From Kgethi: A message from the VC
UCT seeks views on Senate proposal to boycott Israeli academic institutions
6 June 2019
Dear members of the UCT community
On 15 March 2019 the UCT Senate adopted a resolution that “UCT will not enter into any formal relationships with Israeli academic institutions operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as well as other Israeli academic institutions enabling gross human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories”.
At its meeting on 30 March 2019, UCT’s Council considered, but did not adopt, the Senate resolution. In the Council’s view, a number of issues required clarification and action. These included an assessment of the sustainability impact of the Senate resolution, paired with a more consultative process. Council resolved to refer the matter back to the Senate.