The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) celebrated its 30th anniversary at the 2024 General Assembly in Berlin, co-hosted by its three German academies: German National Academy of Sciences – Leopoldina, Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities, and German Young Academy – Die Junge Akademie. A public symposium, titled, ‘European Research Collaboration in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: How Open Can We Be?‘, brought together prominent researchers, policymakers, and civil society representatives from across Europe to discuss the challenges of open research collaboration in a changing geopolitical context.
Since its inception in 1994, ALLEA has aimed to promote scientific collaboration between Eastern and Western Europe, fostering the exchange of ideas across borders and disciplines. However, recent geopolitical tensions and the emergence of new powers have raised questions about the limits of open research collaboration. ALLEA invited attendees to reflect on the transformative potential of scientific collaboration and on the challenges of keeping inclusive and open international cooperation in balance with legitimate security needs to protect research systems.
ABOUT THE EVENT
ALLEA 30th ANNIVERSARY
In 2024, ALLEA celebrated its 30th anniversary. During the annual general assembly in Berlin, dedicated festivities honoured three decades of international and interdisciplinary academy collaboration. Read more…
ALLEA MADAME DE STAËL PRIZE
Since 2014, ALLEA awards its Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values to eminent scholars for outstanding scientific and intellectual contributions to the advancement of the European project and our common values. At the general assembly, 2023 laureate Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General, received the award and delivered a keynote speech on the symposium theme. Read more…
PUBLIC EVENT
The scientific symposium ‘European Research Collaboration in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape‘ addressed the role of research collaboration in a global context, exploring its potential to promote peace and prosperity across borders. A high-level panel discussed and examined the limits geopolitical complexities impose on cross-border collaboration and considered the impact on the freedom of scientific research. Read more…
PROGRAMME
Registration opens at 18:00 CEST
Welcome and Introduction
– Ulla Bonas (German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina)
– Lara Keuck (German Young Academy)
− Christoph Markschies (Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities)
Keynote | Mme de Staël Prize Lecture
– Fabiola Gianotti (CERN)
Roundtable Discussion
– Katja Becker (German Research Foundation – DFG)
– Nienke Buisman (European Commission)
– Janneke Gerards (Utrecht University)
– Fabiola Gianotti (CERN)
– Valeska Huber (University of Vienna)
Moderation: Christoph Markschies (Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities)
Closing Remarks
– Antonio Loprieno (ALLEA)
A livestream will be available on www.alleageneralassembly.org/livestream
Opening remarks by Antonio Loprieno (ALLEA)
Video address by Iliana Ivanova (European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth)
Congratulatory address by Henry Marx (State Secretary for Higher Education and Research)
Congratulatory address by Hermann Parzinger (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation)
Organised by ALLEA, for academy delegates only. Registration is to be carried out separately (see link below).
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