Vorlesung im Stadtpark und Café

Projektleiter Sascha Rossmann, Stadtrat Kurt Hohensinner, Kunstuni-Rektorin Elisabeth Freismuth, Uni-Graz-Rektorin Christa Neuper, Vize-Bürgermeisterin Martina Schröck, Wissenschaftslandesrat Christopher Drexler, ÖH-Uni-Graz-Vorsitzender Markus Trebuch und TU-Rektor Harald Kainz (v.l.) Foto: ÖH

Der Mai ist der Monat der freien Bildung

Der Mai ist auch in der Steiermark der Monat der freien Bildung, ein gemeinsames Projekt mehrerer HochschülerInnenschaften in Österreich. Um auf die Wichtigkeit von Hochschulen & Bildung aufmerksam zu machen, werden (Lehr-)Veranstaltungen im öffentlichen Raum abgehalten.
Am 2. Mai 2016 wurde das Programm der steirischen Hochschulen vorgestellt. Egal welcher Fachbereich für jemanden interessant erscheint, für jeden dieser Fachbereiche packen, im Monat Mai, zahlreiche ProfessorInnen deren Lehrunterlagen zusammen und verlegen die, wie an einer Universität bezeichnete, Lehrveranstaltung an einen öffentlichen Platz, in den Stadtpark, ins Kaffeehaus, in Form von sogenannten Coffee Lectures, oder treffen die HörerInnen in verschiedenen kulturellen Einrichtungen.

Alle Veranstaltungen unter https://mdfb.at

Andreas Schweiger

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