Scholars At Risk (SAR) is an international network of universities that aims to protect academics who are under threat, prevent attacks on the scientific community and promote academic freedom around the wois an international network of universities that aims to protect academics who are under threat, prevent attacks on the scientific community and promote academic freedom around the world.
It gathers over 580 universities in 50 countries worldwide.
EPFL has been member of SAR since 2014, and is also part of the Swiss section of SAR, which is supported by swissuniversities and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
EPFL can host SAR scholars for 1 to 2 years, allowing them to continue their academic activities while in exile, until they can return home or move elsewhere.
Since 2020, EPFL has created 5 placements for SAR scholars, with the support of the SAR-SNSF Scientific Exchanges Funding Scheme:
- 1 scholar member of Academics for Peace from Turkey (CDH)
- 2 scholars from Afghanistan (SB, STI)
- 2 scholars from Ukraine (CDH)
Contact:
EPFL professors and scientists, who are interested in hosting a SAR scholar or want to get involved in the activities of SAR can contact Gabriela Tejada, who is the delegate of Scholars At Risk at EPFL.
The CDH actively supports the activities of SAR and other international efforts to defend the safety and freedom of threatened researchers, as we believe that the science system should be free, diverse and internationally open.