Author: Egemen Özbek

On July 24, 2019, Academy in Exile Director Prof. Kader Konuk will deliver a presentation entitled “Knowledge at Risk: Academy in Exile” as part of the School of History Seminar Series at Australian National University. Please find below the event flyer: Konuk_History-seminar-flyer-1Download … more info

Academy in Exile council member Prof. Volker M. Heins participated in the “Fakten als Politikum. Wissenschaft unter Druck” podium discussion organized by the Max Planck Society on June 11, 2019. You can find the video recording of this event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVxShoLQT1I&feature=youtu.be … more info

July 4th 2019, at 18:00 House of Science Sandstraße 4/528195 Bremen  In the exhibition entitled “Courageous Women: Women’s and Gender Studies in Turkey’s Academia” 26 women academics are portrayed. These pioneers of academic feminism were extremely significant for the establishment of Women’s and Gender Studies … more info

We are deeply concerned to learn that the Zentrum für Türkeistudien und Integrationsforschung (ZfTI) in Essen is sponsoring a panel discussion on 13 June 2019 on the integration of refugee academics and students into Turkish higher education, and that it will do so in collaboration … more info

Applications due July 1, 2019: Apply Now There are more threatened and displaced scholars today than ever before. The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) can help. IIE-SRF announces a July 1st deadline for its next round of applications from professors and researchers facing threats to … more info