British professor writes to NTNU

On November 12th NTNU decides upon whether or not to boycott Israel, a country which scores higher on democracy than any of her neighboring states. A British professor has recently added his voice to NTNU rektor Torbjørn Digernes’ blog, bringing the number of comments up to fourty-eight.

Dear Rector,

I write to you as a former vice chancellor (rector)of 2 British universities. That universities have meetings, lectures and debates which are one sided is unfortunate but not new. But that these activities take place under the patronage of the Rector is in my experience unprecedented. We must assume from this that you support the clear one-sided nature of the debate. In doing so you besmirch the name of your university, and its reputation for scientific objectivity. The international academic community is aware of your activities and is watching carefully.I understand that further anti Israel actions are being considered, and I urge to think very carefully before you completely obliterate whatever international reputation Trondheim currently enjoys.