This early-bird announcement invites interested participants to save the date and join us for an in-depth discussion of research realities in Palestine and Ukraine, focusing on resilience, logistics, and international collaboration.
Seminar goals
- Understand how researchers work under wartime conditions
- Identify key challenges and survival-driven research topics
- Learn from case studies and gender-related experiences
- Explore how international projects can support researchers
- Discuss practical strategies to improve research conditions
The seminar is part of the kick off for the project FORWARD.
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FORWARD
Supporting the resilience of communities in war affected regions in Palestine and Ukraine.
Programme
Palestine case
Moderator: Anwar Awadallah
- 12:30: Welcome speech by Oddgeir Kjell Osland, Dean at The Faculty of Social Sciences, OsloMet
- 12:35: “The impacts of war on Gaza, and the role of academia in survival, recovery, and long-term reconstruction”, Nasreddin Elmezaini, Gaza Universities Consortium
- 12:55: “Strengthening the capacity of national academic institutions to conduct research through various cooperation models with international partners”, Ahmed AbuShaban, Al-Azhar University, Gaza and York University, Toronto
- 13:15: “Research interests in Palestinian higher education: setting priorities, forming groups, and managing activities”, Zahraá Zawawi, An-Najah National University, West Bank
- 13:35: “Strategies for supporting research under warfare conditions in Gaza and beyond”, Anwar Awadallah, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- 13:50: Coffee break
Ukraine case
Moderator: Yaryna Onufriv
- 14:10: “Being a scholar and/or being a refugee? Migration paths of displaced researchers at risk from Ukraine”, Oleksandra Deineko, OsloMet
- 14:30: “Ukrainian universities resilience and resistance: The role of international research collaboration”, Olena Muradyan, Karazin Kharkiv National University
- 14:50: “Planning and architecture network for Ukraine: project overview from a participant's perspective”, Yuliya Idak, and Yaryna Onufriv, Lviv Polytechnic National University
- 15:10: “Challenges in data collection for academic research and good governance under warfare conditions in Ukraine”, Vitalii Pylypiv and Oleg Shevchuk, Kyiv National Economic University
- 15:30: Coffee break
Discussion panel – 15:50–17:00
Moderator: Emad Alrozzi
Panelists:
- O. Muradyan, Karazin Kharkiv National University (KKNU)
- D. Yashkina, Karazin Kharkiv National University (KKNU)
- N. AlMezaini, Gaza Universities Consortium
- A. AbuShaban, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, York Uni. Canada
- Z. Zawawi, An-Najah National University (ANNU)
- F. Crawley, Co-Chair, UNESCO-CODATA Project on ‘Developing data policies for times of crisis facilitated by open science’, Co-Chair and Coordinator, CoARA-ERIP
Who should attend
Researchers, academics, students, project coordinators, international partners, and anyone interested in how higher education and research function under crisis conditions.
