As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schlegel-Matthies will take place on Thursday, 24 April at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will shed light on the demands and excessive demands placed on people in private households as well as the necessary framework conditions for sustainable everyday behaviour. The aim is to show how education can contribute to leading a good and successful life and dealing with demands and excessive demands in a reflective manner.

About the person

Kirsten Schlegel-Matthies has worked at the Institute for Nutrition, Consumption and Health since 2002. From 2002 to 2016, she held the professorship for Home Economics and since 2016 the professorship for Didactics of Home Economics (Consumption, Nutrition, Health). From 2005 to 2014, she was a member of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Round Table and from 2015 to 2018 a member of the Expert Council for Consumer Affairs of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. For her, education for sustainable development and education for lifestyle are inextricably linked.

Further information on the Sustainability Ring Lecture and "UPB for Future" can be found on the event page.

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