teachers from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Their main areas of expertise include philosophy, literature, political theory, art history, film theory, human rights, history, and rhetoric. Guest teachers and visiting academics In addition to faculty members and postdoctoral fellows, Bard College Berlin students are taught by a series of guest teachers, who deliver lectures and participate in seminars throughout the academic year. Accreditation As of January 20, 2017 Bard College Berlin is institutionally accredited at national level in Germany by the Wissenschaftsrat. The college first received state recognition from the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science (Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Wissenschaft). Program accreditation for the BA program in Humanities, the Arts and Social Thought was granted by the accreditation agency ACQUIN in Fall 2013. The BA program in Economics, Politics, and Social Thought received accreditation in September 2015. Through its affiliation with Bard College, Annandale, Bard College Berlin and its degrees are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Campus Bard College Berlin is a residential college. The campus is located in the northern part of Berlin, in the residential area called Pankow-Niederschönhausen. Most buildings were designed in 1966 by Eckart Schmidt and built starting 1972, and formerly belonged to the embassies of several countries in GDR, among others Egypt, Cuba and Nigeria. Recent expansion of the Campus has included: Henry Koerner Hall which is apartment-style student housing (built 2018-19) Yet unnamed apartment-style student housing and study facilities (built 2019- 2021) See also Bard College Central European University Munich School of Philosophy Hertie School of Governance References External links Official website The official Bard College Berlin student blog Private universities and colleges in Germany Liberal arts colleges Bard College Educational institutions established in 1999 Universities and colleges in Berlin 1999 establishments in Germany