Herr Dr. Arne Karlsen. The Special Guests,
die Colleaks of the University of Hamburg, Ladies and Gentlemen.
I want you welcome you in the free and tensatic city of Hamburg.
This city all. So welcomed part of you. In
this money. And I will come you at our University.
It's a great pleasure for me to center rate with you,
the 60s, anniversary of the Unisco institute of life long learning.
I will give a short introduction to this event together
with my friend arne causen
And is representative of this University. My what my part
is to say somewhere about this University and the cooperation with your
nesco-institute of life long learning. From the Universities, perspektive perspective.
Hopefully? Army Carlson will present you, the other side
of the story. The University of Hamburg is the largest
research and educational institution in North and Europe.
We are with nearly 40.000 stunes, the third
largest University in Germany
It's a same time this University, is not very old.
It was founded in 1919. So in 7 years,
we will celebrate our 100s, you know, ediversary.
Please save the date. You are all invoited to have
once more and anniversary celebration in this building.
You may have noticed that there's already a long period of comedyistory,
between the UIR and the University of Hamburg about 60 years.
Let me go some more into the history of this University
The roots of the University,
reach back to the beginning of the 7 teens, century.
The history is full of struggles between economical and educational interests.
What is more important? Should it community,
invest more in economics or more in education?
What is more important for the were fair of a society?
The free and tenseatic city of Hamburg,
got it's originals by commerce and the merchants head the power.
Why should it be clever to invest in education?
In a way, we have similar struggles in these days
Politicians decide about where to put the money. They are
lobbit by the power of the economy. And sometimes,
they forget that education and science, are more important for
the future of the society, then the actual economic situation.
Interesting in the history of the University is,
that it was the ambition of a thoughtful politician, Werner von Melle.
Who konsequently followed his idea to found a University.
Werner von Melle as Senator and later as nare of the
City of Hamburg
Considative lives work to bring the different institutions together,
which already worked on academic ideas, since the 70s, century.
The majority wasn't favor of having Hamburg limited to its dominating
role as a trade city,
and shine away from the expense of establishing a university.
And maybe, they also are afraid about new and play
happs reps reps revolutionary ideas of the professors of the institution,
which dedicated itself to research,
duden training and education
You may reaches this dedication above the front androns of this building,
in German it is der Forschung der Lehre, der Bildung.
After the first earldware University course is where
offered for returning fosures. It wasn't until then,
that's a democratically elected city parliament, with it's new majority,
passt a resolution to establish a University in Hamburg.
Please note, this University was not for,
that this University was not founded by the establishment,
but by the decision of the citizens,
represented by the democratically,
elected parliament
In history, there are some remarks,
which a give a link, our bridge,
the corporation with the uneske institute of life long learning.
All ready in the 18 century, professors of the so
called Academic High School, Engerment Gymnasium, gave public lectures.
The idea was to prepared judens for academic training at a university.
These public lectures were a connerstone for the foundation of the
University of Hamburg. We still hold on in this tradition,
in this semester about 100 and 50 lectures are of it
You are also attending public lecture today.
So we know have 1051 in this semester.
This University combines, excellent research with diverse, study opportunities.
It provides a broad disciplinary, spectrum, and purs
used circorporation with top regional national and international side institutions.
According to the free and tensitics city of Hamburg's view of
itself as the gateway to the world.
The University of Hamburg seas itself as the gateway to the
world of knowledge in science
Just as The Port of Hamburg connects the City to all important places in the world.
So the University of Hamburg creates and develops access to the
international scientific communities all over the world.
The long cooperation between the youNESCO institute of life long learning and the University of Hamburg,
was based on professors on individual professors who used the international
network and the excellent alent library on life long learning of the youNESCO institute for the research and also for their students,
for making projects,
using the networks And bringing that students 4 intern ships to the institute.
In the memorandum of understanding M.O. You. The cooperation between
the institute and the University now a days is institutionalized.
We agreed to make use of the research at the University.
And the possibility a state educational institution has to certify,
masters and PHD-Cases. The future of this cooperation will consistent
in continuing the food ful collaboration in intercultural
education and literally
Und we're respect to the most excellent research area of the University of Hamburg.
We are going to establish joint projects and training modules in climate education.
We this new topic, we would like to contribute to
the education and the future of next generations.
I once more that come you it this University and in
the City of Hamburg and I wish, you were enjoy,
a memorable time, made of thought provoking excite,
exchanges as well as pleasurable and front moments.
Thank you for your attention