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Universities supportive of Palestinian rights

Universities from South Africa that have acceded to some or all of the demands. South Africa is an influential country for the BDS movement as the BDS was inspired by the sanctions against South Africa because of the Apartheid. It was also in South Africa where the first University pledged support for the BDS in 2017.

University BDS Table
University Country Date Comment
Tshwane University of Technology South Africa 2017 First university to officially support BDS
Nelson Mandela University South Africa May 2024 Severs ties with Israeli universities and academics who oppress Palestinians
University of Fort Hare South Africa May 2024 Will not establish ties with Israeli institutions due to their role in the oppression of the Palestinian people
University of Venda South Africa May 2024 Suspends scientific, technical and mobility cooperation with Israeli institutions
University of the Western Cape South Africa June 2024 Severs ties with Israeli institutions according to PACBI guidelines

Universities from Spain that have acceded to some or all of the demands from the protesters.

It was prominently reported in the media that 76 Spanish Universities shall have suspended ties. But not all 76 have suspended ties, it was a decision to review the ties. Some refused to suspend ties others suspended at first, but a few months later forgot what they had said. It is true though, that in Spain a larger number of Universities suspended ties with Israeli universities or in case they did not have them, pledged not to establish new ones.

Spanish Universities BDS Table
University Country Date Comment
University of Basque Country Spain April 2024 Ends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
University of Valencia Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
University of Oviedo Spain May 2024 Ends ties with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem because of the war in Gaza
University of Navarra Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
University of Zaragoza Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
University of San Jorge (Zaragoza) Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
University of Granada Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli universities such as the Erasmus exchange program. Also suspends summer course agreements with Bar Ilan and Tel Aviv University because of the war in Gaza
University of Barcelona Spain May 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions, acts according to international law
University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Spain June 2024 Rules out having ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
University of Leon Spain June 2024 Ends cooperations with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza
Universidad de La Laguna, Teneriffa Spain June 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli institutions because of the war in Gaza

Universities of Norway

Norwegian Universities BDS Table
University Country Date Comment
OsloMet University Norway February 2024 Suspends student exchange agreement with Haifa University because of the war in Gaza
University of South East Norway Norway February 2024 Suspends ties with Haifa University and Hadassah Academic College because of the war in Gaza
Nord University Norway February 2024 Suspends ties with Israeli universities and will begin new ones because of the war in Gaza
Bergen University of Architecture Norway April 2024 Ends ties with Bezalel Academy of Arts because of the war in Gaza
University of Bergen Norway Suspends ties with the Bezalel Academy of Arts because of the war in Gaza
Stavanger University Norway June 2024 Suspends institutional ties with Israel because of the war in Gaza

Universities of France

French Universities BDS Table
University Country Date Comment
Sciences Po of Bordeaux France April 2024 Suspended ties with the Ben Gurion University of the Negev
University of Strasbourg France October 2024 Suspended ties with the Reichmann University

Universities from Ireland

Irish Universities BDS Table
University Date Comment
Trinity College, Dublin May 2024 Divests from Israeli companies but is a research partner for the Ariel University
University College Cork May 2024 Divests from Israeli company and supports Palestinian academics
University of Limerick May 2024 States it has no ties to Israeli universities and condemns the destruction of the universities in Gaza
University of Galway June 2024 Does not have ties with Israeli academic institutions and supports Palestinian academics
Dublin City University Does not have ties with Israeli universities
Maynooth University Does not have institutional ties with Israeli universities, but respects “academic freedom” and its academics are frequent research partners of the Ariel University

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