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S C H O L A R S AT R I S K NE TWO R K 2018 G LO B A L C O N G R E S S TH E U N IVERS ITY AN D T HE FUT URE O F DEMOCRACY 23 – 26 APR I L BERLIN, GERMANY PROGRAM CO-ORGANIZERS
Welcome 1 Speakers 2 Maps 5 Courage To Think Award 7 Program 8 Sponsors 12 Looking Ahead: 2020 Congress 13
W EL C OME
2018 GLOBAL
CONGRESS :
WELCOME
The Scholars at Risk Network 2018 Global Congress,
The University and the Future of Democracy, is a joint
venture of Scholars at Risk, the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation — whose Philipp Schwartz Initiative (PSI) has
provided research fellowships for over 120 at-risk scholars
at German institutions since 2015 and which hosts the
secretariat of the SAR-Germany Section — as well as
long-time SAR member Freie Universität Berlin.
The biennial Global Congress links under pressure. It also indicates that
SAR network members, partners and even more so, the university in the sense
friends to share experience and set of the scholarly community as a whole,
SAR’s protection and advocacy agenda has a role—a responsibility—to develop,
for years to come. The 2018 Global explain, and defend these values.
Congress is held in the center of
We, the organizers, thank you and all
Europe at a time of historic challenges
the participants in the Global Congress
not only to higher education, but to
for embracing this responsibility
liberal democratic society in general.
by sharing your time, expertise,
These include the ongoing conflicts in
experience, and critical insights.
Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and beyond; the
We look forward to interesting, Use our 2018
resulting refugee crises; the resurgence
informative and inspiring discussions Congress hashtag on
of populism, authoritarianism and social media:
together in Berlin, and to continuing
ethnic nationalism; and related
our work together to protect scholars #SARCONGRESS
attacks on higher education ranging
and promote academic freedom for
from the targeted pressures on
years to come.
Central European University to the
firing of over 5,800 academics in PROF. DR. HANS-CHRISTIAN PAPE
Turkey, to travel restrictions and widely- President, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
publicized unrest on U.S. campuses. PROF. DR. PETER-ANDRÉ ALT
The theme, The University and the President, Freie Universität Berlin
Future of Democracy, reflects that ROBERT QUINN
democratic values themselves are Executive Director, Scholars at Risk Network
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2018 CONGRESS Distinguished Academic
Achievement in the
SPEAKERS Humanities (2009–2013).
She received the Adorno
Prize from the City of
Frankfurt (2012), the
(2011), co-authored with Brudner Prize from Yale
Catherine Malabou. Her University, and the Albertus
most recent books include: Magnus Professorship
Parting Ways: Jewishness from the City of Cologne,
and the Critique of Zionism Germany in 2016. She is as DR. FLAVIA SCHLEGEL
(2012), Dispossession: The well the past recipient of Assistant Director-General for
Performative in the Political several fellowships including the Natural Sciences at UNESCO
(co-authored with Athena Guggenheim, Rockefeller,
Athanasiou 2013), Senses Ford, American Council of KEYNOTE REMARKS
of the Subject and Notes Learned Societies, and Wednesday, 25 April
PROF. DR. Toward a Performative Theory was Fellow at the Institute Plenary | 9:00
JUDITH BUTLER of Assembly (2015). And in for Advanced Study at
Professor, Department 2016, she published a co- Princeton and at Ecole Flavia Schlegel took up her
of Comparative Literature edited volume, Vulnerability Normale Superieure in duties as Assistant Director-
and the Program of Critical in Resistance, with Duke Paris. She has given the General for the Natural Sciences
Theory at University of University Press. Wellek Lectures at Irvine, at UNESCO on 1 October
California, Berkeley She served as Founding the Carpenter Lectures at 2014. In 2008, appointed as
Director of the Critical the University of Chicago, Director of Swissnex China
KEYNOTE Theory Program at UC the Watts Lecture at the and Vice-Consul General
Tuesday, 24 April Berkeley, served as Nobel Museum in based in Shanghai, she was
Congress Opening | 15:00 Department Chair of the Stockholm, the Gauss responsible for overseeing
Department of Rhetoric Lectures at Princeton, the establishment of Swissnex
Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot in 1998–2003 and the Messenger Lectures in China, a transdisciplinary
Professor in the Department 2006–2007, and the Acting at Cornell, the Tanner institute for Science, Technology,
of Comparative Literature Chair of the Department Lectures at Yale University, Innovation and Culture. She
and the Program of Critical of Gender and Women’s and the annual Freud Lecture also served as the Science
Theory at the University Studies, 2002–2003. She at the Freud Museum in Counselor for the United States
of California, Berkeley. also served as the Chair of Vienna. She has received and Canada with the Embassy
She received her Ph.D. the Board of the University nine honorary degrees: of Switzerland in Washington
in Philosophy from Yale of California Humanities Université Bordeaux-III, D.C. and as Vice-Director and
University in 1984. She is Research Center in Irvine. Université Paris-VII, Grinnell Member of the Executive Board
the author of several books: She has been elected the College, McGill University, of the Swiss Federal Office
Subjects of Desire: Hegelian President of the Modern University of St. Andrews, of Public Health. She is the
Reflections in Twentieth- Language Association for Université de Fribourg, holder of a Medical Doctorate
Century France (1987), 2020. She is presently the Universidad de Buenos and a Master’s Degree in
Gender Trouble: Feminism Principal Investigator of a Aires, Liège Université, and Organizational Development.
and the Subversion of Identity four year grant from the the Universidad de Costa
(1990), Bodies That Matter: Andrew Mellon Foundation Rica. In 2014, she was
On the Discursive Limits of to develop an International awarded the diploma of
“Sex” (1993), The Psychic Consortium of Critical Chevalier of the Order of
Life of Power: Theories of Theory Programs. She is Arts and Letters from the
Subjection (1997), Excitable also affiliated with the French Cultural Ministry.
Speech (1997), Antigone’s Psychosocial MA Program In 2015, she was made
Claim: Kinship Between Life at Birkbeck College in an “honorary geographer”
and Death (2000), Precarious London and the European by the American Association
Life: Powers of Violence and Graduate School in Saas- of Geographers and was
Mourning (2004); Undoing Fee, Switzerland. elected as a corresponding
Gender (2004), Who Sings Butler is active in several fellow of the British
the Nation-State?: Language, human rights organizations, Academy. She is a PROF. DR.
Politics, Belonging (with currently serving on the member of the American MARKUS HILGERT
Gayatri Spivak in 2008), board of the Center for Philosophical Society. Director, Ancient Near
Frames of War: When Is Constitutional Rights in East Museum at the
Life Grievable? (2009), Is New York and the advisory K E Y N OT E Pergamonmuseum
Critique Secular? (co-written board of Jewish Voice What is Free and Open
with Talal Asad, Wendy for Peace. She was the Inquiry?: Academic KEYNOTE
Brown, and Saba Mahmood, recipient of the Andrew Freedom and Political Wednesday, 25 April
2009) and Sois Mon Corps Mellon Award for Expression Plenary | 9:00
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Prof. Dr. Markus Hilgert in culture produces tangible for economically successful and Canada. She received
is a specialist in Ancient Near benefits also in the social, societies in peaceful times. an honorary doctorate from
Eastern Studies and Cultural environmental, and economic However, when scholars the University of Michigan
Heritage Research. He is sectors, thereby contributing are at risk and cultures in 2014 and was elected a
the current Director of the significantly to the sustainable are in crisis, promoting Corresponding Fellow of
Ancient Near East Museum development and social research for culture is not the British Academy in 2017.
at the Pergamonmuseum in cohesion of societies. only a considerable political Justice Baer studied
Berlin. From 2007 until Accordingly, the 2030 challenge, but also a moral law and political science
2014, Hilgert held a chair for Agenda for Sustainable imperative. The paper and joined movements
Ancient Near Eastern Studies Development of the United addresses the question what against discrimination
at Heidelberg University. Nations aims at ensuring steps are necessary in order and domestic violence;
Hilgert is the coordinator “that all learners acquire the to ensure that research she directed the Gender
of the national research knowledge and skills needed and culture can contribute Competence Centre to
alliance ILLICID, focusing to promote sustainable to social stability and advise the German federal
on the illicit traffic with development, including, sustainable development government on gender
cultural property in among others, through in particular in societies mainstreaming 2003–
Germany, and the director education for sustainable threatened or harmed 2010 and co-drafted
of the “Center for Digital development and sustainable by conflict. German standards for
Cultural Heritage in lifestyles, human rights, equality in research.
Museumas” (CEDICUM) gender equality, promotion At Humboldt Universität,
at the Prussian Cultural of a culture of peace she served as Vice-President
Heritage Foundation. and non-violence, global and as Vice Dean and
Hilgert is a member of citizenship and appreciation Director of Gender Studies,
several governing bodies and of cultural diversity and of founded the Law and
advisory boards, including culture’s contribution to Society Institute Berlin
the German Commission for sustainable development.” and the Humboldt Law
UNESCO (since 2016). Similarly, the 2016 EU Clinic in Fundamental
In 2016, Hilgert was named Strategy for International and Human Rights.
the “National Correspondent Cultural Relations focuses
for the Blue Shield in on “advancing cultural K E Y N OT E
Germany” and was elected cooperation with partner More Than Welcome:
founding President of Blue countries across three main A Berlin Call for
Shield Germany in 2017. strands: supporting culture PROF. DR. SUSANNE University Ethics
He is also the Vice President as an engine for sustainable BAER, LL.M. Democracy is under attack,
of the German Association social and economic Professor of Public Law as are human rights outside
for Archeology. Hilgert holds development; promoting and Gender Studies, and inside the academy,
honorary professorships culture and intercultural Humboldt Universität zu and scholars are at risk. The
at Heidelberg University, dialogue for peaceful Berlin, Justice of the Federal keynote proposes an ethics
Marburg University, and inter-community relations; Constitutional Court that calls on universities to
Berlin University (Freie reinforcing cooperation on of Germany truly welcome these scholars,
Universität). In December cultural heritage.” with more than a benevolent
2017, Hilgert was elected Cultural practice and KEYNOTE gesture. The university is,
Secretary General of the the care for material and Thursday, 26 April and must be, the space to
Cultural Foundation of the immaterial culture heritage Plenary | 13:30 allow for a truly cosmopolitan
German Federal States are frequently based on or “education” via exchange
(Kulturstiftung der Länder). advanced through knowledge Susanne Baer serves as among equals. This is backed
His first term in this office that is generated through Justice of the Federal up by human rights, to allow
will begin on 1 May 2018. research. The focus of this Constitutional Court an “enlightened and active
research is extremely broad in Germany, elected by mind … to wander freely and
K E Y N OT E encompassing such diverse parliament, the Deutscher widely”, as “one of the joys and
Scholars at Risk, Cultures topics as the scientific analysis Bundestag, in 2011 to rewards of human existence”,
in Crisis: On the Impact of archaeological objects, the First Senate, for a in the words of the United
of Research and Culture the management of cultural 12-year term. Nations. What justifies
on Social Stability and heritage sites, or disaster She is also a Professor university autonomy is this
Sustainable Development risk assessment. Pertinent of Public Law and Gender commitment to education
There is a growing awareness research designs may be Studies at Humboldt and academic freedom.
with various stakeholder groups disciplinary, interdisciplinary, Universität zu Berlin and the Therefore, the way a
on national and international or transdisciplinary, depending James W. Cook Global university deals with
levels that the impact of on the research question. Law Professor at the scholars at risk is a litmus
cultural practice and cultural Fostering the multifaceted University of Michigan test of its raison d´être,
heritage reaches far beyond the academic expertise necessary Law School, and has including its ability to
realm of culture. Recent impact to carry out this research for taught at CEU Budapest, contribute to democracy
studies suggest that investing culture is a complex task even in Austria, Switzerland at all.
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PROF. HOMA
HOODFAR
Concordia University
PRE-CONGRESS
KEYNOTE
Monday, 23 April
Pre-Congress
Workshops Opening
Plenary | 9:00
SCHOLAR VOICES
Homa Hoodfar is a Canadian-
Iranian sociocultural The Global Congress celebrates the academic talent, social contributions, and
anthropologist and courageous resilience of the scholars we serve. Throughout the Global Congress
professor emerita of we will feature scholar voices. Each plenary session will start with a short
anthropology at Concordia presentation by a scholar assisted by Scholars at Risk, the Philipp Schwartz
University in Montreal. Initiative, or their partners, emphasizing their area of academic expertise.
Professor Homa Hoodfar
holds a BA in Economics These voices include:
(University of Tehran), – Dr. Tarek Ahmad, Heidelberg University
an interdisciplinary MA – Prof. Amal El-Obeidi, University of Bayreuth
in Development Studies
– Dr. Anan Alsheikh Haidar, University of Cologne
(University of Manchester)
– Dr. Nil Mutluer, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
and a Ph.D. in Social
Anthropology (University – Dr. Zafer Yılmaz, University of Potsdam
of Kent). Her teaching
and research activities
relate to development,
culture and gender in
the Middle East.
It was during the last
SAR Global Congress in
Montreal in June 2016 that
Prof. Hoodfar was detained
by Iranian authorities and
was subsequently held for
112 days in Evin Prison.
We are delighted that she
can join us in Berlin to
share her research on
academic freedom.
P R E-CO N G RESS
K E Y NOT E
Working Toward
Academic Freedom:
A Transnational
Right In Our Diverse
Socio-Political POSTER SESSION: SCHOLARS AT WORK
Settings
Throughout the Global Congress we will feature poster presentations in the
gallery space. These include posters featuring the research activities of scholars
assisted by Scholars at Risk, the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, or their partners.
These also include posters featuring academic freedom advocacy or promotion
activities of SAR members and partners.
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The Scholars at Risk Network 2018 Global Congress will be held at The
VENUE Henry Ford Building at Freie Universität Berlin. The Henry Ford Building,
named after Henry Ford II who arranged the donation funds for the
MAP construction of the building, was designed by Berlin architects Franz Heinrich
Sobotka and Gustav Müller, and is protected as an historic monument.
GROUND FLOOR
LECTURE
ATRIUM HALL B
LECTURE
HALL A
– Lunch & Coffee Breaks
– Registration
(Monday & Tuesday)
– Activity Expo
GALLERY = Mezzanine Level
– Registration ATRIUM = Restrooms
(Wednesday & Thursday)
– Conference Help Desk
– Poster Session
GALLERY MEZZANINE
– Childcare
– Permanent Exhibition:
"Future from the
Very Beginning"
– Prayer Room GALLERY
MAX KADE
AUDITORIUM
FIRST FLOOR
LECTURE
ATRIUM LECTURE HALL D
HALL C
– Lunch & Coffee Breaks
ROOM 215
– Press Room
SENATE
ASSEMBLY ATRIUM
HALL
CONF. CONF. CONF.
BUILDING WIFI : III II I
Network: conference
Key: buyf2sf6 215
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The Henry Ford Building is located on Freie Universität
AREA Berlin’s Dahlem Campus at the corner of Gary and Boltzmann
Streets in the southwestern part of Berlin. You can reach the
MAP campus easily by using public transportation — instructions
are included below.
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MAP KEY = U-Bahn = Bus
ADDRESS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Henry Ford Building There are several public transportation options within walking distance.
Freie Universität Berlin For additional information on public transport, please visit: bvg.de/en/
Garystrasse 35
– Freie Universität, 5-min walk: 110, N3 | U3
14195 Berlin-Dahlem
– Oskar-Helene-Heim, 10-min walk: 623, 115, 285, N10, X10 | U3
– Bitscher Straße, 8-min. walk: 110, N3
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C OU RA G E T O T H I N K AWA R D
COURAGE
TO THINK
AWARD
The Scholars at Risk Courage to Think Award may be given to individuals or
groups; to those who have experienced threats personally, those who have worked
to assist them, or those who work to promote wider understanding of, and respect
for, academic freedom and related values.
The 2018 Scholars at Risk Courage 2016
to Think Award is presented to OVER 600 WRONGFULLY
Academics for Peace for the courage IMPRISONED SCHOLARS
and dedication of its members in & STUDENTS IN EGYPT
defending academic freedom and (Presented in absentia)
the rights of the higher education
community. Specifically, the award 2014
recognizes the activities of Academics
HABIB KAZDAGHLI
for Peace in the area of building
Dean of Manouba University,
solidarity among scholars inside and
Tunisia, for defending his
outside of Turkey, sharing information, university from the violence
and organizing material support for that followed the Arab Spring
2018 colleagues whose academic freedom
ACADEMICS FOR PEACE has been violated by the loss of their 2011
BARIŞ İÇIN AKADEMISYENLER positions, their livelihoods and, in some ARYEH NEIER
For Extraordinary Efforts in cases, their liberty. The nomination Former President of Open
Building Academic Solidarity
is a specific recognition of Academics Society Foundations, for his
and in Promoting the Principles
for Peace’s solidarity work, and at the career defending academic
of Academic Freedom, Freedom
freedom and free expression
of Inquiry, and the Peaceful same time a general recognition of
Exchange of Ideas the current pressures on all scholars,
students and higher education
institutions in and from Turkey.
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MONDAY, 23 APRIL
T RA C K 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 T RA C K 4
RESEARCHERS / SCHOLARS HOST INSTITUTION STAFF GENERAL INTEREST STUDENTS & STUDENT ADVOCATES
FROM
By invitation only REGISTRATION & COFFEE | ATRIUM
8:00
9:00– PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS OPENING PLENARY | LECTURE HALL C
9:30
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University, “Working Toward Academic Freedom: A Transnational Right In Our Diverse Socio-Political Settings”
9:30– Workshop for Scholars Promoting Higher Academic Freedom Protecting Student
16:00 Rose Anderson, Sarina Education Values Workshop Advocacy Workshop Expression Workshop
Rosenthal Marit Egner, Rob Quinn, Daniel Munier, Jesse Levine Norwegian Students’ and
LECTURE HALL C Lauren Crain LECTURE HALL D Academics’ International
SENATE ASSEMBLY HALL Assistance Fund (SAIH)
16:00 – By appointment only CONFERENCE ROOM I
17:30 Scholar Consultations
17:30– with SAR Staff
SAR Canada Meeting
18:00 LECTURE HALLS A & B
CONFERENCE ROOM II
18:00 –
19:30
TUESDAY, 24 APRIL
T RA C K 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 4
RESEARCHERS / SCHOLARS HOST INSTITUTION STAFF STUDENTS & STUDENT ADVOCATES
FROM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE | ATRIUM
8:00
9:00– By appointment only By invitation only By invitation only
10:00 Scholar Consultations Individual SAR Section Meetings Protecting Student
with SAR Staff SAR USA: SENATE ASSEMBLY HALL; SAR Switzerland: CONF. RM. I Expression Workshop
LECTURE HALLS A & B SAR Sweden: CONF. RM. II; SAR Norway: CONF. RM. III; SAR Follow-up Meeting
Germany Steering Group: LEC. HALL C; SAR Finland: LEC. HALL D LECTURE HALL D
[AT 14:00] UAF-SAR Netherlands & Belgium: CONF. RM II
10:00– By invitation only New & Prospective SAFEResearch
11:00 Individual SAR SAR Member Meeting Introducing a new
Section Meetings For those new to SAR, handbook on safe
SAR Germany General those interested in joining fieldwork in difficult or
Assembly (for German the SAR network, or dangerous conditions
SAR members, optional) forming a SAR section SENATE ASSEMBLY HALL
LECTURE HALL C LECTURE HALL D
11:00– By invitation only How to Host Workshops SAR Advocacy Info Session
12:00 SAR International Advisory For those interested in learning For those interested in
Committee Meeting and sharing best practices for learning about SAR’s
CONFERENCE ROOM III hosting at-risk scholars Monitoring Project, student
Introductory seminars and legal clinics
CONFERENCE ROOM I SENATE ASSEMBLY HALL
Advanced
12:00–
13:00 CONFERENCE ROOM II
13:00– REGISTRATION & LUNCH | ATRIUM
15:00
15:00– GLOBAL CONGRESS OPENING | MAX KADE AUDITORIUM
17:00
MASTER OF CEREMONIES SCHOLAR VOICE
Dr. Ulrike Albrecht, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Dr. Nil Mutluer, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
WELCOME REMARKS REMARKS
– Prof. Dr. Klaus Hoffmann-Holland, Vice President, Robert Quinn, Executive Director, Scholars at Risk
Freie Universität Berlin
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
– Prof. Domna Stanton, City University of
Dreaming of Syria
New York, and Board Member of Scholars at Risk
– Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian Pape, President, KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Prof. Dr. Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley
17:00– RECEPTION | ATRIUM
19:00
POSTER SESSION | GALLERY
Research activities of scholars assisted by Scholars at Risk, the Philipp Schwartz Initiative,
or partners, and academic freedom advocacy and promotion activities of SAR members and partners
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WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL
T RA C K 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3
RESEARCHERS / SCHOLARS HOST INSTITUTION STAFF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM COFFEE | ATRIUM REGISTRATION | GALLERY
8:00
9:00– PLENARY | MAX KADE AUDITORIUM
9:45
GREETINGS & OVERVIEW KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sinead O’Gorman, Scholars at Risk Prof. Dr. Markus Hilgert, Museum of the
SCHOLAR VOICE Ancient Near East, Pergamonmuseum
Dr. Tarek Ahmad, Heidelberg University
9:45– Legal Issues Related to Creating Opportunities & Current Threats to Scholars
10:30 Being In Germany as a Managing Expectations: & Universities: Egypt
Threatened Scholar Synergies Between LECTURE HALL B
Dr. Stephan Hocks Academic Hosts & MODERATOR: Prof. Lisa
LECTURE HALL A Administration Anderson, Columbia
LECTURE HALL C University, SAR Board
MODERATOR: – Mohamed Abdel
Dr. Petra Roth, Karlsruhe Salam, Association of
Institute of Technology (KIT) Freedom of Thought
– Dr. Arnim Heinemann, and Expression (AFTE)
University of Bayreuth – Kholoud Saber Barakat,
– Prof. Dr. Peter Nick, KIT Catholic University of
– Prof. Dr. Annie Powell, KIT Louvain
10:30– Understanding Research S.U.C.RE-Survey on Refugee DAAD: Refugee Programs Current Threats to Scholars
11:15 Careers In Germany— Scholars / Career Mentoring LECTURE HALL D & Universities: Venezuela
& Where to Look as Good Practice Example MODERATOR: Julia Kracht, LECTURE HALL B
for Funding LECTURE HALL C German Academic Exchange MODERATOR: Prof. Irv
Dr. Martina van de Sand, MODERATOR: Dr. Johannes Service (DAAD) Epstein, Illinois Wesleyan
Scholz CTC Consulting Müller, University of Cologne – Prof. Dr. Kerry Bystrom, University, SAR Board
LECTURE HALL A – Dr. Heike Berner, Bard College, Berlin – Dr. Mayda Hočevar,
University of Cologne – Dr. Arnim Heinemann, University of the Andes
– Dr. Marinus Kool, Vrije University of Bayreuth – Prof. Ricardo Villalobos,
Universiteit Amsterdam – Xenia Muth, Aula Abierta
– Katrin Pieper, Bard College Berlin
University of Cologne
11:15– Looking for Careers Legal Issues Related Current Threats to Scholars &
12:00 Outside of Academia: to Hosting a Threatened Universities: India & Pakistan
University Advisory Scholar In Germany LECTURE HALL B
Services on Qualifications Dr. Stephan Hocks MODERATOR: Prof. Domna
& Technology Transfer LECTURE HALL C Stanton, City University of
LECTURE HALL A New York, SAR Board
– Dr. Gergana Baeva & – Dr. Vinita Chandra &
Bertram Welker, Prof. Mukul Mangalik,
Freie Universität Berlin — Ramjas College,
Dahlem Research School Delhi University
– Dr. Christine Reuter, – Jehanzaib Khan,
Freie Universität Berlin — Independent Consultant
Profund Innovation
12:00– LUNCH | ATRIUM
13:30
POSTER SESSION: SCHOLARS AT WORK | GALLERY
Research activities of scholars assisted by Scholars at Risk, the Philipp Schwartz Initiative,
or partners, and academic freedom advocacy and promotion activities of SAR members and partners
ACTIVITY EXPO | ATRIUM
Tables featuring partner organizations and special projects, in addition to research and funding organizations
13:30– PLENARY | MAX KADE AUDITORIUM
14:15
GREETINGS & OVERVIEW CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY & THE CASE
Sinead O’Gorman, Scholars at Risk FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Dr. Liviu Matei, Provost and Pro-Rector,
SCHOLAR VOICE
Central European University
Dr. Anan Alsheikh Haidar, University of Cologne
In conversation with: Prof. Lisa Anderson,
Columbia University, and Board Member of Scholars at Risk
14:15– BREAK
14:30
9P ROG RA M
WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL
TRACK 1 T RA C K 2 T RA C K 3
RESEARCHERS / SCHOLARS HOST INSTITUTION STAFF GENERAL INTEREST
14:30 – Placements & Fellowships for At-Risk Movement Building: Advocacy Current Challenges to Scholars
15:30 & Refugee Academics & Students Campaigns, Seminars & Legal Clinics & Universities: Russia, Poland, Belarus
LECTURE HALL A LECTURE HALL C LECTURE HALL B
MODERATOR: Dr. Barbara Sheldon, MODERATOR: MODERATOR: Michael Hall,
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Dr. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, Open Society Foundations
– Laura Lohéac, PAUSE program, University of Ghana – Dr. Tatsiana Chulitskaya,
Collège de France – Lavinia Francesconi, European Humanities University
– Sarah Willcox, Scholar Rescue University of Chile – Dr. Dmitry Dubrovskiy, Centre for
Fund (SRF) – Prof. Homa Hoodfar, Independent Social Research
– Stephen Wordsworth, Council Concordia University – Prof. Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska,
for At-Risk Academics (Cara) – Cynthia Tilden-Machleidt, Jagiellonian University in Krakow
Berlin School of Economics and Law
15:30– COFFEE BREAK & ACTIVITY EXPO | ATRIUM
16:00
16:00– Mentorship & Peer-to-Peer Capacity-Building for North American Higher
17:00 Projects for At-Risk & Refugee Threatened Scholars, Students Education Internationalization &
Academics & Students & Academic Communities the Role of Visiting Scholars
LECTURE HALL A LECTURE HALL C Co-organized by CONAHEC
MODERATOR: Dr. Florian Kohstall, MODERATOR: Eleni Andrianopulu, LECTURE HALL B
Freie Universität Berlin / AGYA Bielefeld University MODERATOR: Dr. Gabriela Valdez,
– Dr. Anas al Khabour, – Prof. Dr. Carmen Bachmann, Consortium for North American
University of Gothenburg www.chance-for-science.de Higher Education Collaboration
– Dr. Tuba İnal Çekiç, Off-University – Mireia Nadal Chiva, (CONAHEC)
– Djemila Carron, InZone ReDI School of Digital Integration – Thomas Buntru,
– Dr. Mouhannad Malek, University of Monterrey
Syrian Researchers – Beth Greenwood, University
of California, Davis
– Shaheen Nanji,
Simon Fraser University
17:00– BREAK
17:15
T RA C K 3 : General Interest — Courage to Think Dialogues
SAR Courage to Think Dialogues feature intimate discussions with scholars who have
experienced threats to their academic freedom, profession or well-being
17:15– Courage to Think: Serbia Courage to Think: U.S. Courage to Think: Iran
17:45 Dr. Sreten Ugričić, University of Prof. Laurie Rubel, City University Rezvan Moghaddam, Vrije Universiteit
Lucerne, in conversation with of New York, Brooklyn College, Amsterdam, in conversation with
Dr. Dominika Kasprowicz, Villa in conversation with Dr. Olga Hünler, University of Bremen
Decius Association Dr. Julie Schmid, American Association LECTURE HALL C
LECTURE HALL A of University Professors (AAUP)
LECTURE HALL B
17:45– TRANSPORT TO BCC BERLIN CONGRESS CENTER
18:30 Buses depart in front of Henry Ford Building
18:30– COURAGE TO THINK AWARD DINNER | BCC BERLIN CONGRESS CENTER
21:30
REMARKS
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard University
COURAGE TO THINK AWARD PRESENTATION
Scholars at Risk Board Members present the 2018 Courage
to Think Defender Award to Academics for Peace (Barış İçin Akademisyenler)
21:30 RETURN TRANSPORT TO HOTELS
Buses will depart regularly between 21:30 and 22:30
10P ROG RA M
THURSDAY, 26 APRIL
T RA C K 3
GENERAL INTEREST
FROM
COFFEE | ATRIUM REGISTRATION | GALLERY
8:00
9:30– PLENARY | MAX KADE AUDITORIUM
11:00
GREETINGS & OVERVIEW FRIENDS FOREVER? HOW TO ASSIST / CONTINUE
Dr. Herbert Grieshop, Freie Universität Berlin WORKING WITH SCHOLARS & UNIVERSITIES IN TURKEY
SCHOLAR VOICE MODERATOR: Robert Quinn, Executive Director, Scholars at Risk
Dr. Zafer Yilmaz, University of Potsdam – Prof. Dr. Kader Konuk, Academy in Exile
– Laura Batalla, The European Parliament Turkey Forum
– Dr. Monika Steinel, European University Association
11:00– BREAK
11:15
11:15– Movement Building: Current Threats to Current Threats to
12:15 Students, Student Movements Scholars & Universities: Scholars & Universities:
& Higher Education Values Kenya & Nigeria China & Hong Kong
Co-organized by SAIH LECTURE HALL C LECTURE HALL A
LECTURE HALL B MODERATOR: Gisela Schmidt-Martin, MODERATOR: Christopher Tremewan,
MODERATOR: Beathe Øgård, Global Coalition to Protect Education Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ from Attack (GCPEA) (APRU)
International Assistance Fund (SAIH) – Dr. Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob, – Paul Mooney, Freelance Journalist
– Tamires Gomes Sampaio, American University of Nigeria – Dr. Eva Pils, King’s College London
União Nacional dos Estudantes – Prof. Ahmed Abdikadir Osman Warfa,
– Mostafa El-Sayed Hussain, Garissa University College
Egyptian student activist
12:15– LUNCH & ACTIVITY EXPO | ATRIUM
13:30
13:30– PLENARY | MAX KADE AUDITORIUM
14:15
GREETINGS & OVERVIEW INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Dr. Herbert Grieshop, Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Dr. Catharine R. Stimpson, New York University,
SCHOLAR VOICE and Board Chair, Scholars at Risk
Prof. Amal El-Obeidi, University of Bayreuth KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
14:15– GROUP PHOTO | ATRIUM
14:30
14:30– Promoting Higher Education Measuring Academic Freedom: Supporting Refugees With
15:30 Values: Workshops & Trainings Toward a Global Index an Academic Background:
LECTURE HALL B LECTURE HALL D Reports from European
MODERATOR: Karolina Catoni, University MODERATOR: Prof. Terence Karran, Commission Supported Projects
of Gothenburg University of Lincoln LECTURE HALL A
– Lauren Crain, Scholars at Risk – Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach, Global MODERATOR: Anna Buverud,
– Marit Egner, University of Oslo Public Policy Institute University of Oslo (Academic Refuge)
– Dr. Sijbolt Noorda, – Dominique Marlet, – Eleni Andrianopulu,
Magna Charta Observatory Education International Bielefeld University (BRiDGE)
– Ilyas Saliba, – Marija Mitic, Academic Cooperation
WZB Berlin Social Science Center Association (GREET)
– Henriette Stoeber, European
University Association (InHERE)
15:30– CONCLUDING PLENARY | MAX KADE AUDITORIUM
17:00
The University & The Future of Democracy:
Where Do We Go From Here?
MODERATOR: Dr. Herbert Grieshop, Freie Universität Berlin
REMARKS
Heidrun Tempel, Federal Foreign Office
CONCLUDING PANEL
– Dr. Barbara Sheldon, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
– Robert Quinn, Scholars at Risk
PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK
17:00– RECEPTION | ATRIUM
19:00
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THANKS
TO OUR
SPONSORS
Scholars at Risk, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
and Freie Universität Berlin would like to thank the following
organizations and partners for their continued support.
THE SCHOLARS AT
RISK NETWORK IS
SUPPORTED BY
THE PHILIPP
SCHWARTZ INITIATIVE
IS FUNDED BY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
FOR THE GLOBAL
CONGRESS BY
12L OOKI N G A H EA D
LOOKING
AHEAD
In 2020 the Scholars at Risk Network will celebrate
its 20th anniversary and 10th Global Congress.
SAR invites individual institutions, groups of institutions
and SAR sections or partners interested in hosting the
Scholars at Risk Network 2020 Global Congress
to consider submitting a proposal.
For more information, please contact Lauren Crain,
SAR Director of Research and Learning at:
lauren.crain@nyu.edu
13“ Overall I believe the Congress
was extremely well organized
and the discussions very
rich. The group of people
assembled were truly
remarkable, and I had some
of the most challenging and
enlightening conversations
I have had in some time.”
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