Globalization Expert Receives the Abt Jerusalem Prize
On November 26, 2019, computer science professor Franz Josef Radermacher of the University of Ulm was awarded this year’s Abt Jerusalem Prize. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brunswick, the Technical University of Braunschweig, the Braunschweig Scientific Society, and the Braunschweig Cultural Heritage Foundation jointly presented the award for the fifth time.
Professor Franz Josef Radermacher is best known for his advocacy of a global eco-social market economy and fair globalization. He is an expert in technology assessment, environmentally friendly mobility, sustainable development, and overpopulation. At the University of Ulm, he served as Professor of Databases and Artificial Intelligence until 2018. He heads the Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing/n (FAW/n) in Ulm and has been a member of the Club of Rome since 2002.
Abt Jerusalem Prize
Since 2009, the organizers have awarded the Abt Jerusalem Prize to honor outstanding scientific contributions to the dialogue between the humanities, natural sciences, and engineering. The prize carries an endowment of 5,000 euros. It is named after Friedrich Wilhelm Jerusalem (1709–1789), Abbot of Riddagshausen and co-founder of the Collegium Carolinum, the precursor to today’s Technical University of Braunschweig. Abbot Jerusalem is regarded as a pioneer of an enlightened relationship between faith and reason.
Press release: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brunswick.
Lectures at the Award Ceremony
The laudatory speech for the presentation of the Abt Jerusalem Prize on November 26, 2019, in Braunschweig was delivered by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Menzel, TU Braunschweig and member of the Braunschweig Scientific Society (BWG)
Einen interessanten Vortrag hielt Dr. Peter Johnston. Peter Johnston ist Abteilungsleiter des New Methods of Work und Generaldirektor der Informationsgesellschaft der EU-Kommission sowie Mitglied des Club of Rome. Download des Vortrags mit dem Titel “Protecting the climate, biodiversity and sustainable diets – rethinking land-use for bio-sequestration”. An engaging lecture was also given by Dr. Peter Johnston, Head of the New Methods of Work Department and Director-General for the Information Society of the European Commission, as well as a member of the Club of Rome. Download of his lecture: “Protecting the Climate, Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets – Rethinking Land Use for Bio-Sequestration“.
Prof. Dr. Estelle Herlyn also contributed a presentation at the festive colloquium accompanying the award ceremony. You can download the slides of her presentation here: “The Alliance for Development and Climate – A Building Block for Implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement“.
