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SUMMARY:STOA high-level conference - Academic Freedom in Support of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised by the European Parliament\, not CHARM-EU. You can find more information on their website here.  \nAcademic freedom is widely recognised as a key condition for the functioning of open and democratic societies that adhere to the rule of law. Similarly\, full realisation of academic freedom is unlikely when these values are being challenged. At the times when academic freedom and trust in science gradually erode in Europe\, this annual STOA conference focuses on the relationship between academic freedom and democracy\, as well as policy initiatives that support these values. \nThe conference will allow policy makers and scholars discuss the following questions: What is the role of academic freedom in democracy? What are the policies and policy initiatives that acknowledge their relationship and support them? What trends do we observe in the state of both democracy and academic freedom? \nPROGRAMME \nModerator: Robert-Jan SMITS\, President of the Netherlands House of Education and Research \n14.00 – 14.30 Opening and keynote speeches \n\nOpening: Christian EHLER\, STOA Chair\, Member of the European Parliament\nKeynote speech: Roberta METSOLA\, President of the European Parliament\nKeynote speech: Cypriot EU Council Presidency\nKeynote speech: Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA\, European Commissioner for Startups\, Research and Innovation\n\n14.30 – 15.30 Democracy and the role of academic freedom \nAcademic keynote “What is democracy today and how we measure it”: Professor Svend-Erik SKAANING\, Aarhus University\, Department of Political Science \nPanel discussion with: \n\nChristian EHLER\, STOA Chair\nCarolina PLESCIA\, University of Vienna\, Department of Government\nTomas TOBÉ\, EU Democracy Shield Committee\, Rapporteur\, Member of European Parliament\nMaria Cristina RUSSO\, European Commission\, Deputy Director-General for Innovation\, Prosperity and International Cooperation\n\n15.45 – 16.00 Break \n16.00 – 16.50 Latest trends in academic freedom: findings of EP Academic Freedom Monitor 2025 \n\nPeter MAASSEN\, University of Oslo\, author of Academic Freedom Monitor 2025\nPaola MATTEI\, University of Milan\, author of Academic Freedom Monitor 2025\nVasiliki KOSTA\, University of Leiden\, author of Academic Freedom Monitor 2025\nLina GALVEZ\, STOA Vice-Chair\, Member of European Parliament\n\n16.50 – 17.00 Closing remarks \nIvars IJABS\, STOA Vice-Chair\, Member of European Parliament \n#EP4AcademicFreedom \n					\n									Register here\n					 \nThe event will be webstreamed. The event will be held in English only\, without interpretation. \nPlease note that registration is not required if you plan to watch the conference online. The livestream link will be published shortly before the date of the event on the event page: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/events/details/stoa-high-level-conference-academic-free/20260202WKS06761 
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/stoa-high-level-conference-academic-freedom-in-support-of-democracy/
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