Universities in a Dangerous World
Join us for the Scholars at Risk Network 2016 World Congress, which takes place this year at McGill University's Faculty of Law.
The SAR Network 2016 Global Congress will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network and the collective efforts of network members and partners protecting scholars and promoting academic freedom worldwide. Over the years, the network has grown from fewer than two dozen institutions to over 400 in 39 countries.
At the Congress, more than 200 university, government and nonprofit leaders, faculty, staff, students and advocates from 25 countries will come together to discuss seminal issues facing higher education today. Congress participants will discuss how to do more to protect universities and scholars in these challenging times, and to strengthen the capacity of the university sector to contribute to a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.
The 2016 Congress will provide global SAR Network members—and prospective new members and partners—a special opportunity to engage with Canadian and other North American SAR members, as well as to enjoy all the cultural, historical and natural features that Montreal offers.
You can view the program and the list of speakers on the SAR Network site, as well as register online.
LIVE STREAMING
We will be live-streaming the presentations during the congress:
June 8
13:00-15:00 - Courage to Think Dialogues - youtu.be/E4MMO3l4biE
15:30-18:00 - Opening and Plenary: Global Snapshots: Regional Challenges to Higher Education Security & Values - youtu.be/QaFK0zv0Y_0
June 9
8:30-9:30 - Courage to Think Dialogues - youtu.be/Fpn-ECXYXUM
09:30-10:00 - Opening and Plenary - youtu.be/guwmqckz1-g
10:15-11:30 - Protecting Student Expression - youtu.be/bWt6BtpoW8I
10:15-11:30 - Academic Freedom Threats in Canada and the US - youtu.be/aYerWn1Eroo
11:45-13:15 - Supporting Higher Education in the Refugee Crisis - youtu.be/zT9K-HJbWE4
14:45-16:00 - Wrongful Prosecutions - youtu.be/RLysuspzVi0
14:45-16:00 - Promoting Values in International Partnerships - youtu.be/srGaiqki2FI
16:15-18:00 - Centerpiece Dialogue Promoting values in International Partnerships - youtu.be/E3QARdoItBU
18:30-21:00 - Keynote and Awards Dinner - youtu.be/NAuNiJipf8M
