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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 26/05

ALLEA, Una Europa, AACSB 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 taking place in Brussels or related to EU…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 442116
• Published on 26/05/26 at 12:42
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European academic and research organisations call for open science to be a pillar of the ERA Act

Six European organisations representing universities, research-performing organisations, libraries, scholarly infrastructures and academies of sciences and humanities have published a statement calling for accelerated progress in the future ERA Act to achieve open science. The six organisations…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 442019
• Published on 22/05/26 at 17:06
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Türkiye's President Erdogan shuts down Istanbul Bilgi University amid fraud investigation

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree revoking Istanbul Bilgi University's operating license, effectively closing the institution overnight, after the conglomerate it belongs to was placed under trusteeship. The decree was published on 22/05/2026, eight months after the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 441995
• Published on 22/05/26 at 14:46
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Guild calls for measures to support research in widening countries and close performance gap

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities has called on EU decision makers to ensure that member states with lower research performance continue to receive support under the next Horizon Europe programme. Extra efforts should be made to close the gap among the least-well performing…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 441975
• Published on 22/05/26 at 14:03
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.25

Australia has frozen new overseas student provider registrations; the American Bar Association has voted to remove its DEI rule for law schools; Quebec is considering barring 27,000 students from English vocational and adult programmes; Argentine students are protesting again over Milei’s…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 441937
• Published on 22/05/26 at 10:55
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Germany: Johannes Wessels appointed President of the University of Göttingen

Johannes Wessels has been appointed President of the University of Göttingen in Germany. The physics Professor was elected by both the university senate and foundation committee, the institution announced on 20/05/2026. Wessels will succeed Axel Schölmerich, who has been serving as acting…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 441887
• Published on 21/05/26 at 17:47
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EU research ministers set to miss target of deal on Horizon Europe by month's end

EU research ministers will not be able to agree on their position on the next Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2024 at the end of May, falling short of a target set by Cyprus’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Several sources in the EU institutions told News Tank Academic that member…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 441826
• Published on 21/05/26 at 16:53
• Updated on22/05/26 at 16:24
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LERU calls for careful design of dual-use provisions in next EU research programme

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has called on EU institutions to ensure that any incorporation of dual-use research in the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10, 2028-2034) is carefully designed so as not to undermine its fundamental principles. LERU…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 441860
• Published on 21/05/26 at 16:03
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European Commission pledges to defend academic freedom against growing risks

The European Commission has issued a statement in support of academic freedom, saying that the EU will always defend the principle as a “cornerstone of democratic society”. The statement, issued on International Academic Freedom Day, 20/05/206, says that academic freedom is “under growing…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 441810
• Published on 21/05/26 at 13:36
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Report shows decline in enrolment in US and UK and a significant growth in Asia

A study on the recruitment of international students has revealed a decline in enrolment in traditional destinations such as the US, the UK, Canada and Australia, mainly due to restrictive visa policies. Conversely, institutions in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are seeing growth, driven by…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• Article # 441739
• Published on 21/05/26 at 10:12