I did not mean "allowed" in a sense of permitted legally or otherwise. EPFL is not a person. It does not have a set opinion on the subject. And its individual

I did not mean "allowed" in a sense of permitted legally or otherwise. EPFL is not a person. It does not have a set opinion on the subject. And its individual members likely disagree on the matter. I am also not denying EPFL right to associate, I am questioning their judgement here.