News 2019
Europe’s Dilemma.Europe’s Dilemma. New Challenges – more Responsibility?

In the winter term 2018/19, the Colloquium Fundamentale dealt with European challenges and social responsibility in the face of current multiple crises.

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Teaser HaberFocus on Fritz Haber: Lecture and Discussion (event in English)

100 years Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 150th anniversary: This was reason for a critical appraisal of the disputed chemist on 15 January 2019 with a lecture of the molecular physicist Prof. Bretislav Friedrich and a following panel discussion.

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KATRIN-ExperimentKIT in the City Hall

On 23 January 2019 scientists of the KIT Center Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA) presented fascinating research on super accelerators.

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Teaser Science DialoguesScience Dialogues

On 28 January 2019 the 5th ZAK Science Dialogues in cooperation with the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung dealt with “The true (product) digital identity".

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23 KGThe Responsible Society

From 22 to 24 February 2019, the 23rd Karlsruhe Dialogues discussed the importance of responsibility in all aspects of collective life in these unstable times.

 

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Frühlingtage der Nachhaltigkeit 2019Spring Days of Sustainability

From 25th to 28th March 2019, the 3rd Spring Days of Sustainability took place at KIT. Participants could learn about the important role of science for sustainability and how they themselves can become actors for sustainable development.

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ErasmusCall for Debate Team Leaders – Join the new ERASMUS+ VIRTUAL EXCHANGE programme!

The Advocacy Training – Intercultural Online Debate pilot programme is a great way to connect with young people from other countries and gain meaningful intercultural experiences online.

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CollaborateIntercultural Experience Online – free places left!

In the 5 week course “Cross-cultural Collaboration”, participants develop skills in cross-cultural communication, leadership and collaborative problem-solving. The programm in English language starts prior to the beginning of the summer semester.

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CYR VideoWorking With Refugee Communities

In an interview with “In Place of War” (Anna Lindh Foundation) Prof. Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha talked about the role of arts and creativity in promoting integration and giving communities voice to tell their own stories.

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TEASERKIT in the City Hall

On 4 June 2019, the KIT Center Materials presented to the public its top-level research in material science as well as the associated development of technologies.

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Teaser Erasmus Online DebatteEUROMED Competition 2019

As part of the Erasmus + Virtual Exchange Program: Intercultural Online Debates, the EUROMED Competition took place from 26th to 30th August 2019. Participants from the Euromediteran area debated online.

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Teaser CFInternational Forum on bioethics in China and worldwide

On 27 May 2019 PD Dr. Ole Döring spoke on the topic „Genetic experiments on humans in China: Who owns the ethical problem?”.

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AI Speech TeaserA.I. & Speech: A Silent Anthropomorphism?

While current speech assistants such as Alexa, Bixby, or Siri still feel far from fiction such as in Knight Rider, Iron Man, Her, or Ex Machina, Prof. mult. Dr. Björn W. Schuller revealed on 27 June 2019, how – largely unnoticed – “deep” neural networks already learnt to speak, and to show artificial emotional and social intelligence in their reaction in a dialogue, for example, to appear more charismatic or empathic.

 

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Teaser KIKI Science Film Festival

On the occasion of the Science Year 2019 - Artificial Intelligence, ZAK was proud to present an international Film Festival on Artificial Intelligence (KI in German). From 3-5 July 2019 the 12 film finalists were shown and the KI Science Film Award was announced.

 

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CF_WiSe19_20Reloaded – New Perspectives on Tomorrow’s Energy Storage

In the winter term 2019/20, the Colloquium Fundamentale dealt with current energy storage technologies as well as possible eco-friendly future technologies.

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Brexit TeaserJean Monnet Keynote Lecture

On 21 October 2019 Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dannemann and Prof. Dr. Roland Alter discussed the current Brexit situation and possible future scenarios together with Prof. Dr. Caroline Robertson-von Trotha.

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