Ghent University: Israeli Institutional Collaborations

This page records specific public conduct. It does not claim knowledge of private beliefs or motives.

Documented record

• 2024-05-31: The rector announced an intention to discontinue all ongoing institutional collaborations with Israeli universities and research institutions and to seek withdrawal where consortium arrangements prevented severing a partner. Source 1 Source 2

Context and response

For companies and other non-academic partners, the university said collaborations could continue where its committee found no involvement in serious violations.

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: Galil opposes singling out Israel or Israeli institutions for boycott or divestment. The action is documented above; the judgment is ours.

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Sources manually reviewed 2026-07-26. Corrections and later context will be appended to this page.