Protecting the fundamental values of higher education and research in the 21st century: conceptualisation, codification, monitoring, practice: newly emerging frameworks of reference and conceptual references
Date: 09 MAY 2024 from 9:00 to 18:00
Event location: King's College London
Type: Special Events
The Secretary General, David Lock, contributed to an event organised by King’s College London which was addressed by the Lord Mayor of London on 9 May 2024.
Entitled ‘Protecting the fundamental values of higher education and research in the 21st century: conceptualisation, codification, monitoring, practice: newly emerging frameworks of reference and conceptual references’ the event featured the Lord Mayor of the City of London Professor Michael Mainelli as the first speaker.
It is quite rare for an academic to hold the post of Lord Mayor of London. Michael, who has been very supportive of the Magna Charta Observatory, spoke of the significance of academic freedom for the success of the City of London.
David Lock chaired a session on Global perspectives which featured inputs on Institutional Autonomy, Public Accountability and Academic Freedom by Dr Whitfield Green, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Higher Education of South Africa, Dr Vivi Stavrou, Executive Secretary of the Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, International Science Council and Denise Roche, Advocacy Manager,
Scholars at Risk Europe.
The event was organised and hosted by the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom. Professor Liviu Matai, Head of the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom at King’s College London School of Education, Communication and Society and a member of the Governing Council of the Magna Charta Observatory led the organisation of the event.
A recording of the session will be posted on line,
The picture shows the Lord Mayor of London Michael Mainelli with Secretary General David Lock and Professor Liviu Matai.
Background note:
The first two decades of the 21st century brought about significant challenges to the fundamental values of higher education in all parts of the world. At the same time, in particular after 2015, a series of powerful efforts to address these challenges emerged as well at the national, regional, and global level, mostly independently, in developing, updating, or refining frameworks of reference for academic freedom, freedom of research, institutional autonomy, academic integrity, and related concepts, values and principles.
These frameworks include new or updated (shared) conceptual references for these values and principles (more than just simple definitions); norms (sometimes including legislation); guidelines for
implementation, protection and promotion; and monitoring tools and mechanisms. This event convenes those currently engaged in such transformative endeavours, in an effort to facilitate mutual information about their work.
