Day 1: SAR 2024 Global Congress | Lessons from European Humanities University, Afghanistan & Belarus

Scholars at Risk was pleased to hold the 2024 SAR Global Congress from June 25-27, 2024 in partnership with the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius, Lithuania. This video features key panels which took place on Wednesday, June 26th at the Vilnius Town Hall:

Opening Plenary:    • Day 1: SAR 2024 Global Congress | Les...  
• Sarah Willcox, Deputy Director, Scholars at Risk
• Dr. Vilius Šadauskas – Acting Rector of European Humanities University
• Lisa Anderson, Board Chair, Scholars at Risk

Lessons from the founding of the European Humanities University    • Day 1: SAR 2024 Global Congress | Les...  
• Mr. Maximas Milta, The Reckoning Project (moderator)
• Prof. Dr. Anatoli Mikhailov, EHU founding rector
• Dr. Jonathan Fanton, SAR board, EHU board
• Žygimantas Pavilionis, Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania
• Mr. Horton Beebe-Center, EHU General Assembly of Part-Owners
• Dr. Liudmyla Ulyashyna, Chair of the EHU Senate

Lessons from Afghanistan:    • Day 1: SAR 2024 Global Congress | Les...  
• Dr. Egemen Özbek, Academy in Exile, TU Dortmund University (moderator)
• Prof. Victoria C. Fontan, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs, American University of Afghanistan
• Dr. Frangis Dadfar Spanta, Coordinator of the Afghanistan Program, Academy in Exile, TU Dortmund University
• Murtaza Mohiqi, Asst. Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Sports & Educational Science, Univ. of South-Eastern Norway
• Homaira Fayez, PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Lessons from European Humanities University/Belarus    • Day 1: SAR 2024 Global Congress | Les...  
• Dr. Aliaksej Lastouski, European Humanities University (moderator)
• Prof. Dr. Iryna Ramanava, European Humanities University
• Vytis Jurkonis, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University
• Dr. Gabriele Freitag, German Association for East European Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Osteuropakunde)
• Prof., Dr. Tatiana Shchyttsova, European Humanities University
• Dr. Philipp Christoph Schmädeke, Science at Risk Emergency Office

Global Congresses are SAR’s largest network events, and bring together leading scholars, advocates, students and professionals to rethink issues of academic freedom and related values, to learn from each other, and to help shape SAR’s agenda for the coming years.