Protecting
Academic Freedom
The Clemens Heller Institute is an organization dedicated to defending researchers who are threatened due to their intellectual or political stances.
We aim to provide international assistance to researchers, scholars, and any person engaged in intellectual professions who face threats because of their research and positions.
Ask for protection
At risk ? Here you can apply to our Researcher Protection Program
Universities
You are already working in an University and wants to help us? Help us to find new welcome host institutions for our program
Donators
Help us to protect academics at risk and to promote Academic freedom.
About the Institute
Founded in 2024, the Clemens Heller Institute aims to protect scholars threatened in their own countries by offering temporary refuge and protection within renowned universities. It owes its name to Clemens Heller, a researcher fully aware that academic freedom sometimes requires rising above the geopolitical considerations of the moment to preserve the fundamental ideal of freedom of research.
Apply for Admission
If you want to apply to our Research Protection Program, you can do it online.
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Recent News & Articles
We are regurlaly publishing News and Reports about Academic Freedom in Europe. Find here our last releases.