The Board of Governors of the 3rd of July 2020 has approved the new policy vision regarding military and dual-use research at Ghent University.
This has big implications for research and development at Ghent University as well as research financing by the European Defense Fund in 2021. Research that can possibly be used militarily, is now possible. However, it must adhere to strict conditions:
The necessary measures must be taken to prevent misuse of the research results at a later stage.
Important: there is a strict reporting obligation: every dual-use research project or export of dual-use technology must be reported in advance to the Dual-Use Contact Point. ...
