Press Release 139/2013

Demography: Global Developments – Local Impacts

Colloquium Fundamentale: Series of Presentations on the Changing Population Structure in Germany and the Rest of the World
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Focus on demographic change: Diversifying society and increasing mobility are only two of the numerous aspects (Photo: Lydia Albrecht, KIT).

Older, fewer, more diverse: Under the heading of “Herausforderung demografischer Wandel: Globale Entwicklung – lokale Auswirkungen” (The challenge of demographic change: Global developments – local impacts), the Colloquium Fundamentale of ZAK │ Center for Applied Cultural Science and Studium Generale focuses on various aspects of demography. The series of presentations will be started by Professor Norbert F. Schneider, Director of the Federal Institute for Population Research, on Thursday, November 14, 2013, 18 hrs, at the NTI-Hörsaal (Engesserstraße 10, building 30.13).

 

The Colloquium Fundamentale takes place on certain Thursdays, at 18 hrs, NTI-Hörsaal, KIT Campus South, building 30.10, Engesserstrasse 5. Admission is free.

 

More information on the dates, lecturers, and presentations can be found online at www.zak.kit.edu/colloquium_fundamentale.

 

Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 9,800 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 22,300 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. KIT is one of the German universities of excellence.

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