The Task Force on Academic and Institutional International Links and Related Matters was established by College Board on 9th October 2024 to evaluate ethical, legal, and institutional aspects of its current and future institutional international partnerships.

The Taskforce was mandated to:

• develop a set of ethical principles to inform future links and exchanges between Trinity College Dublin and higher education institutions and commercial enterprises in jurisdictions involved in breaches of of international humanitarian law and/or serious human rights violations;
• consider the interplay of individual academic freedom and institutional autonomy;
• consider if Trinity College Dublin should issue official statements on social, cultural or political matters;
• consider how to better support constructive disagreement and viewpoint diversity

Following a period of consultation with the College community the Task Force deliberated the subjects, eventually submitting a report with recommendations to Board on 4th June 2025.

The final report of the Task Force may be found here.