From September 2 to 4, 2026, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and HCHE will jointly host the writing workshop “Schreib.Raum.Zeit”. The workshop is aimed at doctoral scholarship holders, alumni of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, HCHE members, and external researchers who are working on dissertations, academic articles, or...

From Hamburg to Rotterdam: “Bridging health economics excellence in research & practice” – this year’s title of the EuHEA Conference 2026 seems to fit perfectly with the close connection between the two health economic hubs EsCHER (Erasmus Centre for Health Economics Rotterdam) and HCHE (Hamburg Center for Health...

According to Professor Jonas Schreyögg, Director of the HCHE, a mandatory primary care physician system would be more effective than the current GP-centered care model (HZV). In an interview with the German Ärzte Zeitung, Schreyögg emphasizes that the voluntary nature of the HZV significantly limits its ability to steer...

Back to her former workplace: Prof. Dr. Carolin Brinkmann is taking up her junior professorship in “Business Administration, with a focus on Healthcare Management” at the University of Hamburg Business School and is joining the HCHE Executive Board as a core member!

Carolin Brinkmann is continuing her academic career at the...

"Setting the Course for Tomorrow’s Health" was the theme of an event hosted by the Landesvertretung Schleswig-Holstein des Verbandes der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek)  during this year’s Kiel Week "Gespräche am Wasser" (Conversations by the Water) series; the event brought together around 80 guests from the healthcare sector...

In May, the exhibition on current health economics research opened in the HCHE lobby. Since then, the first 10 profile groups—comprising nearly 200 students—have visited the exhibition. So far, the topics that have drawn the most interest are the financial sustainability of health care, the shortage of skilled workers, and...