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UN expert demands end to youth repression and calls for safeguarding of academic freedoms

A United Nations (UN) expert has said that young people worldwide are facing "unprecedented levels of State-sponsored repression and violence, legal exclusion and digital surveillance", despite "driving historic pro-democracy and accountability movements". Gina Romero, Special Rapporteur on the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 458315
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EU and Vietnam want to deepen bilateral cooperation in education and training

The European Commission and Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training signed a Letter of Intent on 22/10/2026 to deepen bilateral cooperation in education and training. Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Roxana…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 458283
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.44

Thousands of higher education staff in New Zealand take strike action over pay; a new Turkish-Japanese science university is inaugurated in Ankara; EU funding boosts digital skills training expansion in Ghana; and American researchers continue their work amid budget reductions. Welcome to the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 458240
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Serbia's student movement has "biggest opportunity in 15 years" in early election, Serbian rector says

Despite two years of repression and constant targeting by Serbian authorities, the most public supporter of the student movement active since 2024, Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of Belgrade, will support the Student List in the early parliamentary election on 25/10/2026. "The students…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 458115
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EU and Western Balkan countries sign joint declaration to deepen cooperation

The European Union and the Western Balkan partners have signed a joint declaration to deepen research and innovation cooperation on 22/10/2026. The declaration set out the priorities for future cooperation, including alignment with European reforms, increased private and public investment, and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 458123
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Commission asks member states to delay pursuit of domestic fees for EU students at UK universities

The European Commission has asked member states to hold off on pursuing lower tuition fees for EU students at UK universities. The UK would instead be asked to commit to reaching an agreement on fees within six months. According to information from the British newspaper Financial Times, the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 458087
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Parliament adopts its position on Erasmus+ programme for 2028-2034

The European Parliament adopted its position on the Erasmus+ programme for 2028-2034 with 454 votes in favour, 34 against and 93 abstentions during the plenary session on 22/10/2026 in Strasbourg. Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, a centre-right Polish MEP in charge of drafting the Parliament's…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 458039
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Rapporteur on Erasmus+ expects Canada to conclude association agreement at the end of 2027

The MEP responsible for drafting the Parliament's position on the Erasmus+ programme for 2028-2034 has said he expected an association agreement with Canada to be concluded "within about a dozen months or more". Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, a centre-right Polish MEP, said on 21/10/2026…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 458042
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European Commission presents EU strategy for the Arctic, with an R&I component

The European Commission has presented its new European Union strategy for the Arctic, which includes a research and innovation component. President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented on 20/10/2026 its new strategy redefining the EU’s approach to the rapid climatic and geopolitical…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Horizon Europe - FP 10, Partnerships, …
• Article # 457985
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Commission's civil servant says not all alliances would be directly eligible for ECF calls

A civil servant working at the European Commission's department in charge of the European universities alliances said they were exploring, with other Commission departments, how alliances might contribute to the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), making clear that the funding would be…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 457783
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