Visiting professorships of two years are funded by the "Berlin Equal Opportunity Programme for Women in Teaching and Research" and/or HWR Berlin.

Former visiting professors include:

• Prof. Dr. Claudia Gather
• Prof. Dr. Miriam Beblo
• Prof. Dr. Heike Wiesner
• Prof. Dr. Doris Weichselbaumer
• Prof. Dr. Aysel Yollu-Tok

In Summer 2015 a visiting professorship at the HTMI was awarded to Prof. Dr. Kirsten Wiese.