[4] Pro-Palestinian student protests have been organized at Radboud University since as early as 18 October 2023,[7] and have continued sporadically since then.

In response, the university's executive board issued a statement in which they echoed calls for an end to the violence against civilians and permitting humanitarian aid into Gaza.

They also stated that they generally "view international cooperative contacts between academic staff as an opportunity to maintain an open line of communication, even in times of conflict.

[15] A university representative requested that protesters, numbered at approximately 200 with around 20 tents, remove their encampment and leave by 6 pm.

[2] On May 16, the fifth day of the campus occupation, activists temporarily occupied a lecture hall before climbing on top of the Cultuurcafé roof to wave Palestine flags.

A second encampment was set up next to the administration building of Radboud University to increasure the pressure on the executive board specifically.

[6] The protesters declared not to leave as long as the university refused to break ties with Israeli organisations.

[22] On May 31, a few dozen students occupied the office of Daniël Wigboldus [nl], president of the executive board of Radboud University Nijmegen.

The students occupied the room for two hours, and left a book (Why People Radicalize by Kees van den Bos) and a handwritten letter expressing disappointment that the board did not show up to discuss the situation.

[4] On 12 May the Executive Board of the Radboud University Nijmegen issued a statement stating that they are in dialogue with the students about the "content and form of the protest.

[27] On May 23, 344 Radboud University employees signed an open letter, expressing their support for the student protesters.

[29] Additionally, a number of employees explicitly supported the student activists on social media, including those occupying the university buildings.