The focus on the lecture Upb for future: Education and sustainability!

The focus on the lecture Upb for future: Education and sustainability!

The University of Paderborn starts the lecture series "Upb for Future" in the summer semester 2025, which deals intensively with the topic of sustainability. The kick -off event will take place on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Renowned YouTuber Mirko Drotschmann, known as "Mrwissen2Go", will give the first lecture. His topic, "Tuition on the couch: Why education on YouTube and Co.", addresses the increasing importance of video platforms as a source of knowledge for younger generations. Due to his approach, Drotschmann has made a name for himself through his approach to convey current political, social and historical topics in an understandable way and is currently addressing a young target group with 2.29 million subscribers. He is also a member of the non-partisan regional council for digital development and culture of the Rhineland-Palatinate state government.

The lecture series will take place every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the lecture hall L1 every Thursday. Participants do not need registration, but the seats are limited. The aim of this series of events is to inform the students, scientists and the interested public about ecological, social and economic aspects of sustainability and to stimulate the active dialogue. The topics are diverse and include climate change, environmental flight and sustainable consumption.

variety of topics and target groups

The event is aimed not only at the University of Paderborn, but also to the broader public. Particular attention is paid to the inclusion of internal and external experts, which will bring in their perspectives to various sustainability issues. These insights should help the participants to understand different facets of sustainability and to develop new perspectives.

The University of Paderborn has set itself the goal of creating awareness of the urgently needed changes in society. The event is made by the unit of the Bildungs innovations and university didactics under the direction of Prof. Dr. René Fahr organized.

Future -oriented education as a key

The concept behind the lecture lecture reflects a larger trend towards more sustainability and digital education in the university landscape. More and more educational institutions recognize the need to convey students and students skills that they need in an increasingly digitized and complex world. In this way, the aspect of sustainable development is not only regarded as an isolated topic, but as an integrative part of the educational landscape, which prepares future generations for the challenges of the 21st century.

For more information on the ring lecture, interested parties can visit the website for Sustainability ring lecture