Career perspectives

Expert at the World Energy Council. Moderator at Radio Funkhaus Europa. University lecturer. Perhaps analyst at the European Parliament? Or rather at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

Our students are prepared for a broad range of career opportunities.

Career perspectives of our students with a social science specialization include:

• Analysts
• Experts and communication specialists in associations, ministries, EU agencies and in businesses
• Consultants in international management, in consulting agencies, or in foundations in Europe

Career perspectives of our students with a cultural studies specialization include:

• Cultural management
• Cultural exchange
• Journalism
• Tourism
• In organizations working with refugees
• Archives, Foundations, Museums
• Language mediation

Most of IES graduates go on to study a Masters program. They are able to access a broad range of MA programs in politics, social sciences, history, cultural history, language and literature, as well as area studies (e.g. in East European studies).

The interdisciplinary and international orientation of the study program facilitates the access to a MA program both in Germany and abroad. Particularly brilliant MA graduates can subsequently enroll in a doctoral program and thereby prepare for a career in academia. In the section “career” former IES students provide an overview of their professional experiences and how they went about building their career (in German).