Social Protection (MSc)

Join us in Tanzania! Alumni Seminar Fall 2023

Applications now open for summer short course on Social Protection and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities!

Handbook on Social Protection Systems

DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Scholarship Applications Open NOW!

Social Protection means protecting our most vulnerable members of society, adapting our social systems to crisis and eradicating poverty worldwide. Here at H-BRS, we have developed a 4-semester, hybrid format, interdisciplinary master’s programme, which provides students with the tools to analyze, design and manage social protection systems. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates receive the academic degree "Master of Science".

DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Application for Winter 2024 is OPEN!

Attention Future Students!

Disclaimer: The curriculum has been reorganised and is going throught the process of re-accreditation. The degree level has been changed from Master of Arts (M.A.) to Master of Science (M.Sc.) and the examination regulations have been amended accordingly. These changes go into affect starting winter semester 2022/2023.

Please review our Admission Criteria and Application Process before applying.

Handbook on Social Protection Systems

Our programme head Prof. Dr. Esther Schüring and Markus Loewe, Research Team Leader at the German Development Institute recently published the Handbook on Social Protection Systems which provides readers with a comprehensive and globally relevant overview of the instruments, actors and design features of social protection systems, as well as their application and impacts in practice.

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DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Scholarship Application Now OPEN!

The DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Scholarship application for the winter 2024/25 semester is open from June 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023. This scholarship provides monthly stipends to students from developing countries who are interested in studying M.Sc. Social Protection. The scholarship also includes a 6 month language course prior to the start of the first semester.

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New Academic Head of M.Sc. Social Protection

As of April 2023, Prof. Dr. Simona Helmsmüller is the academic head of the M.Sc. Social Protection program. She has been a lecturer and professor of economics of social protection in our programme since 2019 and we are thrilled to have her in this new leadership role. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise in development economics, health economics, applied econometrics, impact evaluations and micro-finance through her various research and consulting projects like her newest research on the social health protection in Pakistan.

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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Social Protection and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Short Course!

We are offering our short course this spring from July-October 2023. The course is offered ONLINE in cooperation with UNICEF, the International Labour Organization and the Center for Inclusive Policy. APPLICATIONS DUE BY JULY 5, 2023!

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