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Canada anticipates Erasmus+ association and Horizon Europe participation for 2028–2034

Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, anticipates association with Erasmus+ and renewed participation in Horizon Europe for the period 2028–2034.In his speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 17/09/2026, Carney said: "Canadian membership in Erasmus+ would give your students and ours more opportunity to learn at some of the world's top universities, to broaden their horizons and to...

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Clock ticking for Horizon Europe 2028 start, Zaharieva calls for “plan A” thinking

European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva has insisted on staying positive about the timeline for the next Horizon Europe programme and on sticking to "plan A".In an interview with News Tank on 11/09/2026, the Commissioner for Start-ups and R&I said "time is of the essence," calling for the next Horizon Europe programme to be up and running from 01/01/2028. Asked whether there were contingency...

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Von der Leyen says EU budget must be backed by new own resources

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has stressed that the budget is about Europe’s future, adding that any modern budget needs new sources of revenue at the EU level.Von der Leyen gave her annual "State of the Union" speech before the Parliament in Strasbourg on 16/09/2026. She said: "Our budget is about our future. And any modern budget needs new own resources. We...

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Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026: Chinese institutions edge closer to US universities

Universities from the United States have maintained their positions as leading academic institutions in 27 subjects out of 57 in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2026, the same as in 2025. They are followed by mainland China, which tops 22 subjects, one more than in 2025. China-Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Singapore and the UK each top two subjects.Published by ShanghaiRanking...

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EAIE 2026: A new edition to "keep a finger on the pulse of change and drive it in Europe and beyond"

The European Association for International Education (EAIE) is opening its annual conference under the theme 'The Rhythm of Revolution', with "the idea of keeping a finger on the pulse of change and driving it in Europe and beyond", Laura Rumbley, Director of Knowledge Development and Research at the EAIE, explained.She was talking to News Tank during an interview on 20/08/2026, together with EAIE...

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Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week

This summer has been marked by significant developments in research and higher education: from the launch of the European AI Office and AI Gigafactories to the Shanghai Ranking confirming China’s rise ahead of the United States, and the escalating tensions between the Trump administration and US universities (funding freezes, audits on Chinese partnerships, severing of ties with Greenland)....

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Irish universities raise concerns over rising visa refusals for Gaza students

Irish universities have raised concerns about the rising number of visa refusals for students from Gaza.In an opinion piece published in the Irish Times on 24/08/2026, Emma Stokes, outgoing vice-president of global engagement at Trinity College Dublin and president-designate of the National College of Ireland, said: "We can –and should– do better" to enable students from Gaza to study in Irish...

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European Commission announces 20 winning European university alliances of sixth call

The European Commission has announced that 19 of the 20 European university alliances from the 2019 and 2022 rounds will receive additional funding until 2028, and that one new alliance will receive funding.On 09/07/2026, the Commission published the names of the 20 winning alliances from the sixth call for proposals for European university alliances, which has a budget of €145.6 million. Each...

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EIT selects 35 projects of consortia of higher education institutions to boost their innovation skills

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected 35 projects to receive funding aimed at helping higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe translate research into real-world innovation, enhance entrepreneurship education and foster stronger collaboration with businesses.On 08/07/2026, the EIT announced that it would distribute €70 million to 35 consortia,...

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German science alliance opposes funding cuts to programmes in international university cooperation

The Alliance of Science Organisations, a union of the most important German research organisations, has criticised the announcement by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development that it will gradually discontinue all university cooperation programmes in development cooperation by 2031.The union claimed it will "weaken Germany's interests" in a position paper published on...

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Battle over EU's budget hots up with fears of impact of large cuts on Horizon Europe

Fears are growing in the EU’s research community at the prospect of major cuts to the Union’s budget for 2028-2034. Earlier this week, Reuters news agency published a report saying that the German government wants to cut €400 billion from the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034 compared to the proposal from the European Commission in July 2025. As the proposal for the MFF was...

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ERC awards Proof of Concept Grants to 182 researchers for the first round of 2026

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 182 Proof of Concept Grants worth €27.3 million, each grant being €150,000, to help current and recent ERC grantees explore the commercial or societal potential of their research findings.The newly awarded projects, announced on 30/06/2026, cover a diverse range of topics, with 54% in physical sciences and engineering, 37% in life sciences and 8%...

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