Research/Funding Affiliations with Israel/Israel-occupied West Bank Entities

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From: PN

Dear Massey University,

I am writing to request the following information related to any potential affiliations Massey University holds with Israel- and/or Israeli-occupied West Bank-based entities. Please respond to the following questions:

1. Does Massey University (administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs) receive funding from entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of any Israeli entities and their connections to Massey University, including the names of the administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs who receive funding.
b. Please list the monetary value of any funding received from Israeli entities and where this money has been directed to within Massey University.

2. Does Massey University (administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs) participate in research or academic partnerships with entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of any Israeli entities and any Massey University units involved in partnerships and clarify what these partnerships involve.

3. Do any entities included in or supported by Massey Ventures receive funding, research, or business support from entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of Massey Ventures groups as well as any Israeli entities involved in these partnerships.
b. Please clarify the extent of any funding, research, or business support, including monetary value of funding and/or how Israeli entities have been involved in or supported research or business ventures.

4. Which exchange traded funds (ETFs) does Massey University invest in?
a. What companies are included in these ETFs?

Yours faithfully,
PN

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Massey University

Dear PN

Reference number for your request is: 48/2024.

Thank you for your request for official information, received by Massey University on 01/06/2024.

Your request has been received and logged. As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Massey University will respond to your request within 20 working days.

You should receive a response on or before 02/07/2024.

The response date shown takes into account:

* Matariki (28 June 2024)

If a large amount of information has been requested or if Massey University needs to consult to decide, we may need to extend this date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).

Kind Regards

Rachel Ferguson
Governance and Assurance Office

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From: PN <[FOI #27103 email]>
Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2024 8:47 PM
To: OIA Requests <[Massey University request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Research/Funding Affiliations with Israel/Israel-occupied West Bank Entities

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Dear Massey University,

I am writing to request the following information related to any potential affiliations Massey University holds with Israel- and/or Israeli-occupied West Bank-based entities. Please respond to the following questions:

1. Does Massey University (administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs) receive funding from entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of any Israeli entities and their connections to Massey University, including the names of the administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs who receive funding.
b. Please list the monetary value of any funding received from Israeli entities and where this money has been directed to within Massey University.

2. Does Massey University (administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs) participate in research or academic partnerships with entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of any Israeli entities and any Massey University units involved in partnerships and clarify what these partnerships involve.

3. Do any entities included in or supported by Massey Ventures receive funding, research, or business support from entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of Massey Ventures groups as well as any Israeli entities involved in these partnerships.
b. Please clarify the extent of any funding, research, or business support, including monetary value of funding and/or how Israeli entities have been involved in or supported research or business ventures.

4. Which exchange traded funds (ETFs) does Massey University invest in?
a. What companies are included in these ETFs?

Yours faithfully,
PN

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From: PN

Dear Massey University,

According to the Official Information Act of 1982, you are required to promptly respond to a request within 20 working days. Taking into account public holidays, your response was due 2 July 2024 -- two days ago. Please kindly respond to the above questions regarding Massey University's research and funding affiliations with Israel and Israel-occupied West Bank entities.

Yours faithfully,

PN

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Tēnā koe PN

I am responding on behalf of the university to your recent OIA request (REF# 48/2024), in which you have asked for information regarding any potential affiliations Massey University holds with Israel- and/or Israeli-occupied West Bank-based entities. I apologise for the delay in providing this information to you.

Please find attached our response.

Kind Regards

Rachel Ferguson
Governance and Assurance Office

-----Original Message-----
From: PN <[FOI #27103 email]>
Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2024 8:47 PM
To: OIA Requests <[Massey University request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Research/Funding Affiliations with Israel/Israel-occupied West Bank Entities

[You don't often get email from [FOI #27103 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Dear Massey University,

I am writing to request the following information related to any potential affiliations Massey University holds with Israel- and/or Israeli-occupied West Bank-based entities. Please respond to the following questions:

1. Does Massey University (administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs) receive funding from entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of any Israeli entities and their connections to Massey University, including the names of the administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs who receive funding.
b. Please list the monetary value of any funding received from Israeli entities and where this money has been directed to within Massey University.

2. Does Massey University (administrations, colleges, schools, departments, or labs) participate in research or academic partnerships with entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of any Israeli entities and any Massey University units involved in partnerships and clarify what these partnerships involve.

3. Do any entities included in or supported by Massey Ventures receive funding, research, or business support from entities based in Israel or in the Israeli-occupied West Bank?
a. Please list the names of Massey Ventures groups as well as any Israeli entities involved in these partnerships.
b. Please clarify the extent of any funding, research, or business support, including monetary value of funding and/or how Israeli entities have been involved in or supported research or business ventures.

4. Which exchange traded funds (ETFs) does Massey University invest in?
a. What companies are included in these ETFs?

Yours faithfully,
PN

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