Esther Anne Adrian, consultant for academic further education and managing director of the center for artistic-scientific further education at the Lübeck University of Music and substitute professor for music education at the Detmold University of Musicthinks about justice from an educational and cultural perspective. According to Adrian, musical education is a reflection of social inequality – because instruments, lessons and support cost money. With projects like this Competence Center for Music Education Schleswig-Holstein (KMB.SH) Structures are created that are intended to open up musical learning across all phases of life. We must consciously recognize privileges and take responsibility
emphasizes Adrian.
Equal opportunities at the center
Prof. Dr. Christian Herzog (University of Lübeck), head of the Ethical Innovation Hub and professor for ethical, legal and social aspects of artificial intelligence, links the topic of justice with the digital world. For him, the focus is on equal opportunities – regardless of origin or social status. AI tools like ChatGPT are not fair per se – they depend on the economic interests of Big Tech and pose risks, for example due to algorithmic biases. Herzog calls for students to be prepared to use AI in a reflective manner and to create spaces for real knowledge instead of focusing exclusively on exam management.
Affordable housing only with inheritance
Dietmar Walberg (TH Lübeck), honorary professor and Managing Director of the Working Group for Contemporary Building (ARGE)looks at justice through the lens of housing. For him, it means equal starting and finishing opportunities – especially when it comes to access to living space. But it is precisely this that is becoming increasingly more expensive and therefore more unequally distributed. As construction costs and living costs rise, housing becomes a luxury item for many. It has never been so difficult for a generation to find affordable housing – unless they inherit
says Walberg. The different interests of builders, owners and tenants exacerbate the area of tension in which justice must be constantly renegotiated.
Podcast Leaps of Thought
In this episode, moderated by Theresia Lichtlein, head of communications at Lübeck University of Technology, the podcast highlights Lübeck to the power of 3 once a month topics of research, culture and society. Representatives of the three universities involved in the project (Lübeck University of Music, Lübeck University of Technology and Lübeck University) and, depending on the topic, an expert as a guest are invited.
The podcast is available on the website www.denkenspruenge-podcast.de and all common platforms available for access. The episodes go online every Wednesday in the middle of the month.
Knowledge transfer, mutual dialogue and new ideas – that’s what Lübeck stands for. The initiators and representatives of the three universities see their own podcast as an important building block for the discourse with society
about science and culture.