The Webinar “Return of scientific personnel and reconstruction of scientific infrastructure” presents case studies - Argentina, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Somalia - and examines strategies on rebuilding scientific systems, infrastructures and communities, via first-hand experiences of scholars who have returned to their countries after being displaced, and the perspectives of policy experts in this field.
The webinar is chaired by:
- Vivi Stavrou, Executive Secretary of the Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) and Senior Science Officer, International Science Council (ISC), leading members of the Science in Exile Secretariat
- Emily Borzcik, Assistant Director at the Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund and Science in Exile Steering Committee member
Panelists:
- Anchinesh Maheteme, Senior Durable Solutions Officer, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
Argentina
- Silvia Braslavsky, physical chemist, retired Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion.
Iraq
- Celine Taminian, Special Advisor, The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund.
Sri Lanka
- Paramsothy Jeyakumar, Senior Research Scientist in Environmental Chemistry, Massey University, New Zealand.
Somalia
- Abdi Dahir Osman, international consultant, former Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education for the Federal Government of Somalia.
This webinar was the fourth and final webinar in the Science in Exile Webinar series.
The four-part Science in Exile webinar series aimed to raise awareness of and discuss key issues and challenges faced by at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists, and to support a stronger solidarity towards affected scientists. Each of the webinars focused on a different stage of the displacement cycle. In each webinar, displaced scientists and experts in the field share their experiences and their views, specific case studies are presented, and good practices and strategies are explored.
To know more about the Science in Exile webinar series, see the webinar flyer attached.