Children’s University syllabus

In Spring Semester 2012, the Children’s University will look into issues from the fields of environment, communication, economy and law.

Our Children’s University provides a varied programme with many instructive subjects. A list of the topics for Spring Semester 2012 is included below. All the lectures will take place in Room 09-010 (Audimax) of the University of St.Gallen from 3.00- 3.45 p.m.

• 29 February 2012: How can we save polar bears thanks to solar energy and windmills?
  Faculty: Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen, Professor of the Management of Renewable Energies, IWÖ-HSG.
• 7 March 2012: See what I mean? Why an image (sometimes) says more than 1000 words 
  Faculty: Prof. Dr. Martin Eppler, Professor of Media and Communication Management, MCM-HSG.
• 14 March 2012: From pocket money to a scooter – why do we need banks?
  Faculty: Prof. Dr. oec. Martin Brown, Professor of Banking, s/bf-HSG.
• 21 March 2012: Cops and robbers… - when is injustice punished?
  Faculty: Prof. Dr. Marianne Hilf, Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedural Law and Criminology with special focus on Commercial Criminal Law, LS-HSG.

Admission is free
Admission to our lectures for the children is free, but registration is required. It is also possible for entire classes to be registered: please notify us of all the children’s first names/surnames, as well as of the first name/surname of the teacher. Please register online through our registration forms or by post to: Universität St.Gallen (HSG), Kinder-Uni, Dufourstrasse 50, 9000 St.Gallen. As a rule, the lectures are geared to primary school pupils of the third to sixth forms.