No university has ever voted for a boycott of scientific collaboration, only some academic Senates for the suspension of individual tenders. "We do not need preventive actions or special measures on the part of the police," says Crui president Giovanna Iannantuoni.
The conference of rectors of Italian universities (Crui) began today in Rome. The meeting will almost certainly see the discussion of a document on university security developed a few weeks ago by a group of rector after protests against collaboration agreements with Israeli universities. This is what we read in the document on "Good practices, principles, and proposals to address the issues of international and humanitarian crises in Italian universities" approved by the Crui Council and drawn up by the Rectors Montanari, Bonini, Lippiello, and Tottoli. "Peace is a fundamental right of the person and of peoples, as is the connection 'between the universities of all countries above borders and above conflicts between states, as reiterated by the President Mattarella in recent days at the University of Trieste." "Violence must be avoided; when one enters a spiral of violence, any form of dialogue becomes difficult," continued Lorito. The University Day of 20 March 2025 "Universities Revealed" will also be dedicated to the themes of peace and non-violent transformation of conflicts. "Young people have the right to protest but without exceeding the limits of legality," said the rector of the University of L'Aquila, Edoardo Alesse. "I am absolutely against the hard fist," said the rector of the University of Sannio. "We are not for war but for peace and freedom of expression," added the rector of the FEDERICO II University of NAPLES. "The path of dialogue must be pursued, certainly there have been excesses."