{"id":538,"date":"2026-07-08T19:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rettetgaza.de\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:28:13","slug":"uni-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rettetgaza.de\/de\/uni-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"University Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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University of Konstanz is <\/strong>a partner in genocide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since as early as 1987, the University of Konstanz maintains active exchange partnerships with 5 Israeli universities \u2013 all of which have documented ties to the IDF, weapons manufacturers, and the genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Five Partnerships<\/strong>
Zero Accountability<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The University of Konstanz maintains active partnerships with five Israeli universities through Erasmus+ exchanges, research cooperation, and institutional agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students, lecturers and staff move between Konstanz and these institutions \u2013 funded with public money, under official university agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All five partner universities train active military personnel, conduct weapons research, and maintain institutional ties with the Israeli arms industry. One operates on illegally occupied land. One had a partnership frozen by a Dutch university in June 2025 for exactly these reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite growing international scrutiny of such partnerships, the University of Konstanz has never publicly reviewed these relationships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Five demands <\/strong>to end complicity<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Universities across Europe have begun reviewing their partnerships with Israeli institutions. Several European universities have suspended, restricted, or reconsidered partnerships<\/strong> after investigations into military cooperation and human-rights concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Full public<\/strong>
disclosure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

of all active agreements, exchange programmes, and joint research projects with Israeli universities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An independent<\/strong>
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of each partnership against documented evidence of each institution’s military entanglement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Immediate<\/strong>
suspension<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

of new agreements and exchange funding pending the outcome of that review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A university<\/strong>
senate vote<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

on the university’s responsibilities regarding institutions that conduct military weapons research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A binding
civil clause<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

committing the University of Konstanz to exclusively peaceful and civilian purposes in research, teaching, and cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Universities across Europe have begun reviewing their partnerships with Israeli institutions. Several European universities have suspended, restricted, or reconsidered partnerships<\/strong> after investigations into military cooperation and human-rights concerns.<\/p>University of Geneva \/\/ University of Amsterdam \/\/ <\/mark>Erasmus University Rotterdam \/\/ Trinity College Dublin \/\/ Universities of Barcelona \/\/ and many more<\/mark><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PARTNER SINCE 1987<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tel Aviv <\/strong>University<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dahiya Doctrine.<\/strong> A TAU Institute developed this military doctrine advocating disproportionate targeting of civilian infrastructure \u2013 adopted by the IDF and deployed in Gaza. +972 Magazine<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IDF Air Force research centre.<\/strong> Joint facility developing operational combat doctrines and “power-building processes.” Jerusalem Post<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military Advocate General.<\/strong> TAU’s law faculty trains lawyers who provide legal justification for targeted killings. The Intercept<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drone swarms.<\/strong> TAU Ventures invested in Xtend, which supplies drone swarm systems deployed in Gaza. BDS Movement<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built on Al-Shaykh Muwannis.<\/strong> A Palestinian village destroyed during the Nakba, 1948. The last remaining building is TAU’s faculty club. BDS Movement<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Erasmus+ KA171 Partner<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University <\/strong>of Haifa<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Israeli Military Academic Complex.<\/strong> Haifa hosts three military colleges which the university describes as “the backbone of the IDF’s elite training programs.” University of Haifa<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glilot intelligence base.<\/strong> The university holds courses at this active IDF facility, as a campus extension. Jerusalem Post<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EUR froze this partnership<\/strong> in June 2025, citing IDF ties and human rights risk. Konstanz has not. Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silenced historians.<\/strong> Revoked Teddy Katz’s degree for documenting the 1948 Tantura massacre. Expelled Ilan Papp\u00e9 for supporting boycott. Haaretz \/ Times of Israel<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Erasmus+ KA171 Partner<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hebrew University <\/strong>of Jerusalem<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Talpiot programme.<\/strong> The Israeli Defense Ministry pays \u20aa32 million\/year to Hebrew University to train soldiers in weapons research and development. +972 Magazine<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Havatzalot intelligence programme<\/strong> operates on campus, training future IDF intelligence officers while they study. Haaretz<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occupied land.<\/strong> The Mount Scopus campus is partly built on illegally occupied territory in East Jerusalem. Critical Legal Thinking<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campus to IDF forces. <\/strong>University buildings were provided for operations against Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem. BDS Movement<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaza bonus packages<\/strong> for student soldiers \u2013 financial and academic support for those actively serving in Gaza. BDS Movement<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Erasmus+ KA171 Partner<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Gurion University <\/strong>of the Negev<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homeland Security Institute.<\/strong> Officially partnered with Israel’s top weapons companies and the Ministry of Defense. BDS Movement<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military tech campus<\/strong> being built adjacent to BGU. A brigadier general at the opening: it will “reinforce the army’s operational capabilities.” BDS Movement<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighter pilot degree programme<\/strong>. One of the most direct fusions of combat training and academic study at any Israeli university. +972 Magazine<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konstanz co-publishes with BGU<\/strong> through an Erasmus+ KA2 linguistics consortium \u2013 meaning the research ties run deeper than student exchange. Uni Konstanz \/ Erasmus+<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What you can do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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These partnerships are not abstract. They are agreements approved, funded, and maintained by the University of Konstanz. That means they can also be questioned, challenged, and changed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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