Devising Sustainable Pedagogical and Institutional Alternatives in Illiberal Times
Registration is required for in-person as well as online participation by December 11 here.
Zoom link will be sent to registered guests.
Date: December 14-15, 2023
Venue: Central European University, Nador str. 13, 1051 Budapest, Hungary. Room 307/A. Entrance from Nador str. 15. building where you can pick up your visitor card at the reception with which you can access the conference venue.
December 14 Thursday
Arrival in the morning
2-2:30 p.m. Registration at the reception of Nador str. 15, 1051 Budapest
2:30-4:00 pm Autocratic attacks on higher education and academia
Moderator: Renata Uitz (Royal Holloway, University of London/CEU Central European University] Democracy Institute, Budapest)
Speakers:
- Zoltan Adam (Centre for Social Sciences (HUN-REN), Institute for Political Science/ OLIve [Open Learning Initiative], Budapest)
- Zoltan Ginelli (University of Public Service, Budapest)
- Irina Dubrow (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences)
- Turkay Gasimova (CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest)
- Daniel Palm (University for Continuing Education, Krems/CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest)
4:00- 4:30 pm coffee break
4:30-6:00 pm Resisting autocratic pressures within the university and academia
Moderator: Agnes Katalin Kelemen (CEU-Democracy Institute)
Speakers:
- Cris Shore (Goldsmiths University of London/CEU Institute for Advanced Study, Budapest)
- Eszter Kirs (Corvinus University, Budapest)
- Daniel Deak (Oktatói Hálózat: Hungarian Network of Academics, Budapest)
- Marton Zaszkaliczky (Akadémiai Dolgozók Fóruma: Hungarian Academy Staff Forum, Budapest)
6:00-6:15 pm break
6:15-7:15 pm Threatened and displaced academics, scholars-at-risk programs
Moderator: Michael Kozakowski (CEU Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning, and Higher Education Research, Vienna)
Speakers:
- Thomas Keenan (Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson)
- Oleksandr Shtokvych (OSUN [Open Society University Network] Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative, Vienna)
- Philip Fedchin (Smolny Beyond Borders, Bard College, Berlin)
- Agnes Katalin Kelemen (CEU Democracy Institute)/Rafael Labanino (University of Konstanz)/Maksym Snihyr (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
8 pm conference dinner for speakers
December 15 Friday
10-11:30 am National and transnational hybrid educational programs
Moderator: Tamara Kamatovic (Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning and Higher Education, Vienna)
Speakers:
- Dmytro Iarovyi (Ukrainian Global University/Kyiv School of Economics)
- Andrea Peto (University of New Europe)
- Ostap Sereda (Invisible University for Ukraine)
- Marcell Sebok (CEU Istvan Bibo Free University)
- Julia Strutz (Off University, Berlin)
11:30am-12 break
12-1 pm Building a transnational curriculum 1: „Memory politics”
Moderator: Vladimir Petrovic (Boston University)
Speakers:
- Julia Szekely (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest)/ Noemi Levy-Aksu (Hafiza Merkezi, Istanbul)/Bohdan Shumylovych (Lviv Center for Urban History)/Ketevan Epadze
1-2 pm lunch break
2-3 pm Building a transnational curriculum 2.: “Decolonization”
Moderator: Daniel Palm (University for Continuing Education, Krems/CEU Democracy Institute)
Speakers:
- Karolina Koziura (European University Institute, Florence)/ Adrian Matus (CEU OLIve Program, 2017-2022/Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest)/ Elzbieta Kwiecinska (University of Warsaw)/Ketevan Epadze (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University)
3-3:30 pm break
3:30-4:30 pm Building a transnational curriculum 3.: “Democratic resilience”
Moderator: Ruzha Smilova (Sofia University)
Speakers:
- Aleksandar Pavlovic (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade)/ Saniia Toktogazieva (American University of Central Asia, Bishkek)
- Thiago Amparo (Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of International Relations, Sao Paolo)
- Violetta Zentai (CEU Democracy Institute/OLIve/CEU OLIve Program 2017-2022, Budapest)
4:30-5 pm coffee break
5-7 pm Strategies on alternative education &Final conference discussion Moderator: Balazs Trencsenyi (CEU Vienna/CEU Institute for Advanced Study/CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest)
Speakers:
- Daniel Calingaert (Open Society University Network/Bard College)
- Jonathan Becker (Open Society University Network/Bard College)
- Eva Fodor (Central European University, Vienna)
- Angela Kocze (CEU Roma Graduate Preparation Program, Budapest)
- Mate Halmos (Socrates Project, Budapest)