02.09.2025

10 Years of the Ethics Charter

Keynote Lecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas Potthast, October 24, 2025

10 Years of the Ethics Charter – Invitation on October 24, 2025, 3:00 p.m. at ILWA in Vienna, Austria

The BOKU Ethics Charter has been in effect for ten years. On this occasion, the Ethics Platform cordially invites you to a celebratory event.

When: October 24, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Where: BOKU, Ilse Wallentin House, Ground Floor

The Ethics Charter was adopted in 2015 by the Rectorate and Senate and has since served as a central foundation of BOKU. The Charter is based on the principles of respect for life, equal treatment, sustainability, responsibility and precaution, the pursuit of truth, and civic engagement. https://boku.ac.at/fileadmin/data/H01000/H10220/H10240/ethikplattform/Ethik-Charta/BOKU_Ethik_Charta.pdf

Preliminary Program of the Celebration:

3:00 p.m. – Welcome
Prof. Dr. Eva Schulev-Steindl, Rector of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roland Ludwig, Chair of the Senate

3:15 p.m. – Reflections, Insights, and Outlooks
Conversations with members of the Ethics Platform and the ÖH on the origins, content, and significance of the Ethics Charter, as well as current issues at BOKU

4:45 p.m. – Keynote Lecture followed by Panel Discussion
“Responsibility of Universities and Science”
Prof. Dr. Thomas Potthast, International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), University of Tübingen

Closing with Buffet and Music

The detailed program will be continuously updated on the website: https://boku.ac.at/universitaetsleitung/senat/ethikplattform/festakt-10-jahre-ethik-charta