Inauguration event: Second generation of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)

The Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS) was established at FRIAS in 2021 with funding from the Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation and is composed of postdoctoral researchers from a wide range of disciplines - from anthropology to engineering. Over the past three years, the members of the first YAS generation have been working on joint research projects, publications and projects on the topic of sustainability. At the beginning of 2024, the Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation approved the extension of this globally unique Young Academy so that a further cohort of sustainability scientists from Freiburg and institutions around the world could be selected.

At the beginning of the winter semester 2024/25, the new members will be officially welcomed at a ceremonial kick-off event. The project presentations by the current YAS cohort will not only serve as a symbolic handover of the baton, but will also offer a wider audience the opportunity to gain insights into the work of the YAS.

Preliminary programme

(1) Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Ralf von den Hoff (Director of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies)

(2) Welcome address by Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation

(3) Project presentations

(4) Keynote speech: Patricia García García "Imagining Future Cities"

(5) Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Melanie Arndt (Vice Rector for Internationalization and Sustainability)

(6) Reception with drinks and snacks