Beyond Borders International Universities Football Tournament 2011

Students, Universities and Football; Formulating an Action Plan for Academic Freedom 

Beyond Borders International Universities Football Tournament 2011

CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academic) and Para Siempre FC participated in the University of London Football Club & SOAS Football Beyond Borders London 2011 International Universities Football Tournament. The event aimed to use the power of sport and the shared medium of football to connect global students and local communities.

CARA and Para Siempre hosted an evening workshop to engage the young participants on issues surrounding academic freedom. All players from each University will be divided into 3 groups to focus on how Universities and Institutions foster academic freedom, student involvement in academic freedom and looking how football may encourage academic freedom.