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Inaugural meeting focuses on strengthening academic freedom and democracy in higher education

April 3, 2024
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The Group on Experts on the Democratic Mission of Higher Education, convened by the Council of Europe, held its first meeting in Paris on 28 March 2024, marking a pivotal moment in the quest to reinforce academic freedom and the democratisation of science across Europe.  The new project “Academic Freedom in Action” underscores the critical role of higher education in fostering democratic societies and highlights the Council commitment to addressing the contemporary challenges facing higher education institutions as autonomous democratic actors in our societies. 

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Joining Hands: Launch of Phase III of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage

March 22, 2024
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DPP Research Fellow Laura Rahm participated in the launch of Phase III of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage.

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DPP Professor Kahanec Presents Keynote Address and Launches Living Wage Monitor at International CSR Conference

March 22, 2024
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Martin Kahanec, professor at CEU’s Department of Public Policy, played a pivotal role at the recent International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and Decent Work hosted by WageIndicator Foundation and FLAME University, held from March 21st to 23rd, 2024, in Pune, India.

The conference, organized by WageIndicator Foundation and FLAME University, provided a platform for leading scholars and practitioners to discuss critical issues surrounding corporate responsibility and sustainable development.

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Cameran Ashraf participates in launching the Iranian Archive

March 19, 2024
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Department of Public Policy Assistant Professor Cameran Ashraf has joined the Atlantic Council, Amnesty International, UC Berkeley's Human Rights Center, UCLA's Promise Institute for Human Rights, and other prominent human rights organizations in launching the Iranian Archive, a landmark archive forensically preserving over 1,000,000 vulnerable digital artifacts recording serious human rights violations committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Woman, Life, Freedom movement protesters.

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DPP Research Fellow Laura Rahm interviewed in the New York Times

March 5, 2024
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Dr. Laura Rahm, MSCA Research Fellow at the DPP, was interviewed by The New York Times about enshrining abortion rights into the French constitution. The interview was conducted by Catherine Porter, international correspondent based in Paris.

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