Interdisziplinäre Lehre: Meeting Global Challenges
The debate
Learn to discuss political affairs
Registration
Registration takes place via RWTHonline and is possible from 01.09.2026 to 04.10.2026. Further information on the registration process can be found in the FAQs.
All students can register for one course. You can specify two preferences. To do so, please use the ‘high’ priority and the one directly below it. For instructions, please click here. If you have not been allocated a place at the end of the allocation process and are still interested in participating in a course, please contact sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de.
(If you have any problems with registration, please contact Ms Sibel Yildirim (IPW) at sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de, stating your matriculation number. If you have any general questions about the course, please contact the person listed below.)
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Academic Responsibility
Chair of Political Theory and History of Political Ideas, RWTH Aachen
Julia Zeh
VHS Programme Section: Culture, History, Politics
Head of the International Newspaper Museum
Contact Person
Sönke Hebing, M.Ed.
Schedule
Start
23.10.2026
Time
Friday, 10:30 – 12:00 h
Place
International Newspaper Museum
Description
Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of democracy. But where are there still opportunities today to form and exchange one’s own opinions? This requires spaces for encounter and debate that represent the diversity of different views and bring them into dialogue with one another. This series of seminars at the International Newspaper Museum provides such a space by facilitating and jointly conducting political debates based on newspapers and other news sources. The aim is to discover one’s own views and to test their persuasiveness through discussion with others. The event is open not only to students from all disciplines at RWTH Aachen University, but also to the citizens of Aachen.
Learning Outcomes
Participants should
- learn the basics of political debate.
- learn how to take part in political debates themselves.
- engage in dialogue with residents of the city of Aachen.
Program
23.10.2026
tba
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation. If you would like to take an exam, please make sure beforehand how you can get credit for it in your degree program. Of course, you can also take exams without receiving curricular credit for them. Visit our FAQs for more information.
Certificate
Certificate of Attendance (0 CP, ungraded)
Protocol with reflection (2 CP, ungraded)
