Kolloquium: The Holy Grail of a healthy and happy life: Good interpersonal relations

Physicians and psychologists of a Harvard research group wanted to find out which factors contribute to a happy, healthy and thus long life. They found out what was known by humankind since centuries that the key for such a life are neither wealth nor fame, but good interpersonal relations. It is not about the quantity, but the quality of close relations in families, friendships and other social relations, which lead to a longer and happier life. This study is only one example of research that shows that things have to change on personal levels in order to make communities and societies better in a global perspective. Therefore the topic of this year’s International Colloquium will be interpersonal relations. 

What are “good” relations? How can interpersonal relations be established, shaped, maintained or dissolved, if necessary? How does society (or societies) influence our relations and vice versa? How do “social media” change our concepts and competences in building good relations? How do politics influence relations and vice versa? How does economy influence relations? What are love and compassion? What can be done at universities to make them a place where people can evolve their personalities and purposes through good relations? How do natural and urban environments influence relations between people?

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