Safe Havens and Knowledge Networks in Canada
The Academic Advancement and Career Alignment (AACA) certificate course was hosted by Carleton University’s Scholars at Risk program with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in April 2025. This course built onthe previous very successful pilot AACA course offered in 2024 under the Placement, Preservation and Perseverance (PPP) project. The course provided tailored …
This final report distills policy-relevant lessons from three interrelated initiatives led by Carleton University with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC): (1) Placement, Preservation and Perseverance Project: Afghan At-Risk Scholars, Activists and Students (PPP, 2022-2024), (2) the Academic Advancement and Career Alignment course (AACA, 2024 and 2025), and (3) The Safe Havens and …
Armed conflict, authoritarianism, and democratic backsliding are driving the forced displacement of scholars and students at an unprecedented scale. This displacement constitutes not only a humanitarian crisis, but also a global knowledge crisis. When scholars are uprooted, higher education and research systems in countries of origin collapse, global knowledge networks fracture, and expertise essential to …