The Academic Refuge special event aims to raise the profile of these issues with a wider group of interested organizations and institutions such as local government, politicians, civil society organizations, human rights organizations and educational institutions at all levels.
Featured speakers will include university leaders, the Norwegian Minister for Education, the Principal Administrator of the Task Force Migration at the European Commission and more. Get more information about our speakers (PDF).
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| 09:00 – 09:20 |
OPENING REMARKS Ole Petter Ottersen, Rector of the University of Oslo Ieva Serapinaite, Adviser, The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) |
| 09:20 – 09:40 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Refugee crisis, a crisis of values and solidarity Marc Cosyns Principal Administrator, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Task Force Migration |
| 09:40 – 10:40 |
UNIVERSITY LEADERS PANEL: Higher Education Values Under Pressure Panelists: Moderator and presenting a view from the USA: Robert Quinn, Executive Director, Scholars at Risk Network Ole Petter Ottersen, Rector of the University of Oslo Marjan Dema, Rector of the University of Pristina Lan Anh Nguyenluu, Head of the Intercultural Institute of Psychology and Education at ELTE, Budapest |
| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Coffee/tea |
| 11:00-12:00 |
TESTIMONY & DIALOGUE WITH STUDENT & SCHOLARS Moderator: Inga Bostad, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo Testimony by Gabi Issa, Refugee Student from Syria: My way into a European University Dialogue with Dr. Tarek Ahmad from Syria and Dr. Olga S. Hunler from Turkey |
| 12:00-13:00 | Light lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 |
EUROPEAN POLICYMAKERS ROUNDTABLE: Evaluating European Higher Education responses to the refugee crisis Moderator: Ole Petter Ottersen, Rector of the University of Oslo Speakers: Torbj?rn R?e Isaksen, Minister of Education and Research, Norway Henriette St?ber, Policy and Project Officer, European University Association Marc Cosyns Principal Administrator, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Task Force Migration Christian Hülsh?rster, Director of the Scholarship Programmes Southern Hemisphere, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| 14:00-15:00 |
WELCOME TO CAMPUS: VOICES FROM THE FRONT LINE Moderator: Karen-Lise Scheie Knudsen, Chair of SAR Norway/University of Agder Speakers: Karolina Catoni, Chair of Scholars at Risk Sweden/University of Gothenburg Rose Anderson, Acting Director, Protection Services, Scholars at Risk Network Jacqueline Couder, Head of the International Office, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (tbc) |
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