16 April 2026 | Presence: Traveling gives us valuable opportunities for new experiences, but it also has significant environmental and social impacts on our world. The documentary “The Last Tourist” raises an important question about global justice: Who has the privilege to travel, and at what cost? Admission is free!

As part of an Asea-Uninet-funded project, Wolfgang Aschauer traveled to Thailand with his research team and, in February, conducted extensive qualitative research on the dynamics of spiritual tourism on Koh Phangan—including its impact on the island—in collaboration with Mahidol University.

The Master’s program in Sociology: Society, Space & Transformation will be realigned starting in the winter semester 2026/27, combining sociology with a human geography perspective.