The genocide in Palestine is still happening. 

According to the UN Commission on Human Rights, Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide. The Technical University of Denmark has and continues to contribute to the crisis by engaging in joint research with and investments in entities which underpin the systematic erasure of an entire people and their land. We demand a cessation of these collaborations and transparent ethical policies which ensure that our research and investments are not used to support genocide and occupation. 

Learn more about how DTU is supporting genocide in Palestine:

Research collaborations with Israeli universities are unjustifiable because of their key roles in the occupation and genocide: 

Learn More About Israeli Academia

DEMANDS

We call on DTU to:

• Implement an academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions

• Stop ongoing collaborations with and investments in entities complicit in the occupation

• Establish systematic procedures for vetting collaborations and investments

• Implement and regularly audit an ethical investment policy with clear exclusion guidelines

• Provide support to Palestinian students and faculty similarly to what has been granted to other vulnerable groups

Why Academic Boycott?

Who are we?

We are a network of students and employees from the Technical University of Denmark advocating for the liberation of Palestine. As academics we believe that one of the ways we can exert pressure on the Israeli state is through the establishment of an academic boycott, particularly because of the key role that Israeli universities play within the security state. Through the course of our investigations we have uncovered the links that DTU has with Israeli universities as well as private firms which are involved in the occupation. These are in the form of direct collaborations, student and personnel exchanges, and investments. 

We aim to create awareness of these ties and hold DTU accountable for its involvement in the genocide of the Palestinian people committed by the Israeli government. Ultimately our goal is to convince DTU to institute an academic boycott and establish clear ethical policies on collaborations and investments which apply not just to this conflict, but uphold human rights concerns broadly.