Webinar
Date: 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 from 15:00 to 16:15
Event location: Online event
Type: Special Events
Where Online - Zoom platform
Contact Name Carla Pazzaglia, Administrator
Attendees Speakers:
Eva Egron Polak, Member of MCO Governing Council and former Secretary General of the International Association of Universities
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna and President of the Magna Charta Observatory
Moderator:
Sijbolt Noorda, President of the Governing Council of the Magna Charta Observatory
Covid -19 struck in early 2020 and has disrupted universities across the globe. Universities have endeavoured to maintain services to students and staff and serve society as well as possible within the various safety guidelines. The effects have been different in different parts of the world. Has the pandemic affected the rights and responsibilities of students and staff? Has it affected universities’ fundamental values?
Eva Egron-Polak will address the topic from an international system perspective and Francesco Ubertini from the perspective of the Rector of a leading University with first hand responsibility for thousands of staff and students.
Both speakers were members of the group which drafted MCU 2020 – the newly adopted Magna Charta which can be seen at https://site.unibo.it/magna-charta/en/magna-charta-universitatum/magna-charta-2020
There will be a Q&A session
The webinar will conclude with a tribute to Eva Egron-Polak who stands down after completing 8 years as a member of the MCO Council.
To book go to https://site.unibo.it/magna-charta/en/magna-charta-universitatum/magna-charta-2020
Closing date for bookings (15 September)
There is no charge for this webinar
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