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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
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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 on11/02/26 at 11:03
©  D.R.
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
©  European Union
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
©  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
© EP
Ehler says EP will need to fill "many blanks" in Commission’s Horizon Europe 2028-2034 proposal

Christian Ehler, the MEP responsible for the European Parliament's position on Horizon Europe 2028-2034, has said that the proposal of the Commission is "unfinished" and that "the co-legislator will have to fill in many blanks". Ehler, a German centre-right MEP and rapporteur for the Horizon…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 428189
• Published on 29/01/26 at 12:16
©  Canva
Dutch education organisations highlight key challenges of AI in education and the need for EU guidelines

The Netherlands House for Education and Research (Neth-ER), an association of the Dutch knowledge sector in Brussels, held a webinar on the key challenges and opportunities AI could bring to education on 27/01/2026, in collaboration with Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Deeptech, Digital, …
• Article # 428233
• Published on 28/01/26 at 17:32
©  France Universités – Université d'Angers
Three university groups give views on forthcoming ERA Act: Boost R&I spending but avoid new red tape

With the European Commission expected to publish its proposal for a European Research Area (ERA) Act in Q3 of 2026, several higher education and research organisations have sent their views to the Commission as part of a consultation that closed on 23/01/2026. News Tank Academic has read…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 428214
• Published on 28/01/26 at 16:46
© EP
MEP calls for Horizon Europe to fund research equipment over buildings

The MEP drafting the Parliament’s Culture and Education (CULT) Committee report on the European Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe 2028-2034 has stressed that infrastructure funding should prioritise research equipment rather than “physical infrastructure”. Laurence Farreng, a French MEP…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 428054
• Published on 27/01/26 at 18:39
©  D.R.
EU and India launch talks on partnering with Horizon Europe

The EU and India are launching exploratory talks on the South Asian country joining the Union's Horizon Europe research programme, the two sides announced at the EU-India summit taking place in New Delhi on 27/01/2026. The two also announced the setting up of an EU-India Startup…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 428049
• Published on 27/01/26 at 17:28