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EU leaders to discuss 2028-2034 budget at informal meeting in April

EU leaders will discuss the Union’s budget for 2028-2034 at their informal meeting in Cyprus on 23-24/04/2026, the European Council President has said. In an invitation letter to all 27 leaders sent on 14/04/2026, António Costa, the President of the European Council, said that he wanted leaders…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 437770
• Published on 14/04/26 at 16:04

MEPs call for 10% increase in EU programmes for 2028-2024 including Horizon and Erasmus+

MEPs are calling for a 10% increase for all EU programmes, including Horizon Europe and Erasmus+. Speaking at a press conference on 14/04/2026, Siegfried Mureşan, a Romanian centre-right MEP who is drafting the European Parliament’s report on the EU’s 2028-2034 budget, said the funding for all…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 437712
• Published on 14/04/26 at 12:20

🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 13/04

The Coimbra Group, the European Universities Association, EduCafé and other organisations are hosting events starting this week. News Tank’s agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe’s higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We focus on: • events…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 437469
• Published on 14/04/26 at 10:02

US White House releases 2027 budget proposal with drastic funding cuts to scientific research

The United States White House has released a 2027 budget proposal that suggests drastic funding reductions across several major federal scientific institutions. The budget, published on 04/04/2026, proposes double-digit cuts to nearly every major federal research agency. Key proposed reductions…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Funding, Policy
• Article # 437607
• Published on 13/04/26 at 16:16

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - n°19

Australia’s new tertiary education authority gains parliamentary approval; a financial scandal hits South Africa’s education authority, triggering a criminal investigation; Japan reaches its internationalisation target eight years ahead of schedule. Welcome to the new edition of News Tank…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 436792
• Published on 10/04/26 at 16:24

Commission opens 2026 call for €399m for MSCA postdoctoral fellowships

The European Commission has opened the 2026 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowships, with a budget of €399.05 million. The fellowships support researchers holding a PhD to carry out their research activities abroad and acquire new skills in different…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 437301
• Published on 09/04/26 at 17:31

Police raid on University of Belgrade prompts protest, concern over academic freedom

The Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) of the Serbian Ministry of Interior searched the premises of the rectorate of the University of Belgrade on 31/03/2026, prompting protests from students and citizens. The search, during which documents and computers were seized, comes after the body of a…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 437287
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:37

French business school Neoma signs new partnership with Canadian McGill University

Neoma Business School from France has signed a new partnership with Canada's McGill University for student mobility: six Neoma students will be able to attend McGill University for one semester starting in September 2026. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 08/04/2026 in Montréal…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 437246
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:34

HRK joins with five EU counterparts to call for "significant expansion" of EU R&D and higher education

The German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and its Belgian, French, Dutch, Polish and Spanish counterparts have issued a joint call to their governments and the European Commission to “significantly expand” European cooperation in research and higher education and to provide adequate funding to do so…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 437195
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:17

US federal judge orders Penn university to provide information on campus Jewish community

A United States federal judge, Gerald Pappert, ordered the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to comply with a federal subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeking information about Jewish students, faculty and campus groups on 31/03/2026. The order is the…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Policy, …
• Article # 437237
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:15