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    Bard College Berlin offers high-quality small-group teaching in the humanities and social sciences.

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    Bard College Berlin is a liberal arts college with a residential campus in Germany's capital, offering Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees in the humanities and social sciences.

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About Bard College Berlin
Bard College Berlin seeks to inspire curiosity, a love of learning, idealism, and a commitment to the link between higher education and civic participation. ABOUT BARD COLLEGE BERLIN>>
Congratulations Class of 2022!
Graduates and their professors, families and friends, members of the Board of Governors and staff members gathered at the Ballhaus Pankow to celebrate the graduating class of 2022.  FULL COMMENCEMENT VIDEO >>
Student Housing
Modern, spacious, and sustainable residence halls. Housing>>
Our Community
Bard College Berlin students are part of a campus community located in a quiet, green, and secluded neighborhood.  Campus Experience >>
Our Faculty
Experts in their field, our faculty are dedicated teachers. Meet our people >>
Berlin as a Place of Learning
Excursions, partnerships, and the internship program enable students to take full advantage of the cultural and intellectual life of Berlin. Internship Program>>
Global Engagement
Bard College Berlin is part of the Open Society University Network, a global network that integrates learning and the advancement of knowledge across geographical and demographic boundaries. More about OSUN >>
At Bard College Berlin, students tackle crucial contemporary questions in a local and a global framework, learning about a variety of traditions and disciplines, and pursuing opportunities for professional development and civic and social engagement. Find out more about Liberal Arts Education. 
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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence

Bard College Berlin offers high-quality small-group seminar teaching with a focus on the cultivation of essential skills in writing and thinking.

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Meet our Community

  • Qais Sangarkhail
    (Afghanistan)
    BA in Humanities, the Arts, and Social Thought (2023)
    Liberal Arts Education gives me the ability to reflect on the principles that should inform my life and to consider how to act upon these. Through liberal arts education, I can be a better version of myself. 
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  • Clara Canales
    (Chile/Netherlands)
    Graduated: BA in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought (2019)
    BCB provided me with a strong theoretical framework with which to analyze current issues. When faced with a question, I am able to relate it to greater themes.
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  • Gale Raj-Reichert
    (Malaysia/USA)
    Associate Professor of Politics
    I value small classroom teaching and going deep into the seminar topics during our discussions. In my class on Global Public Policies and their Impact on the Global South students get hands-on experiene in developing and presenting their own arguments.
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Get Engaged!

Civic Engagement is an integral part of study at Bard College Berlin. Through fellowships, conferences, events ,and community initiatives, the college encourages students to organize and lead their own volunteer projects and connect with activists around the world. 

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An International Community

An International Community

Students live on campus in a quiet, green and secluded neighborhood, perfect for learning. The modern, versatile, and sustainable residence halls provide spaces for collaborative learning and community building, lively discussions and quiet study, student clubs and recreation. The bustling center of Berlin is just a tram ride away with all its cultural spaces, political institutions, and tech hubs. 

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Aya Soika presents lecture on Mies van der Rohe's relationship to nazism
On June 10, 2022, BCB Professor of Art History Aya Soika presented the lecture “Mies van der Rohe’s Relationship to Nazism” as part of the Mies van der Rohe Haus lecture series Mies und die unvollendete Moderne (Mies and Unfinished Modernism) which examines his 1926 memorial in commemoration of the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg in its wider historical and architectural context. The lecture series runs until November 11, 2022.  More >
Laura Scuriatti to co-organize two workshops on “Rethinking Lyric Communities”
BCB Professor of Comparative Literature Laura Scuriatti is co-organizing two workshops on “Rethinking Lyric Communities.” Together with Francesco Giusti (former ICI fellow and guest faculty at BCB, now at Christchurch College, Oxford) and Irene Fantappiè (FU). The workshops will take place in Oxford on June 23, 2022 and ICI Berlin on July 5, 2022. More >

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Upcoming Events

  • 10/07
    Friday

    Joyce and the Idea of Europe
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  • 5/21
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    Commencement Spring 2022
  • 5/20
    Friday

    Last Day of Classes
  • 5/17
    Tuesday

    Orlando Class Presentations 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CEST/GMT+2
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Bard College Berlin, A Liberal Arts University gGmbH

Mailing address: Platanenstrasse 24, 13156 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 43733 0
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Bard College Berlin is institutionally accredited at the national level in Germany by the Wissenschaftsrat.

In the United States, Bard College Berlin is accredited through
Bard College by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Qualifying students receive both a German BA and an American BA. 
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