University of Bonn: Global Solutions for Sustainable Development. Lecture Series

Lecture Series with Members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Bonn

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the foundation of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in 2013. It comprises 26 renowned international scientists from various fields of natural, engineering, and social sciences and the humanities, as well as the interdisciplinary subjects of oceanology, climate change and biodiversity research. The SAB advises both the UN Secretary-General and the executive heads of UN organizations on matters involving science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. Particular focus is placed on the interfaces between science, research and practice.

Between April and July, six distinguished members of the SAB, whose respective research fields are also represented in Bonn’s international scientific and academic landscape, will report on their current research and discuss recent developments with a professional audience and the interested public at the University of Bonn. Our first guest from the SAB will be Prof. Dr. Jörg Hinrich Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, who will give his lecture on April 13th (6.15 pm, Bonner Universitätsforum). The lecture series will be opened by Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, and Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

In cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the lecture series is organized by the Liaison Office International Academic Sciences (City of Bonn) and the Department for Strategic Partnerships of the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (University of Bonn).

  • Wed, 13/04/2016

Science for Sustainable Development

Jörg Hinrich Hacker (Germany)

President, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Welcome Address:

Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn

Introduction:

Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)

Moderation:

Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn

  • Mon, 25/04/2016

Extreme States of Matter on Earth and in Space

Vladimir E. Fortov (Russian Federation)

President, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia

Moderation:

tba

  • Tue, 17/05/2016

Meeting Food Security Challenges in the Face of Climate Change

Gebisa Ejeta (Ethiopia)

Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University, USA

Comment:

Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn

Moderation:

Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn

  • Mon, 20/06/2016

The Role of Science in Making the Sustainable Development Goals a Success (e.g. The Work of the South African National Biodiversity Institute)

Tanya Abrahamse (South Africa)

CEO, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa

Comment:

Maximilian Weigend, Director, Botanical Gardens, University of Bonn

Moderation:

Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn

  • Mon, 27/06/2016

Implementation Transformation: Learning from Global Environmental Conventions when Launching the Sustainable Development Goals

Maria Ivanova (Bulgaria)

Co-Director, Center for Governance and Sustainability, and Director, Global Environmental Governance Project, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

Comment:

Jakob Rhyner, Vice-Rector in Europe, UN University (UNU)

Moderation:

Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn

  • Tue, 05/07/2015

Climate Change, the Ocean and Us

Susan Avery (United States of America)

President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

Comment:

Clemens Simmer, Professor for General and Experimental Meteorology, Meteorological Institute (MIUB), University of Bonn

Moderation:

Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn

Further Information: www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/sab2016

Please register for each event of the series separately.

The registration for the first lecture is now open. Registration for all other upcoming events will always open on the day of the previous event.

Source: Notification from the University of Bonn from 23.03.2016Lecture Series with Members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Bonn

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the foundation of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in 2013. It comprises 26 renowned international scientists from various fields of natural, engineering, and social sciences and the humanities, as well as the interdisciplinary subjects of oceanology, climate change and biodiversity research. The SAB advises both the UN Secretary-General and the executive heads of UN organizations on matters involving science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. Particular focus is placed on the interfaces between science, research and practice.

Between April and July, six distinguished members of the SAB, whose respective research fields are also represented in Bonn’s international scientific and academic landscape, will report on their current research and discuss recent developments with a professional audience and the interested public at the University of Bonn. Our first guest from the SAB will be Prof. Dr. Jörg Hinrich Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, who will give his lecture on April 13th (6.15 pm, Bonner Universitätsforum). The lecture series will be opened by Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, and Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

In cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the lecture series is organized by the Liaison Office International Academic Sciences (City of Bonn) and the Department for Strategic Partnerships of the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (University of Bonn).

  • Wed, 13/04/2016

Science for Sustainable Development

Jörg Hinrich Hacker (Germany)

President, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Welcome Address:

Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn

Introduction:

Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)

Moderation:

Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn

  • Mon, 25/04/2016

Extreme States of Matter on Earth and in Space

Vladimir E. Fortov (Russian Federation)

President, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia

Moderation:

tba

  • Tue, 17/05/2016

Meeting Food Security Challenges in the Face of Climate Change

Gebisa Ejeta (Ethiopia)

Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University, USA

Comment:

Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn

Moderation:

Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn

  • Mon, 20/06/2016

The Role of Science in Making the Sustainable Development Goals a Success (e.g. The Work of the South African National Biodiversity Institute)

Tanya Abrahamse (South Africa)

CEO, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa

Comment:

Maximilian Weigend, Director, Botanical Gardens, University of Bonn

Moderation:

Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn

  • Mon, 27/06/2016

Implementation Transformation: Learning from Global Environmental Conventions when Launching the Sustainable Development Goals

Maria Ivanova (Bulgaria)

Co-Director, Center for Governance and Sustainability, and Director, Global Environmental Governance Project, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

Comment:

Jakob Rhyner, Vice-Rector in Europe, UN University (UNU)

Moderation:

Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn

  • Tue, 05/07/2015

Climate Change, the Ocean and Us

Susan Avery (United States of America)

President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

Comment:

Clemens Simmer, Professor for General and Experimental Meteorology, Meteorological Institute (MIUB), University of Bonn

Moderation:

Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn

Further Information: www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/sab2016

Please register for each event of the series separately.

The registration for the first lecture is now open. Registration for all other upcoming events will always open on the day of the previous event.

Source: Notification from the University of Bonn from 23.03.2016