After successful completion of the course, students are able to analyse the complexity of the current Climate Crisis, its impact on environment and society, and possible soloutions through a wide variety of view angles.The students will gather expertise and learn concepts from a wide variety of disciplines, including natural sciences, technology, (socio-)economics, behavioural sciences, the arts, and many more.
The course "Lectures for Future" is a varied mosaic of lectures addressing the ecological and societal challenges of the current climate crisis. The aim of the course is to view the climate crisis from a wide range of disciplines.
In this semester 10 Austrian universities run the Lectures for Future: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, die Angewandte Wien, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Technische Universität Wien, Veterenärmedizinische Universität Wien, Universität Wien, Fachhochschule des bfi Wien, Fachhochschule Krems, Fachhochschule Kufstein, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
The "Lectures for Future" in Wintersemester 2023/24 will be held on Mondays 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. from 06.11.2023 to 11.12.2023.
Programm WS 2023/24
06.11.2023 17:00 Uhr - Univ.Prof. Dr. Hermann Knoflacher (TU Wien, IIT Delhi): “Electric cars are not the solution to the climate problem”
13.11.2023 18:30 Uhr - Dr. Martin Greimel (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): "Bioeconomy - a holistic concept for a new economy"”
13.11.2023 18:30 Uhr - Andreas Fazekas, MA (European Commission): " Climate change - theory, policy and practice”
20.11.2023 17:00 Uhr - PD Dr., MSc. Gerhard Soja (AIT, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): “Permanent Carbon Sequestration with Biochar as Climate-positive Technology”
20.11.2023 18:30 Uhr - Prof. Keywan Riahi (IIASA): " Rapid Systems Transformations for Addressing Global Sustainability Challenges”
27.11.2023 17:00 Uhr - Anna Wilhelm and Sarah Danne (Verein Degrowth Graz): "Breaking Free from Endless Growth Fixation - Degrowth in Society and Economy"
27.11.2023 18:30 Uhr - Dr. Benedikt Becsi (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): "Climate models and what to do with them“
04.12.2023 18:30 Uhr – Dr. Robert Koeppe (JKU Linz): “Mushrooms and their role in mitigating the climate catastrophe”
04.12.2022 18:30 Uhr - Priv. Doz. DI Dr. Doris Österreicher, MSc (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): " Sustainable urban planning - the influence of passive and active urban planning measures on energy and resource efficiency “
11.12.2023 17:00 Uhr – Mag. Lisa Bohunovsky, MSc. (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): "Sustainable universities - What, how und why?“
