21.05.2024Event: Academic Freedom under Pressure

Academic Freedom is an essential component for successful research and innovation systems,  thriving democracies and knowledge based societies. The latest edition of the European Parliament's Academic Freedom Monitor shows that academic freedom is under pressure in many countries in Europe and around the globe. 

To discuss practical ways to address this pressure from the perspectives of university leaders, researchers and policy-makers, Frontiers is hosting a live webinar with distinguished panelists:

Prof. Dr. Robert Jan Smits, President, Executive Board of Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands   

Prof. Dr. Peter Maassen, Professor in Higher Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway 

Prof. Dr. Antoine Petit, Chairman and CEO, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France   

Prof. Dr. Andrea Petö, Central European University (CEU), Austria; CEU Democracy Institute, Hungary 

Marcus Scheuren, Head of Unit of the STOA Secretariat, European Parliamentary Research Service, EU

Date and Time: Tuesday, 28th May (10:00 - 11:00 CET)

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