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German minister sets out six high-tech priority areas

Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, microelectronics, biotechnology, nuclear fusion and batteries: these are the themes of the first six technology roadmaps of the High-tech Agenda Deutschland (HTAD), presented by the German government on 20/05/2026. "Through these roadmaps, we want to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 442534
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European University Foundation warns Erasmus+ budget will not deliver on mobility targets

The European University Foundation says that the European Parliament's proposed budget for Erasmus+ for 2028-2034 would go against the goals of the Commission and Member States mobility targets. Charles de Groot, Research and Policy Officer at the European University Foundation (EUF), told…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Parliament, …
• Article # 442151
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Finland: University leaders oppose government proposal to create open-to-all fee-paying programmes

The Finnish Universities Rectors' Council (UNIFI) has stated its opposition to the Finnish government's proposal that higher education institutions offer degrees entirely as open higher education, with fees that fully cover the costs, instead of the current state-funded, free and selective…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 442555
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UK rejoining Horizon Europe sparks recovery in research participation, report finds

A new analysis from Universities UK International (UUKi), the international branch of the conference of rectors of British universities, has revealed that the UK’s formal association with Horizon Europe has successfully reversed a decade-long downward trend in the country's participation in EU…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 442550
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Commission warns dual-use research rules may lead to non-EU countries' exclusion from Horizon projects

The European Commission has warned that non-EU countries that are part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme stand a higher chance of being excluded from dual-use research projects. In an internal document published on 30/04/2026, the Commission sets out its thinking on the rules for dual-use…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 442539
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EU signs letter of intent with Vietnam to strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation

The European Commission and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology have signed a letter of intent to "strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation". On 27/05/2026, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, met with Vu Hai Quan…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 442427
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French Engineering Schools call for increase in scale and ambition of EU research and mobility programmes

The Conference of the Directors of French Engineering Schools (CDEFI) has called for "a surge in political ambition in education, research and innovation" and a "change of budgetary scale", notably for the EU's future research framework programme (FP10) and Erasmus+. "Europe's ability to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 442371
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French government to limit exemptions from fees for non-EU university students

The French government has published a decree to progressively limit exemptions from fees for non-EU students. The share of non-EU students that each university can exempt will be reduced from 30% in 2027, to 25% in 2028, and 20% from 2029 onwards. Public higher education institutions in France…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 442374
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Cyprus EU presidency will present compromise proposal on 2028-2034 budget in time for June summit

Cyprus, which holds the presidency of the EU’s Council of Ministers, will present a compromise proposal on the Union’s budget for 2028-2034 in June, a European affairs minister has said. Speaking at the end of the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 26/05/2026, Marilena Raouna…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 442363
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Universities and research institutes ask the Council to match MEPs ambition on FP10 and ECF

Universities and research institutes have backed the European Parliament’s report on Horizon Europe 2028-2034 (FP10) and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and have urged the EU's Council of Ministers to build on it. Seven associations of universities and research centres in the life…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 442217
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