Our own Dounia Bourabain chairing a joint Universiteit Hasselt - Université de Liège session on superdiversity in higher education at the conference on European University Alliances in Brussels. VLIR CRef UNIC EURECA-PRO European Commission EUDigitalEducation 🇪🇺 Erasmus+

Good Afternoon Friends, I would like to share with you some of my thoughts on recent events. I invite you to view my latest #WolffResponds: Freedom of Speech, Gaza and students' right to protest (May 2, 2024)

Maya Wind will be touring across Belgian Universities. All the dates are on the poster below

we are at this. For the non-Dutch: article asks whether teaches can demonstrate against their own uni. Clearly these people ignore academic freedom and the history of (e.g.) labor movement. ps once again: anti-Semitism does NOT belong here nos.nl/nieuwsuur/arti… - via NOS

Kijk eens aan! Dankzij onze studenten. Rector UGent vraagt dan toch om samenwerking met Israëlische universiteiten stop te zetten: ‘Nieuwe informatie gekregen’ demorgen.be/snelnieuws/rec…

The countries which recognise Palestine are in green. Circled here is the ‘international community’.

Powerful lecture it was! 🙏 Maya Wind! And prior to it, clear statement of students, faculty and staff of UHasselt Palestine Solidarity Network asking Universiteit Hasselt to break all collaborations with Israeli universities.

Thank you for speaking out Fahad Ahmad @SaiferAdam! Important work! 🙏 How rich philanthropists exert undue influence over pro-Palestinian activism at universities theconversation.com/how-rich-phila… via The Conversation Canada

Nog eens de brief van de 15 universiteiten goed gelezen. Ik sta echt perplex van hun krampachtige gymnastiek om geen stelling in te hoeven nemen. Wat een lafheid. Een paar observaties. 1. De verzamelde universiteiten hebben geen kik gegeven toen alle 12 eur.nl/nieuws/rectore…

Belgische hulpverlener werkte 3 maanden in ziekenhuis in Gaza: "Heb dingen gezien die ik moeilijk kan vergeten" vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024…

📣Praktijkassistent(e) bestuurskunde of politicologie gezocht voor ons fantastisch team. Interesse? 👇

Eerder deze maand op conferentie Europese collega’s ontmoet die bang zijn om de situatie in Palestina/Israël te benoemen. Ze vrezen hun job in academia te verliezen. Hoe is het zover kunnen komen? Wat zegt dit over ons en de staat van onze democratieën? standaard.be/cnt/dmf2024071…

Let me repeat this slowly for you: The Polio Virus Has Reappeared In Gaza So Israeli Soldiers Are Getting Vaccinated For Polio Whilst The Palestinian Health System Is Collapsing Under Israeli Bombs And Palestinian Children Are Unprotected From The Virus.

I don’t miss Italy for the food or the weather. Nor for the stuff that goes wrong. I miss Italy for this kind of unexpected fun ❤️

More unexpected Italian fun. Message inside the jam jar: “(Good) as if it were homemade! Keep away from grandmas, it could cause rivalry.” 😉

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BREAKING - Since morning, I've been receiving distressing reports of Israeli Occupation Forces conducting military operations/assaults in northern West Bank. Reports of civilians, incl. medical personnel, arrested/detained or killed, are being verified. Meanwhile, in Gaza,