Conflict Israel - Hamas: Ghent University statement

At the request of the Rector, the Human Rights Policy and Dual Use Research Committee gave advice on the impact of the conflict between Israel and Hamas on university collaborations with Israel and Palestine. That advice culminates in a statement. Earlier this month, Rector Rik Van de Walle asked the Ghent University Human Rights Policy and Dual Use Research Committee to issue an opinion on the possible impact of the conflict between Israel and Hamas on collaborations between Ghent University and Israeli or Palestinian universities. Ghent University always decides to cooperate or not to cooperate with partners (e.g. universities or companies) and not with countries as such. Within the framework of our human rights policy and our dual-use procedures, it is therefore actual or potential partners we assess, and not the countries in which they are located (more info on this can be found on the Ghent University web pages on human rights policy) . The committee has come to an advice and it handed this advice over to the rector.