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The Inspireurope+ Outreach Workshop-Regional took place on March 13, 2025, at the Aristotle University Research Dissemination Centre (KEDEA) in Thessaloniki, Greece, with both in-person and online participation.
The event was successful in reaching out to 25 countries worldwide; it convened representatives from European higher education institutions (HEIs), national authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and researchers at risk to discuss and promote academic freedom, integrity, and responsibility, particularly focusing on South and Southeast Europe.
Presentations from each of the sessions are available below:
Morning session
10:00- 11:30 Welcome remarks
Chair for morning sessions: Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Inspireurope+ local Coordinator at AUTh, Chair of SAR Greece, Professor of the School of Biology
HaralambosFeidas, Rector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Professor at the School of Geology, Faculty of Sciences
Nikolaos Papaioannou. Secretary General for Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports; Professor of the School of Veterinary studies
Marija Mitic, Policy Analyst, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, DG EAC
Frank Geary, Director, Scholars at Risk Europe, Maynooth University, Ireland (Coordinator of Inspireurope+)
Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Inspireurope+ local Coordinator at AUTh, Chair of SAR Greece, Professor of the School of Biology
11:30- 12:00 Keynote Speech: Academic Freedom-A Global perspective
Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, U Ghana, Director of the newly established SAR Regional Coalition Africa, co-author of the SAR Principles to Implement the Right to Academic Freedom, board member of Global Observatory on Academic Freedom
12:00- 14:00 European & National-level Actions/Support Networks for Researchers at Risk with a focus on Southeastern European HEIs
Moderator: Sarah Field, Policy and Programme Manager, Scholars at Risk Europe; Inspireurope+ Programme Manager
Henriette Stoeber, Policy Analyst, European University Association
“Inspireurope Recommendations: Expanding opportunities in Europe for researchers at risk”
Stefanie Kottowski, Project Manager, SAFE - Supporting at risk-researchers with fellowships in Europe
“The SAFE pilot fellowship scheme”
Jesús Daniel Santos, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation, University of Oviedo
"Enhancing Support for Researchers at Risk: Insights from the SAR Speakers Series at the University of Oviedo and the INGENIUM Alliance"
Irene Martín Cortés, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
“Reflections about the state of SAR programs in Spanish universities”
Iris Vernekohl, Senior Policy Advisor for Internationalization & Global Engagement, Ruhr University Bochum; Chair of the UN Task Force Responsible Internationalization and Global Engagement (RIGE)
“Promoting Academic Freedom and Supporting At-Risk Scholars at Ruhr University Bochum: Towards a Whole-Institution Approach”
Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Professor of the School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & SAR Greece
“Building SAR Greece support through the years”
Ingrid Borárosová, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava; Senior Researcher, Bratislava Policy Institute
“SAR Slovakia activities”
Afternoon session
15:00 – 16:30 Career development outside of Academia & cross-national circulation of researchers in Europe
Moderators: Dr. Kristina Mantasasvili & Konstantina Tolia, Dept. of European Educational Programmes,AUTh, Inspireurope+ AUTh members
Gemma Irvine, Vice-President for Equality & Diversity Maynooth University
“Connections between support for researchers at risk and universities’ equality, diversity, and inclusion values and agendas”
Svetlana Dimitrova, Sofia University, EURAXESS Bulgaria network Coordinator
“Employment opportunities for RRs through the EURAXESS services”
Virginia Politi, Head Officer of Department of Integration of immigrants and refugees, Municipality of Thessaloniki
“Career Development Opportunities for refugees - The Experience of Municipality of Thessaloniki”
Margaryta Aradzhyoni, A. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of National Academy of Science of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), Leading researcher
“Perspectives (and challenges) for fulfilling research goals in Greece”
16:30 – 17:00 Closing remarks
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