Ethical Forum - Thursday December 4, 2025, 5 to 7 pm - Programme
ACADEMIC FREEDOM UNDER ATTACK - ALSO FROM WITHIN?
FORMAT
In 2025 the Ethical Forum was organized in a new format.
An early evening event from 5 pm to 7 pm, followed by a reception.
The programme consisted of two lead speakers, two discussants, followed by a general debate.
Welcome desk: 4.30 - 5 pm
PROGRAMME
Welcome Jacques WILLEMS (chairman of the University Foundation)
Introduction Philippe VAN PARIJS, UCLouvain & KU Leuven (coordinator of the Ethical Forum 2025)
LEAD SPEAKERS
Andreas De Block,
philosopher, KU Leuven,
author of
« Is links gewoon slimmer? Ideologie aan onze universiteiten »,
Leuven: Lannoo Campus, 2023.
Eric Fassin,
sociologist, Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint Denis, author of
« Misère de l'anti-intellectualisme :
Du procès en wokisme au chantage à l'antisémitisme »,
Paris: Textuel, 2024, 2nd enlarged edition, 2025.
© @Pascal Levy Panthéon Sorbonne
DEBATE
chaired by Lieve VAN HOOF, UGent, former chair of the 'Jonge Academie'
Reactions to the lead speakers
- Nadia FADIL (KU Leuven)
- Benoît FRYDMAN (ULB)
General discussion: public and speakers
Final Remarks
François LEVRAU (UA)