Spotlight • Institute for Media and Communication Studies • Department of Political and Social Sciences

Department of Political and Social Sciences/

Institute for Media and Communication Studies

2026

Abschlussfeier EJF

Presentations at the Conclusion of the 29th European Journalism Fellowship (EJF) Class

To conclude this year’s EJF program, seven fellows presented the results of their study projects and investigative research on July 17, 2026.

Kaya de Wolff

The Institute welcomes Kaya de Wolff as Visiting Professor for Gender and Diversity

The Institute for Media and Communication Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Kaya de Wolff as Visiting Professor in the Summer Semester 2026.

2025

Prof. Dr. Christian von Sikorski

The Institute welcomes Christian von Sikorski as a new professor

The Institute for Media and Communication Studies is pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Christian von Sikorski as a new professor in Communication Studies with a focus on Media Effects Research.

2023

Marko Bachl 2023

The Institute welcomes Marko Bachl as new Assistant Professor

The Institute for Media and Communication Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Marko Bachl as a new assistant professor for Digital Research Methods from mid-May 2023.

2022

Graduates of the Bachelor's degree program in Media and Communication Studies

Graduation Ceremony Summer Semester 2022

For the first time in over two years, the Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral graduates were bid farewell at the graduation ceremony in the Auditorium of the Henry Ford Building on 8 July 2022.

Impressions from the history of the institute

History of the Institute for Media and Communication Studies - Exhibition in German

Through the lens of social dynamics and political developments the Division of Communication History and Media Cultures created an exhibition on the history of our institute from its foundation up to the late 1980s.