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, as well as relevant policy makers and students. It will be an opportunity to present the global developments in the field of academic freedom and provide a platform to debate the most pertinent issues that have arisen in 2020/2021.
Participation in the workshops is per invitation only. Please register for participation in the plenary sessions by January 7th, 2022.
Agenda
(Please note that all times are in CET)
20th of January 2022
10.30-12.00h Presentation of the GOAF and the annual report with accompanying publications
Liviu Matei, CEU Provost and Director Yehuda Elkana Center for Higher Education and OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom
Milica Popović, Postdoctoral Fellow, OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom
Gergely Kovats, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for International Higher Education Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest
Daniela Craciun, Researcher, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), University of Twente
Discussant: Danièle Joly, Professor, CADIS International/University of Warwick
15.30-17.00h Roundtable: Conceptual Challenges of Academic Freedom – different global perspectives
Denise Roche, Advocacy Manager, Scholars at Risk Europe
Ayse Caglar, Permanent Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences – Institut fur Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) and Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna
Diana Kormos-Buchwald, Professor of History, Caltech
Santiago Amaya, Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes
Que Anh Dang, The Institute for Global Education, Coventry University
Moderator: Aysuda Kölemen, Threatened Scholars Initiative
21st of January 2022
14.30-16.00h Roundtable: Is a Global Framework on Academic Freedom Possible?
Hilligje van't Land, Secretary General, the International Association of Universities (IAU)
Robert C. Post, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Kwadwo Appigyei-Atua, Associate Professor, University of Ghana School of Law
Monika Steinel, Deputy Secretary General, EUA
Thomas Keenan, Professor, Bard College
Michel Wieviorka, EHESS
Moderator: Terence Karran, Professor, University of Lincoln
16.00-17.00h Closing remarks by Shalini Randeria, CEU President and Rector