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Four Dutch universities open shared campus to "support an ambitious interuniversity collaboration"

Leiden University, Open University of the Netherlands, Delft University of Technology, the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and Universities of the Netherlands (a consultative body of 14 government-funded research universities) have opened a new shared campus in The Hague, they announced on…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 428870
• Published on 03/02/26 at 12:32

© France Universités – Université d'Angers

EU countries and regions offer 101 schemes worth over €1bn to attract global research talent

EU member states and regions have set up 101 initiatives for funding and support worth over €1 billion to attract, retain and develop global research talent. On 30/01/2026, the European Commission brought together the 101 schemes on a single platform, EURAXESS, to make it easier “for global…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Universities, …
• Article # 428796
• Published on 03/02/26 at 10:42

Switzerland launches six National Centres of Competence in Research to "strengthen cutting-edge research"

Switzerland will launch six new National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs) to "strengthen cutting-edge research", the country announced on 30/01/2026. The NCCRs will receive financial support of CHF 98.7 million (€107,29 m) between 2026 and 2029. They have been selected by the…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 428795
• Published on 02/02/26 at 14:38

Commission proposes visa strategy to make EU more attractive in the global race for talent

The European Commission has presented an EU visa strategy to attract global talent, recognising the role of international students and researchers in filling skills gaps and driving innovation through employment and entrepreneurship. The strategy was presented on 29/01/2026, alongside a…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 428700
• Published on 02/02/26 at 14:16
• Updated on 11/02/26 at 11:03

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr. 10

Amid global shifts in higher education and politics, fewer Japanese students are choosing to study in the US due to visa and political concerns; in the US, Cornell, Georgetown and UPenn face a lawsuit over financial aid; Australian and New Zealand universities have secured continued access to…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 427735
• Published on 30/01/26 at 17:10

EUA report urges universities to adopt a “human-centric” and “micro-ambitious” approach to AI

As artificial intelligence continues to disrupt the steady continuum of digital change in higher education, a report from the European University Association (EUA), published on 29/01/2025, argues that institutions must move beyond experimentation toward strategies rooted in core academic values…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Deeptech, …
• Article # 428574
• Published on 30/01/26 at 17:09

EU and Vietnam pledge to boost R&I and education cooperation under new "Strategic Partnership"

The EU and Vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation in research and innovation, science, technology and education. During a visit of European Council President Antonio Costa to Hanoi on 29/01/2026, the two sides agreed to upgrade their existing relations to a "Comprehensive Strategic…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, State, …
• Article # 428521
• Published on 30/01/26 at 15:54

Skema Business School redesigns its PhD in Management to "respond to the evolution of the global market"

Skema Business School is reshaping its PhD in Management to "train future professors to the standards of the world’s leading business schools", it announced on 13/01/2026. In an interview with News Tank, Zakaria Babutsidze, Director of Skema's PhD programme, on 21/01/2026, explained that the…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 428003
• Published on 30/01/26 at 15:40

Times Higher Education and Schmidt Science Fellows launch network to "support interdisciplinary research"

The Times Higher Education (THE) has launched the Global Higher Education Interdisciplinary Network (GHEIN), a new international initiative developed in collaboration with Schmidt Science Fellows to "support universities in strengthening the conditions for interdisciplinary research", they…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Societal impact of science, …
• Article # 428316
• Published on 29/01/26 at 17:53

© Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union / Julien Nizet

European Commission appoints Ylva Johansson as chair of the European Skills High-Level Board

The European Commission has appointed Sweden's Ylva Johansson as chair of the European Skills High-Level Board, it announced on 29/01/2026. The Commission stated that the Board will play "a central role" in advancing the Union of Skills, the strategy to boost Europe's competitiveness and…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Policy, …
• Article # 428438
• Published on 29/01/26 at 17:50