As part of the guest student scheme, members of the public have the opportunity to attend regular lectures and courses. Guest student status enables anyone interested to attend selected courses without needing a university entrance qualification. The courses are offered in German and English across the various degree programmes of the faculties and the university sports programme at the Kleve and Kamp-Lintfort campuses.
This semester, the Studium Generale is focusing on the topic of ‘Sustainability in the Region’ and, with experts from the university and the professional world, is examining various aspects of sustainability, such as supply and value chains, the latest developments in the workplace relating to ‘New Work’, and sustainable urban development. In addition, topics such as the use of bioplastics, the impact of emotional labour on teaching staff, and how waste products from walnut forests in Kyrgyzstan can be reused in the international cosmetics industry will be discussed and presented. The lectures take place every Tuesday from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm on the Kleve campus or in Kamp-Lintfort (in the Audimax, Building 01, in each case).
This winter term, the Faculty of Society and Economics is offering an interdisciplinary and diverse programme through the Wednesday Academy, thereby reflecting the breadth of the faculty’s subject areas. The theme is: ‘From regional to global – economy and society’. In seven lectures, speakers from academia and industry will present topics of current relevance in an engaging manner, examine them from a theoretical perspective and discuss them in a large group setting. The first two lectures will address current crises: firstly, economic development, which faces major challenges in the light of a wide range of current issues; and secondly, conflicts that receive little media attention, such as the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan or the civil war in Yemen. The remaining lectures, as part of a series entitled ‘We Are Not Poor’, address child poverty and children’s rights. Anyone interested can attend the lectures every Wednesday from 6.00 pm on the Kleve campus.
The fourth initiative, the Children’s University, is aimed at the youngest members of the community, aged between 8 and 12. Here, complex topics such as sustainability, climate change and human-computer interaction are presented and explained in a child-friendly manner. The series begins with the science show ‘Nachhaltig Baff’ on 11 October 2023. In subsequent sessions, participants will learn about the sustainable use of water, phenomena in physics and human-computer interaction as a means of supporting people with disabilities. The Children’s University takes place every Wednesday between 5.15 pm and 6.00 pm on the campus in Kleve and Kamp-Lintfort.
