Every Action Counts - A dialogue on academic solidarity with refugees
Hosted by the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN) and the University of Essex
Date
Every Action Counts - A dialogue on academic solidarity with refugees
Date
Hosted by the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN) and the University of Essex
Time
10:00 - 12:00 CEDT
Location
Virtual
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Overview
This webinar marks the establishment of the GAIN Secretariat with a dialogue on how to apply scientific knowledge and academic expertise to burden- and responsibility sharing.
The Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN) was launched in 2019 in response to the call embedded in the Global Compact on Refugees for research training and scholarships on refugee, statelessness and other forced displacement issues. It engages universities, academic alliances, research institutions, and UNHCR together with scholars and researchers who are forcibly uprooted.
Agenda
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Signing ceremony
10:00-10:10
- Opening Remarks by Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Opening Remarks by Bryn Morris, Registrar and Secretary of the University of Essex
- Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to establish the GAIN Secretariat
A dialogue on academic solidarity with refugees
10:10-11:00
Ms Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR
Prof Geoff Gilbert, GAIN Chair, University of Essex
