Our university course at RWTH Aachen

In cooperation with RWTH Aachen University, we ran an official course on effective altruism as part of Project Leonardo. RWTH students could register via RWTHonline and, depending on their course of study, earn credit points; external participants were welcome too.

What it was about

The goal was to convey scientifically grounded ideas and methods you can apply in your own life to do good more effectively. Some speakers research how to mitigate climate change or prevent global pandemics; others have founded internationally operating charities and shared the insights they gained working directly on saving lives.

One of our past programmes

• “Effective Altruism” — an introduction · EA Aachen
• Global Health · Bruce Tsai, Rethink Priorities
• Farmed Animal Welfare · Jamie Harris, Animal Advocacy Careers
• Summary “Neartermism” and introduction to “Longtermism” · EA Aachen
• Biorisk · Crystal Watson, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
• AI Safety · Tom Lieberum, AI safety researcher
• Summary “Longtermism” and criticism of effective altruism · EA Aachen & Prof. Kellerwessel