Schedule of Events:

3:00 p.m.  Award Ceremony: Ernst Reuter Prizes for Outstanding Doctoral Theses

5:00 p.m.  Anniversary Celebration of Freie Universität Berlin's Founding

• Opening remarks by Professor Günter M. Ziegler

• Keynote speech by writer Carolin Emcke: "Varianten der Unfreiheit" (Variants of Unfreedom)
  We live in times where civil liberties are being eroded, restricted, and dismantled. A wide variety of justifications are being used as a pretense to weaken the freedom of science and art, the right to assemble and protest, and ultimately critical thinking itself. What remains of democracy if it does not protect questioning and criticism, truth and knowledge?

Both events will be held in German. Translation and interpretation services will not be provided. Please register in advance to attend. 

For further information please consult the invitation leaflet.