{"id":137219,"date":"2022-03-09T15:53:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=137219"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:10","slug":"boycott-on-russian-academia-but-not-a-witch-hunt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/09\/boycott-on-russian-academia-but-not-a-witch-hunt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Boycott on Russian academia, but not a witch hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/04\/netherlands-about-to-end-academic-collaboration-with-russia\/\">expected<\/a>, the Cabinet today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksoverheid.nl\/ministeries\/ministerie-van-onderwijs-cultuur-en-wetenschap\/documenten\/brieven\/2022\/03\/04\/brief-aan-voorzitters-uitgangspunten-t-b-v-samenwerking-met-de-russische-federatie-en-belarus\">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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4-875x492.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4-300x169.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4-1536x864.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/01165833\/Demonstratie-Den-Haag-24-februari-2022-Rusland-Oekraine-oorlog-Alisa-Mahaletska-1-4-225x127.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139277 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><p>The Dutch higher education network UNL has already expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universiteitenvannederland.nl\/nl_NL\/nieuwsbericht\/nieuwsbericht\/828-p-strong-nederlandse-kennisinstellingen-bevriezen-samenwerkingsverbanden-met-rusland-en-belarus-nbsp-strong-p.html\">support<\/a> for the Cabinet\u2019s position, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwo.nl\/nieuws\/nederlandse-kennisinstellingen-bevriezen-samenwerkingsverbanden-met-rusland-en-belarus\">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<p>\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students and staff<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/03\/abp-sells-investments-in-russian-companies\/\">ABP sells investments in Russian companies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/04\/netherlands-about-to-end-academic-collaboration-with-russia\/\">Netherlands about to end academic collaboration with Russia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/07\/higher-education-institutions-support-both-ukrainians-and-russians\/\">Higher education institutions support both Ukrainians and Russians<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>There are currently 917 Ukrainian and 1,653 Russian students in the Netherlands, as well as a small number of students from Belarus. Meanwhile, \u201cseveral hundred\u201d Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian nationals are employed in Dutch research centres.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf is grateful for the support being offered to students and staff. The Cabinet has \u2013 \u201cfor the moment\u201d \u2013 earmarked a budget of one million euros to aid these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Russian and Belarusian students, teachers and researchers will not be asked to leave the Netherlands. Dutch students in Russia and Belarus, on the other hand, are urgently advised to return home, if it is safe to do so.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boycott<\/h2><p>Among other things, the boycott means that the flow of money from Dutch institutions to Russia and Belarus is being suspended, and that no more data and knowledge will be exchanged. Moreover, no new collaborations will be initiated.<\/p>\n<p>Under the boycott, participants from Russian and Belarusian institutions will be excluded from scientific events. Researchers from Russian and Belarusian institutions will also no longer be invited as referees or committee members in the evaluation of research proposals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut many collaborations in education and research are based on peer-to-peer relationships with colleagues in Russia and Belarus\u201d, the statement reads. \u201cMany of them have publicly criticised the invasion, risking their lives in doing so. The institutions therefore want their staff to feel free to continue existing personal contacts with these researchers, where appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dialogue<\/h2><p>\u201cIn times of war and conflict, it is important that we maintain a dialogue with these researchers\u201d, the higher education institutions believe. This might involve risks, but these should be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Researchers can contact the Integral Security Department or the National Knowledge and Technology Security Office, \u201cif desired\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Dijkgraaf agrees with this approach. \u201cThese contacts will form the basis for normalising educational and scientific relations again at a later date\u201d, he writes.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, he calls on all research institutions to be extra vigilant when it comes to cybersecurity and knowledge security. 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/israel-krijgt-steeds-minder-europees-onderzoeksgeld\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tIsrael receives less and less European research funding\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tScience\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-mocha hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" 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Similar requests have also been made in Germany and Denmark, and by the European Commission. 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