Dr. rer. pol. Oliver Schwarz
News
18 February 2026 Office Hours
Oliver Schwarz's office hours for the lecture-fee period in the winter semester 2025/26 are now fixed and can be booked as usual via the DFN appointment planner. All appointments will take place via Zoom.
12 February 2026 North Macedonia, 25 Years after
On February 23, the SOG branch in Duisburg will hold a hybrid workshop on the topic of "North Macedonia, 25 Years After" at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The workshop is being held in cooperation with Pro Peace. Further information about the workshop can be found here.
2 February 2026 UB|Writing Camp
Oliver Schwarz will once again be taking part in the UB|Writing Camp, which is scheduled to take place from 2 to 6 March at the Essen Campus. As in previous years, the programme is entirely devoted to academic writing. The workshop offered by Oliver Schwarz, "MAXQDA for Beginners: Analysing Data Qualitatively", will be held on Tuesday. Registration is now open.
19 January 2026 SOG Annual Meeting
The annual conference of the Southeast Europe Association (SOG) will take place from 26 to 28 February in Regensburg. After the first committee meetings on Thursday, the Symposium of the Academic Advisory Board on the topic "Make Illiberalism Great Again - How the Orbán Government is Forging Transnational Alliances" and the subsequent general meeting are on the agenda. Finally, the actual Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday.
15 January 2026 NRW debattiert Europa
On 29 January, the inter-university debate competition NRW debattiert Europa (NRW debates Europe) will take place at the Duisburg campus, organised by Oliver Schwarz and Alexander Hoppe. Over 100 students from eight universities will debate in German and English. The event will begin at 11:15 a.m. in room LA 034.
7 January 2026 EU Enlargement
On 15 January, Oliver Schwarz will give a public lecture on the European Union's enlargement policy. The lecture will take place as part of the course "Introduction to European Integration" offered by the Chair of European Integration and European Policy. The event is open to all interested parties.
15 January 2026 | Lecture Hall LX 1203 (Duisburg Campus) | 10:15 a.m.