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European Commission launches call for tenders for seven AI Gigafactories

The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for the establishment of up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe. The initiative will be backed by up to €10 billion in EU and national funding, the European Commission announced on 30/07/2026. Led by industry, it is expected to…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 449826
• Published on 30/07/26 at 17:05

Japan officially joins Horizon Europe

The European Commission has announced that Japan has been officially associated to Horizon Europe, the EU's research and innovation programme, as of 30/07/2026. The Commission and Japan successfully concluded negotiations on Japan's association to Horizon Europe on 22/12/2025, after the formal…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 449818
• Published on 30/07/26 at 15:06

Polish and Spanish state research agencies sign Memorandum of Understanding to promote new research calls

The Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Polish National Science Centre (NCN) to strengthen scientific collaboration between Spain and Poland through joint research calls. The memorandum was signed by the Director General of the AEI, José Manuel…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, …
• Article # 449736
• Published on 30/07/26 at 08:00

Imperial Business School (UK) launches first master’s degree on economic and policy impact of AI

Imperial Business School, a London-based business school, has launched the UK’s first master’s degree to combine technical AI training with economics, law and governance in a single curriculum "to meet the growing demand for graduates with skills in these areas". "The MSc AI, Economics and…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Careers, …
• Article # 449749
• Published on 29/07/26 at 18:15

Hungarian university leader says reform delivered "lot of positive effects" despite flaws

A leader of a Hungarian university has said that the ‘public-interest foundations’ model for universities produced measurable improvements in research performance, internationalisation and institutional flexibility, while acknowledging that some aspects require revision. Ákos Domahidi, Chief…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 449475
• Published on 29/07/26 at 17:17

Commission announces six winners of the STEP Scale Up call

The European Commission announced that six companies have successfully passed the evaluation phase of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up call on 28/07/2026. The six companies were selected from the 24 that submitted their proposals…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 449591
• Published on 28/07/26 at 17:13

Commission publishes charter to facilitate industrial access to research and technology infrastructures

The European Commission has presented a new access charter aimed at facilitating the use of research and technology infrastructure (R&T) by industrial companies. The Commission published the Charter of Access on 28/07/2026. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Companies, European commission, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 449616
• Published on 28/07/26 at 17:12

Portuguese university achieves first EFMD programme accreditation; five universities get reaccreditation

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has awarded EFMD Programme Accreditation to the Portuguese university Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra for its Bachelor in Economics and Bachelor in Management programmes. The organisation said on 28/07/2026 that this…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 449566
• Published on 28/07/26 at 15:31

University professors call out Trump administration "pay-to-play approach" to higher education governance

A report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on the state of higher education alleges that the federal government is utilising “extorted compliance” to strip institutions of their autonomy. The report, titled "Extorted Compliance: A Threat to Institutional Autonomy…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 449441
• Published on 27/07/26 at 15:48

36 US universities join Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration's freezing of federal grants

Thirty-six US colleges and universities have filed a legal brief to assist judicial review in a lawsuit challenging the government’s freezing of federal grants and contracts based on allegations of discrimination at Harvard University. The institutions joined forces in an amicus curiae, or…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 449323
• Published on 24/07/26 at 18:26