LIBERTAS. Spaces and practices of academic freedom

Beato Pellegrino Complex (via Vendramini 13, Padova) and online

Dal 22.06.2022 al 24.06.2022

To celebrate eight centuries of commitment to the protection and promotion of academic freedom and to revive such commitment the University of Padova, in collaboration with Scholars at Risk Italy and Scholars at Risk Europe, is organising an international conference to discuss Libertas. Spaces and practices of academic freedom. 

The aim of this conference is to promote knowledge and understanding of processes that – across the centuries and still today – have put academic freedom as a specific form of freedom of expression at stake, and to expand the debate on themes related to academic freedom and its violations.

The conference adopts a trans-disciplinary approach to academic freedom,  informed by historical awareness and evidence of current threats, and it brings into dialogue voices from academia and other sectors as well as at-risk scholars. Furthermore, the conference considers the multi-level nature of commitment to academic freedom: local, national and European.

For further information visit: http://800anniunipd.it/event/sar-libertas/

Registration required:

• Click here to register the "event in presence"
• Click here to register for "remote partecipation"