Winter School GSERM Ljubljana 2026
The Global School in Empirical Research Methods (GSERM) is a high-calibre programme dedicated to teaching cutting-edge research methodology and was established by the University of St. Gallen.
We welcome Master and PhD students, postdocs and also professionals from all kinds of study fields who want to enhance their skills in block seminars taught by renowned faculty amongst an international crowd of participants.
Courses will take place in person at UL SEB from 12 to 16 January and from 19 to 23 January 2026. It is possible to register for one course or two courses in two different weeks.
Courses and instructors
12 - 16 January 2026
- Experimental Research Design and Analyses
Femke van Horen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Qualitative Research Methods & Data Analysis
Paul Mihas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Applying open-source LLMs in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dirk Wulff, Max-Planck-Institut Berlin; Zakir Hussain, University of Basel
19 - 23 January 2026
- Generative AI with LLMs
Kunpeng Zhang, Smith School of Business, University of Maryland - Analyzing Panel Data
Christopher Zorn, Pennsylvania State University - Machine Learning with R - Introduction
Brett Lantz, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Application and additional information
All information and the online application form can be found on the GSERM website.
Applications will be processed by the University of St. Gallen. If you have any further questions, please contact the GSERM team at gserm@unisg.ch.
In case of questions regarding the programme in Ljubljana, please contact Ms Adrijana Lazić at short.programmes@ef.uni-lj.si.
Benefit from the early bird discount and apply before 31 October 2025! Final application deadline is 30 November 2025.