunner and others
04.12.2023: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: Quo vadis Tirol?
7pm, Treibhaus Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
Where is the journey with Tyrol going? Let the young tell us. Lecturers Dr. Lore Hayek (Department of Political Science) and Prof. Markus Schermer (Department of Sociology) discuss Tyrolean future perspectives with five guests under the age of 40.
- Leopold Baumberger, Abbot of Wilten Abbey
- David Prieth, Managing Director of the Platform of Mobile Cultural Initiatives
- Melanie Steinbacher, managing director of KUUSK (regional management Kufstein and surroundings)
- Pia Tomedi, spokeswoman of the KPÖ Tyrol
- Dominik Traxl, member of the provincial parliament and chairman of the Tyrolean young farmers / rural youth
27.11.2023: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: Tourism and Agriculture - Forced Marriage or Love Marriage?
7pm, Treibhaus Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
From gourmet cuisine with local products to killer cows on alpine pastures and dog excrement in the field. Successes and problems in the relationship between farmers and tourists and recreationists. Why is there still so much room for improvement after decades of effort? After an introduction by the lecturers Dr. Lore Hayek (Department of Political Science) and Prof. Markus Schermer (Department of Sociology) in the various connections between the two areas, they discuss with
- Nikola Kirchler, Tyrolean Chamber of Agriculture
- Peter Fuchs ("Almfuchs") from Agrarmarketing Tirol
- Gabriel Eder from the Wilder Kaiser Tourism Association
24.11.2023: open EX excursion to the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Thomas Walli, BA BA MA, Department of Political Science (LV 402142 - 0 ECTS)
Tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial on Friday, 24.11.2023.
- 07:00 am departure from Innsbruck (meeting point Landestheater Vorplatz/Rennweg)
- 10:00 a.m. Arrival at the Dachau concentration camp memorial site
- 2.5-hour program (tour partly outdoors, workshops, discussions)
- approx. 13:00 drive to the SS shooting range Heberthausen (3km from Dachau), free tour of the site
- approx. 14:00 hrs return journey (arrival in Innsbruck Landestheater Vorplatz/Rennweg approx. 17:00 hrs)
23.11.2023: Meet the BritInn Guest Prof John O´Neill
3-4.30pm, SoWi, SR 19
06.11.2023: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: Tyrol in the Heart of Europe?
7pm, Treibhaus Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
The lecturers Dr. Lore Hayek (Department of Political Science) and Prof. Markus Schermer (Department of Sociology) in conversation with
- Theresa Bielowski, Member of the European Parliament (SPÖ),
- National Councilor Barbara Neßler (Greens) and
- Vice president of the provincial parliament Sophia Kircher (ÖVP)
about politics across the political levels. Where does which law actually originate? Which parliament is responsible for what? And how does that affect day-to-day political events?
16.10.2023: Monday Lecture at the Treibhaus: How do you rate Tyrol?
7pm, Treibhaus-Turm, Angerzellgasse 8, 6020 Innsbruck
The lecturers Dr. Lore Hayek (Department of Political Science) and Prof. Markus Schermer (Department of Sociology) present facts & features about Tyrol in several chapters:
- Land
- Population
- Politics
- Work and Economy
- Culture
The participants interactively work out what they know or think they know about Tyrol.
21.06.2023: Meet the Prof Hemma Mayrhofer, Department of Applied Sociology of Law and Crime.
6:00pm, Faculty Meeting room, SoWi, 3rd floor
Research Talks: What is the Sociology of Law and Crime for?
Starting in the winter semester of 2023, the main content areas of the Institute for Applied Sociology of Law and Crime will be available for study as a Master's elective package. On the one hand, the "research talk" is intended to give interested students the opportunity to find out more about this. On the other hand, the open discussion also offers a general opportunity to engage in an exchange about the Institute's research: What does it mean, for example, to conduct research on topics that are often socially and politically controversial or polarized? What does applied research mean and what opportunities, but also challenges, are associated with it? To what extent is research allowed to be "political" or to what extent does it run the risk of being politically instrumentalized?
26.05.2023: Meet the Prof Petra Missomelius, Department of Media, Society and Communication.
2pm, Cube in front of the Landestheater
Open offer for students of the faculty. If needed, information on access and content of the MA Media, Society and Communication starting in fall.
(On the sidelines of the Heart of Noise festival "War is Stupid" 2023 near Karin Ferrari pres. Freaky Fairy Flux Foundation 2pm at the Cube).
09.05.2023: Meet the Prof Jessica Pflüger, Department of Sociology
10:00 - 11:30: informal coffee party in the meeting room of the Department of Sociology
17.03.2023: 1st SoWi-Science Slam: "Meet 2 Profs Frank Welz & Erol Yildiz & brave students"
7pm, Aula SoWi, Universitätsstraße 15, 6020 Innsbruck
Moderation: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Frank Welz, Department of Sociology, and Univ. Prof. Dr. Erol Yildiz, Department of Educational Science
slammers: carolin / erol / eva / fiona / lea / lisa / mona / nik
vocals: fiona gheri (Fio)
guitar: thierry manigand
25.01.2023: Meet the Prof Rike Stotten, Department of Sociology
12:30pm: Brown bag lunch in the meeting room of the Institute of Sociology
24.01.2023: Meet the Prof Frank Welz, Department of Sociology
16:00: Student counseling and informal exchange in the meeting room of the Department of Sociology
20.10.2022: Autumn BBQ with Profs from the Department of Political Science
6-10pm: Students of Political Science are welcome to meet their Profs at a cosy BBQ
Mensa SoWi and grass area SoWi