{"id":137218,"date":"2022-03-07T16:14:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=137218"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:10","slug":"boycott-on-russian-academia-but-not-a-witch-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/07\/boycott-on-russian-academia-but-not-a-witch-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Boycott on Russian academia, but not a witch hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Responding to a request by the Cabinet, higher education institutions and teaching hospitals are suspending all formal cooperation with Russia and Belarus. At the same time, they are offering support to students and staff affected.<\/p>\n

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As expected<\/a>, on Friday the Cabinet called on<\/a> Dutch academia to pause all partnerships with institutions in Russia and Belarus, in light of the invasion of Ukraine. Similar requests have also been made in Germany and Denmark, and by the European Commission.<\/p>\n

The Dutch higher education network UNL has already expressed support<\/a> for the Cabinet\u2019s position, as have<\/a> research funder NWO and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, KNAW. The statement does note that the Dutch scientific community laments the impact on education and research.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch flourishes through international collaboration and the open exchange of knowledge, insights and ideas\u201d, the statement continues. \u201cThat is why we are not only taking these measures but also supporting Russian and Belarusian researchers, teachers, students and organisations speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students and staff<\/h2>