The elite political sciences university this week became the centre of a wave of protests at several schools in France.
PARIS - Paris' Sciences Po university was closed for the day on May 3 after a debate between the institute's leadership and students on the war in Gaza failed to ease tensions, prompting protesters to occupy it overnight.
The elite political sciences university this week became the centre of a wave of protests at several schools in France over the war and academic ties with Israel, although not on the same scale as seen in the United States. A group of around 70 students were occupying Sciences Po's main buildings in central Paris on May 3 morning after having spent the night there, Jack, one of the protesters, told Reuters in a text message, adding:"By the way, the negotiations with leadership are making no progress."
Sciences Po did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Local newspaper Le Parisien and radio France Inter, citing an internal memo, reported the university was asking staff to work from home as university buildings were closed. Sciences Po's director on May 2 rejected demands by protesters to review the schools' relations with Israeli universities, prompting protesters to continue their movement with at least one person entering a hunger strike, according to a student speaking on behalf of the protesters. REUTERSResend verification e-mail
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