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 Association of University
Professors 1940
What is Academic
freedom?
Global 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
Measuring freedom
EUA’s
Autonomy
Scorecard
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?