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Welcome I
Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, Facilitator and moderator
Welcome II
Camilla Gregersen, President of The Danish Association of Masters and Ph.D.s (DM)
Introduction
Lars Qvistgaard, President of The Federation of Professional Associations
Academic freedom as a public good
Keynote: Helle Porsdam, UNESCO chair and Professor of Law and Humanities at the University of Copenhagen.
Academic freedom and external funding
Mogens Holst Nissen, Vice-dean of research at the University of Copenhagen.
Unfair competition between national and international journals
Kristoffer Kropp, Associate Professor at Roskilde University
Open Access vs. Bibliometrics. A conflict-ridden relationship?
Morten Rosenmeier, Professor at the University of Copenhagen and chairperson of UBVA
Structural obstacles and the debate on tenure
Jane Gleerup, Associate Professor at Roskilde University and Vice-Chair of university teachers in DM
See you in court
Stiig Markager, Professor at the University of Aarhus
University Students as Public Watchdogs
Axel Szetu, Bachelor at the University of Copenhagen
Panel debate on current challenges to academic freedom in Denmark
Panelists:
Karen Vallgårda, Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Chairperson of The Young Academy of Denmark
Anja Andersen, Astrophysicist at the University of Copenhagen, member of the Danish National Commission for UNESCO
Bent Ole Gram Mortensen, Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, member of UBVA
Academic freedom in an international law perspective
Keynote: Yvonne Donders, Professor of International Human Rights and Cultural Diversity at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
How to secure an enabling environment for freedom of expression not only for journalists, but also for academics, artists and activists
Dirk Voorhoof, Professor em. at Gent University, Belgium:
UNESCO and freedom of expression for key professions
Carsten Staur, The Danish ambassador to UNESCO
The key role of Scholars at Risk
Denise Roche, Advocacy manager, Scholars at Risk Europe, Maynooth University, Ireland
What to do next
Lars Qvistgaard, President of The Federation of Professional Associations
Q & A session
The audience asks follow up questions
Concluding remarks
Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, Head of the Danish National Commission for UNESCO