2 September 2024
The events surrounding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the war and what the UvA's response should be, led to a new discussion about research collaboration with third parties. In response, a broad academic working group is working on a renewed and extended ethical assessment framework for international collaboration, in consultation with our academic community.
Through roundtable discussions, a town hall meeting, and the online platform Denk Mee numerous responses from the UvA community have been received. Based on this input, the working group made 11 recommendations to the Executive Board and the deans shortly before the summer of 2024.
The development of the eleven recommendations into a new assessment framework is in its final preparatory phase.
Before and during the summer, there was extensive discussion about the UvA's house rules. That is why work was started on updating those house rules, which also took the reactions of students, staff, local trade unions FNV, CNV and AOb and several other civil society organisations into account. The UvA's Central Works Council and the Central Student Council are the main partners in this process and have been granted the right to consent on this subject. The renewed rules are ready in draft form and are now being sent to both councils for consent
Partly at the request of the Central Works Council, an independent investigation will take place into the course of the demonstrations on campus between 6 and 17 May 2024. Among other things, the investigation will look at the Executive Board’s actions. The actions of other parties (the municipality, the public prosecution service and the police) are not part of this evaluation.
Visit uva.nl/protests for more information regarding the demonstrations and the current situation on campus.