The opening event will take place on Monday, 22.09.2025 from 17.00 in the Philharmonie Mercatorhalle (Landfermannstraße 6, 47051 Duisburg). The Philharmonie is located 950 meters from Duisburg Central Station.

The halls and rooms of the Philharmonie are barrier-free. Wheelchair spaces are available in the stalls on the left and right in rows 16 and 17. You can reach the Mercatorhalle on the 1st floor with a wheelchair via the elevators in the CityPalais. Disabled parking spaces are available in the CityPalais parking garage. A special audio system with induction loops ensures that visitors with impaired hearing can take part in the opening event.

Registration (check-in) is possible from 2 pm. Admission to the hall will only be granted with an admission ticket from 3 pm.

Opening lecture
Monika Wohlrab-Sahr 
(Chairwoman of the German Sociological Association)

Keynote speech
Lena Gorelik
(writer and journalist)

GSA prizes will be awarded during the opening event.

The opening event will be followed by a reception with refreshments in the foyer.