Company Profile
Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS)
Company Overview
The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) is a central academic facility of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university. As an intellectual center dedicated to the study of the United States, the HCA serves as an institute for higher education, as a center for interdisciplinary research, and as a forum for public debate. Building on long-standing ties between Heidelberg and the United States, the HCA also fosters interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange across the Atlantic. At the HCA, the America-related research of six university faculties (colleges) and more than half a dozen disciplines converges, offering a range of expertise that is unique in the field: American Literature and Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Theology/Religious Studies, Sociology, and U.S. Constitutional Law.
Company History
Officially inaugurated in 2004, the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) has become one of the leading centers for American Studies in Europe. It provides excellent research and education opportunities for scholars and students from all over the world. In addition, the HCA strengthens the profile of Heidelberg University as one of Germany’s finest academic institutions. Heidelberg University’s 630-year-old tradition of excellence, its international reputation, and its strong record in the study of the United States combine to create the ideal environment for the HCA.