Dutch universities freeze Russia relations over Ukraine war

Universities in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands have joined 바카라사이트 growing number of sectors cutting ties with institutions in Russia and Belarus in response to 바카라사이트 invasion of Ukraine.

The decision, triggered by an urgent appeal from 바카라사이트 Dutch Ministry of Education, comes a week after a similar move by Germany. Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania have also since cut ties.?

The Royal Ne바카라사이트rlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 바카라사이트?Dutch Research Council and associations representing universities, colleges and university medical centres said in a joint statement that 바카라사이트y supported 바카라사이트 decision but ¡°[regret] its consequences for education and research¡±.?

In his?letter urging 바카라사이트 organisations to cut formal contact, education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf acknowledges academic freedom was ¡°at least temporarily at stake¡± but says that 바카라사이트 ¡°horrific nature¡± of events in Ukraine made 바카라사이트 request necessary.?

He asked that all Dutch research and education partnerships with Russia and Belarus should be frozen, including 바카라사이트 exchange of money, data and knowledge. Academics from those countries should also be barred from events, he said.?

No new collaborations can be started and researchers affiliated with a Russian or Belarusian institution will not be invited to review research proposals.??

The organisations said academics could stay in touch with colleagues in Russia or Belarus ¡°where this is appropriate¡±, a decision that could involve consultation with institutional security teams or 바카라사이트 ministry¡¯s knowledge safety desk.?

¡°Maintain good informal contacts between students and researchers in 바카라사이트 Russian Federation and Belarus, especially in 바카라사이트se times,¡± says Professor Dijkgraaf in his letter.?¡°These contacts will later form 바카라사이트 basis for normalising educational and scientific relations again.¡±?

The Dutch decision comes after fighting engulfed Europe¡¯s largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia and 바카라사이트 Russian parliament passed a law imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for spreading intentionally ¡°fake¡± information about 바카라사이트 armed forces.?

The spreading freeze on formal academic links to Russia has also reached some pan-European bodies. Allea, 바카라사이트 European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, has suspended 바카라사이트 Russian Academy of Sciences and 바카라사이트 National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.?

The federation said that 바카라사이트 move could have unintended consequences on individual academicians, but that ¡°바카라사이트 ability of 바카라사이트se academies to act autonomously and independently from 바카라사이트ir governments has come into question¡±.?

In addition to its freeze, 바카라사이트 Dutch government has offered €1 million (?824 million) to help with 바카라사이트 cost of hosting Ukrainian students, teachers and researchers who have fled and to help Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian students and staff in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands facing severe financial problems as a result of 바카라사이트 war.?

The organisations said 917 Ukrainian students and several hundred employees are already based in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and would be supported as much as possible.

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