SAR Global Congress 2024 | Online Attendance

SAR Global Congress 2024

Online Attendance

Scholars at Risk invites you to register for the 2024 Global Congress to be held June 25-27, 2024, in partnership with the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The 2024 Global Congress theme, "Sustainable knowledge: Lessons from universities, scholars and students in exile," seeks to explore and capture the experience of current and prior generations of academic communities forced into exile by political unrest, repression, disaster and conflict. How can we help more scholars and students reach safety and reestablish their academic roles most effectively? How can we help institutions and systems persevere and ultimately build better, stronger, freer higher education communities, whether in exile or upon return home? Join SAR network members, partners and guests as we share best practices and develop skills for navigating challenges and protecting everyone's freedom to think, question and share ideas.

Online schedule:

Wednesday, June 26th:

  • Opening plenary and lessons from the European Humanities University | 1:00 PM EEST | 12:00 PM CEST | 6:00 AM EDT
  • Lessons from Afghanistan | 2:15 PM EEST | 1:15 PM CEST | 7:15 AM EDT
  • Lessons from Belarus | 4:15 PM EEST | 3:15 PM CEST | 9:15 AM EDT
  • Courage to Think Award Dinner | 7:00 PM EEST | 6:00 PM CEST | 12:00 PM EDT
    • Virtual remarks from Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of the Centre for Civil Liberties, Ukraine (winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize)
    • Keynote by Dr. Ian Bickford, President, American University of Afghanistan
    • Courage to Think Award Presentation

Thursday, June 27th: 

  • Responding to Gaza | 9:00 AM EEST | 8:00 AM CEST | 2:00 AM EDT
  • Lessons from Ukraine | 10:30 AM EEST | 9:30 AM CEST | 3:30 AM EDT
  • Lessons from the United States |12:00 PM EEST | 11:00 AM CEST | 5:00 AM EDT
  • Closing Plenary: What's next for SAR's mission and the network? Follow-ups & action plan by Rob Quinn, SAR Executive Director | 1:30 PM EEST | 12:30 PM CEST | 6:30 AM EDT

To see a full program and list of speakers, visit our 2024 Global Congress page. For regular updates, subscribe to SAR's monthly e-newsletter.

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