Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Utrecht University
Utrecht University - Credit: CaptureLight / DepositPhotos - License: DepositPhotos
Politics
Tech
Innovation
Culture
Lifestyle
Belarus
Russia
Universities of the Netherlands
Minister of Education
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dutch Royal Council
ministry of foreign affairs
Sunday, March 6, 2022 - 18:30
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Dutch educational institutions suspend partnerships with Russia and Belarus

Universities and other educational institutions in the Netherlands have suspended partnerships with educational institutions in Russia and Belarus until further notice, the Universities of the Netherlands announced on Friday. Russian and Belarusian staff, students and teachers who are currently residing in the Netherlands will be allowed to remain and will be supported as much as possible.

The decision means all activities included in partnerships between Dutch and Russian or Belarusian educational institutions will cease. “No further financial transactions can be made and no further exchange of data and knowledge can be effected,” the announcement stated.

The suspension is a response to an “urgent appeal” from the Minister of Education, Culture and Science after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the announcement said. It applies to universities, university medical centers, universities of applied sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Dutch Royal Council.

The university group estimates 917 Ukrainians, 1,653 Russians and “some” Belarusians are currently students at Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. The Russians and Belarusians will be supported by their institutions “to the best possible extent,” and all institutions are in contact with Ukrainian nationals.

In addition, Dutch students, teaching staff and researchers who are in Russia or Belarus were “urgently advised” to return to the Netherlands if possible. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday updated travel advice for Belarus, advising citizens to leave the country as soon as possible and not to travel there.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Cyclists are more likely to crash in roundabouts: VIA
  • Cabinet allocates millions of euros for Groningen earthquake damage
  • Workers are once again spending their holiday allowance
  • Danish police search for Dutch suspect in murder and stabbing case
  • Second case of monkeypox found in the Netherlands: RIVM
  • Reports of development fund fraud increased in 2021

Top stories

  • Second case of monkeypox found in the Netherlands: RIVM
  • Much unknown about first Dutch monkeypox cases, experts say
  • 17-year-old girl stabbed after Hilversum robbery; bystanders overpower suspect
  • Most buses in Eindhoven and Venlo are not running due to strike
  • Dutch deficit rises to 3.4%, leading to some higher taxes; 30 percent expat benefit reduced
  • First monkeypox case definitively found in Netherlands

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content