Conference
LIBERTAS. Spaces and practices of academic freedom, June 22-24, 2022
To celebrate eight centuries of commitment to the protection and promotion of academic freedom and to revive such commitment the University of Padova, in collaboration with Scholars at Risk Italy and Scholars at Risk Europe, is organising an international conference to discuss LIBERTAS. Spaces
Free Ahmed Samir! Conference on Academic Freedom in Egypt
In February 2021, Ahmed Samir Santawy, Egyptian student and researcher at Central European University in Vienna, was arbitrarily detained and imprisoned by the Egyptian government. He is currently in ongoing solitary confinement. As one year since Ahmed’s disappearance approaches, CEU will host the Free Ahmed Samir! Conference on Academic Freedom in Egypt on Tuesday, January
Reimagining Academic Freedom – Open Society University Network Global Observatory on Academic Freedom First Bi-Annual Conference
The GOAF First Bi-Annual Conference will launch the work of the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom. The conference will present the findings of the Annual Report 2020/2021 and accompanying papers, liaise with the academic community – researchers in the field,
Afghanistan, il futuro negato
Evento sia in PRESENZA che ONLINE Il ritorno dei talebani, 40 anni di guerra, un popolo in fuga. Un confronto sulle cose che si possono fare per creare un domani alla popolazione afghana. Associazione 46°Parallelo/AtlanteGuerre con Afgana, il supporto della
Academic Freedom, Free Speech and Thinking for Yourself
The Inaugural Global Ideas Lecture: Academic Freedom, Free Speech and Thinking for Yourself Event Date: November 1, 2021 – 1:00pm to 2:30pm EST Location: online Presented by CIPS & The University Research Chair on Global Political Thought Registration: Eventbrite Academic freedom is threatened from without—by authoritarian
Language and the problems of justice: A conference to mark one year of Hany Babu’s imprisonment
Friends of Hany Babu, in collaboration with Scholars at Risk and The Institute for Post-Colonial Studies, will host a virtual conference titled Language and the problems of justice: A conference to mark one year of Hany Babu’s imprisonment. The conference
Conference on Studies of Belonging
We invite you to join us during this three-day interdisciplinary working conference, where we collaboratively sketch the landscape of Belonging as an academic and artistic field, with the aim to set up a research agenda and future interdisciplinary and international
Academic Freedom and Intellectual Dissent Online Conference
This conference will focus on the importance of intellectual dissent and academic freedom to democratic societies in a Western, particularly European, context. The speakers and the panel will discuss the scope and the limits of academic freedom in the context
Academic Freedom in a Plural World: Global Critical Perspectives
Academic Freedom in a Plural World: Global Critical Perspectives June 9, 8:00am-12:00pm EDT June 10, 10:00am-2:00pm EDT Zoom link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/85114784769 Please find the event description Free, and open to all This conference will bring together over 20 scholars from a variety
The Academy, Politics and Society: How a Troubled World Affects Universities and Activism
Join us on May 7 from 12:00pm-2:00pm EDT for the New University in Exile Consortium spring conference about the global attacks on academic freedom. The keynote speaker is Éric Fassin, Professor of sociology and Co-chair of the Gender Studies Department,
Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship Conference
Researchers from all over the world experience repressions. Not only are they prevented from conducting free research, often their lives and the lives of their families are endangered. Minorities find it difficult to assert themselves in the academic world.
University of Geneva Conference: Threats to Academics
This event will examine the threats to academic freedom as well as the networks of solidarity between researchers that are developing to face them. This event offers a comparative vision of Turkish, French and Swiss perspectives on academic freedom. Tuesday,
CONAHEC-AMPEI Joint Virtual International Education Conference
Plan to participate in this CONAHEC-AMPEI Joint Virtual International Education Conference. Together we will reassert the value of international academic relationships and engagement in higher ed and forge a more resilient platform and proactive agenda for future collaboration.
Security and risk management in higher education: protecting universities from hostile actors
The internationalisation of higher education has brought significant cultural and economic benefits to both the UK and the sector. International education and research collaborations have also increased the competitiveness of the sector, strengthening research outputs and enhancing the educational experience