Goethe High School visits IIASA

IIASA researchers Brian Fath and Benigna Boza-Kiss spent the morning with the students addressing the subject of systems thinking through a discussion on the life cycle analysis of a bar of chocolate.

This visit marked the eighth of several more to come this school year 2024/2025. Systems thinking is crucial for tackling global issues. Encouraging students to think about the complexity of the natural and social world they live in is one of the key objectives of the IIASA School Visits Initiative.

IIASA’s engagement program for schools

We believe that future leaders need to acquire systems thinking skills as early as possible. Therefore, IIASA not only trains graduate and postgraduate students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and professionals, but also brings systems thinking to children and teenagers at schools (initially only in Austria) to develop relevant skills at a point where young people start to think fundamentally about the complexity of the natural and social world they live in.

If you and your school wish to participate, please do not hesitate to get in touch.