Time: 26-28 June, 2025, Epoka University, Tirana, Albania
Application Deadline: 30 April, 2025
The complex challenges facing European academic institutions today demand specialized preparation for young professionals navigating an increasingly volatile landscape. Given the multifaceted threats ranging from global geopolitical tensions and climate change to technological disruptions and growing illiberalism, young academics require comprehensive training to understand and respond effectively to these dynamic challenges. Traditional academic approaches often fail to adequately address the interconnected nature of these threats, leaving many scholars unprepared for the psychological and professional pressures they may encounter. By offering targeted training in areas such as self-censorship awareness, personal security, and mental health support, emerging professionals can develop resilience and adaptive strategies to protect academic freedoms and maintain intellectual integrity in increasingly complex environments.
The training offers courses about self-censorship, academic security and well-being by practitioners.
Contact: Reina Zenelaj (rzenelaj@epoka.edu.al) and Anita Lunic (alunic@ffst.hr)
Duration: 26- 28 June 2025 Format: In person only. Target Audience:
● University faculty and staff
● Researchers and PhD students
● Academic administrators and leadership
● Academic freedom advocates
Important Note: The OPEN Cost Action will reimburse accommodation, subsistence, and travel expenses for early career scholar participants in the COST Action. Participants outside the action are expected to cover their travel and accommodation costs; the training is free. Participants outside the action shall submit the expression of interest to join the training school by May 1st, 2025, by sending a CV to rzenelaj@epoka.edu.al and alunic@ffst.hr