Inga Bostad, Prorector, University of Oslo

How free are academics?

What is Academic freedom?

What is Academic freedom?

Historically

What is Academic freedom?

The American Associ ation of University Professors 1940

What is Academic freedom?

Glo bal Colloquium of University Presidents in 2005

What is Academic freedom?

1. A freedom to question – also to question what authorities consider to be established knowledge and understanding, and to question issues and assumptions to which strong interests or emotions are tied. 2. A freedom to decide what material and which methods to use in the search for answers; more precisely a true or valid answer. 3. A freedom to publish hypotheses, results and arguments.

What is Academic freedom?

Research, education, communication and innovation

Academic freedom

Human rights

Funding and academic freedom

EUA’s Autonomy Scorecard

Measuring freedom

Commercial threats on campus

Commercial threats on campus

David Kern

Commercial threats on campus

Martin Keller

The British University in Vietnam.

Norway

Act relating to Universities and University Colleges

Academic perspectives on July 22nd.

Food for Thought

Inclusive

AND defend our values?

Respect human

integrity AND our inherent value as humans?

Make room for extreme opinions,

AND be sensitive to fear of terror?

Combine fruitful and sound nationalism with global solidarity?

Inga Bostad, Prorector, University of Oslo

How free are academics?

Inga Bostad, Prorector, University of Oslo

How free are academics?