Göttingen Diversity Research Institute

Public Panel Discussion: Guardians of Democracy and Inclusion?

Panel Discussion | 27 Nov 2025, 6:00–7:30 p.m., FU Berlin

How can Europe’s universities protect democracy and inclusion in challenging times? This will be discussed at Freie Universität Berlin (FU) on Thursday, 27 November 2025, at the Henry Ford Building (Lecture Hall B), Garystr. 35. Andrea D. Bührmann, Director of the Göttingen Institute for Democracy Research, will be part of the panel.

Focus areas will beresponding to attacks on democratic values, academic freedom and DEI, the role of European university alliances, and pathways to greater autonomy, participation, and transformation.

Featured panelists:

  • Prof. Dr. Andrea D. Bührmann (University of Göttingen)
  • Prof. Dr. Jo-Anne Dillabough (University of Cambridge)
  • Prof. Dr. Bjørn Stensaker (University of Oslo)
  • Prof. Dr. Mieke Verloo (Radboud University)


    • Welcome Address:

    Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott (Executive Vice-President, Freie Universität Berlin)

    Moderation:

    Dr. Daniel Schumann & Prof. Kathrin Zippel, PhD (Freie Universität Berlin)

    The public panel discussion will be held in English. Registration is not required.