The next lecture in the Studium Generale series, taking place on Thursday 21 January 2016 at 6 pm on the Kleve campus, will explore the background and possibilities of sustainable travel. Attendance is free of charge.
Kleve/Kamp-Lintfort, 15 January 2016: Sustainability is a topical issue that is on the minds of many people in Germany. A study published last year by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) shows that, for the majority of the German population (63 per cent), adequate environmental and climate protection is a fundamental prerequisite for successfully navigating the future.
Sustainable consumption is particularly important in this regard and is becoming increasingly significant. Germans are buying more organic food and green electricity; energy-efficient products are in demand; and eco-labels are gaining in influence.
So Germans are well on the way to sustainability, aren’t they? But what about when we go on holiday? Until a few years ago, Germans were world champions when it came to international tourism, and even today, Germany remains one of the nations whose citizens travel most frequently. But travel is closely linked to mobility and, consequently, to climate change and waste.
Do we want to give up travelling, or are we prepared to pay more to travel more sustainably? If we do travel, what could we do to be more sustainable? These are all questions we must answer if sustainability is to be more than just lip service – something that ends before the next holiday and only begins again afterwards. Prof. Reiser’s lecture will address these issues.
The lecture forms part of the Studium Generale programme. The lecture series is aimed at the general public, as well as students, lecturers and staff at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, and presents current topics in a way that is relevant to everyday life and informative. The series also offers the opportunity to engage with current issues. “We invite everyone, regardless of age, to attend these fascinating lectures,” says the university’s President, Dr Heide Naderer. At the same time, she sees the programme as an opportunity to get to know the university’s two campuses.
Attendance at the Studium Generale lectures at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences is free of charge for members of the public.
