Knowledge Security

In education and research, we like to cooperate with organizations abroad. This brings many opportunities, but sometimes also risks. 

Knowledge security primarily involves: 

•  Preventing the undesirable transfer of sensitive knowledge and technology, which could negatively impact national security. 
• Guarding against covert influence on higher education and research by state actors, which can lead to forms of (self-)censorship and compromise academic freedom. 
• Addressing ethical issues that may arise from collaborations with individuals and institutions from countries where fundamental rights are not respected. 

The Hague University of Applied Sciences has a decision tree for knowledge security. Employees can use this decision tree to decide whether collaboration with a foreign organisation or individual is allowed and/or desirable. The decision tree can be found on the Employee Portal.