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EP education committee MEPs want to nearly double Erasmus + budget for 2028-2034

The European Parliament's committee in charge of education has recommended increasing the Erasmus+ budget 2028-2034 to €56.4 billion, 56% more than the European Commission's proposal. On 24/02/2026, the EP Culture and Education committee (CULT) adopted its opinion on an interim report on the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 432078
• Published on 26/02/26 at 18:10
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Research committee MEPs call for 25% budget increase for Horizon Europe

The European Parliament's committee in charge of research has said that the budget proposed by the European Commission for the Horizon Europe (HE) research programme for 2028-2034 should be increased by 25% to €220 billion. On 25/02/2026, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 431917
• Published on 26/02/26 at 13:20
©  Patrick Imbert, Collège de France
Nobel Prize winner says Europe needs integrated single market to spur breakthrough innovation

Nobel-Prize winner Philippe Aghion has said that Europe needs an integrated single market to boost the returns from innovation. Speaking at a public hearing in the European Parliament on 25/02/2026, Aghion, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize for economics, said that an integrated single market…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, State, …
• Article # 431956
• Published on 26/02/26 at 10:28
©  Maxence Torillioux
INSEAD dean says second place in MBA rankings likely due to proportion of women

The dean of French business school INSEAD has said that one of the reasons for its improved position in the Financial Times MBA ranking this year was probably the proportion of women in the academic year being evaluated. INSEAD climbed two places in the 2026 FT MBA ranking to second, after…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Quality Assurance, …
• Article # 431706
• Published on 26/02/26 at 10:22
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University and research associations present ideas for Horizon Europe and ECF to work smoothly together

Seven associations of universities and research centres in the life sciences have proposed a way for the EU's Horizon Europe (HE) research programme and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) to work together to take the results of research through to commercial development. The groups say…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 431808
• Published on 25/02/26 at 17:26
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Danish Research Foundation to increase budget for scientific grants and deepen public-private cooperation

The Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) has published its strategic priorities for 2026-2030 with an increase in the maximum budget size of Centres of Excellence (the primary funding mechanism of DNRF), strengthened coordination with public funders and private foundations, and the launch of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 431904
• Published on 25/02/26 at 16:33
The Guild joins coalition supporting Ukraine’s research and innovation landscape

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities has joined a coalition to support Ukraine’s immediate needs and the long-term recovery of its research and innovation landscape. The Guild announced on 24/02/2026 that it was joining the International Coalition for Science, Research and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 431784
• Published on 24/02/26 at 17:57
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Eight universities join EUA as full or associate members

The European University Association (EUA) has added six new universities as full members. The six that were approved by the EUA’s Council on 30/01/2026 are: • Università Bocconi, Italy; • Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies; • Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Partnerships, …
• Article # 431745
• Published on 24/02/26 at 17:08
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EUA learning and teaching lead says universities should prepare students to be part of local communities

Universities should prepare students to be active citizens in society and not just for their future careers, according to the European University Association's lead on learning and teaching. Speaking at an EUA event in Lisbon on 12/02/2026, Ivanka Popović, chair of the association's Learning…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 431572
• Published on 24/02/26 at 16:24
European Commission and Nigeria open negotiations on a Science & Technology Cooperation Agreement

The European Commission and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have opened negotiations for a Science & Technology Cooperation Agreement. The agreement is intended to "boost cooperation on research and innovation, in line with the conclusions of the 2023 EU-Nigeria Strategic Dialogue and the 2024…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 431639
• Published on 24/02/26 at 10:33