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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 07/09

CoARA, the EAIE, The Guild, and other organisations are hosting events starting this week. News Tank’s agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe’s higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We focus on: • events taking place in Brussels or related to…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 452518
• Published on 07/09/26 at 11:03

Erasmus+: negotiations over the EU’s next budget

As the EU finalises its next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034, negotiations on Erasmus+ are intensifying, revealing a growing gap between European ambitions and calls from several Member States for tighter spending. Under the Commission's proposal, which foresees a 56…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 450889
• Published on 07/09/26 at 10:40

New Hungarian government proposes strategy to reform research sector, in breach of Orbán's model

The Hungarian State Secretary for Science Policy and Innovation, Péter Horváth, has presented the country's proposal for a new science and innovation strategy, which would increase R&D spending to 2% of GDP by 2030, while it's currently 1.38%, far from the EU average of 2.24% and the EU objective…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, …
• Article # 451924
• Published on 04/09/26 at 18:15

Ehler says FP10-ECF link is key point of tension in Parliament-Council talks

Christian Ehler, the German centre-right MEP who drafted the European Parliament's position on Horizon Europe, has said the governance of Pillar 2 dedicated to competitiveness was "a point of fundamental disagreement" between the EP and the Council. On 01/09/2026, James Lawless, Minister for…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, Parliament, …
• Article # 452292
• Published on 04/09/26 at 18:15

First alliances to award European Degree Label say it must build recognition among students and employers

Leaders of the first two European university alliances to be awarded the Joint European Degree Label (JEDL) are calling for greater awareness amongst students and employers of the intercultural skills and international experience it certifies, in an interview with News Tank on…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 451666
• Published on 04/09/26 at 15:58

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.37

Australia sees University of Sydney staff walk out over AI protections and job security; in the USA, a judge finds Rubio’s student visa revocations were “retaliatory”; Canada’s strengthened secularism law takes effect at Quebec colleges and universities; Taiwan introduces tuition waivers for…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 452341
• Published on 04/09/26 at 13:26

The Trump administration vs. academic freedom, higher education and research in 2026

US President Donald Trump has spent much of the beginning of his second year in office reshaping higher education and research policy, with far-reaching implications for academic freedom. The Trump administration sought $1 billion (€0.85bn) "in damages" from Harvard University over accusations…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 450327
• Published on 04/09/26 at 12:00

Countries and institutions advocating for their budgets in 2026 amid an "underlying funding crisis"

The beginning of 2026 has been marked by countries and institutions fighting to maintain or increase budgets for higher education and research, as many states face economic difficulties and the need for reprioritisation amid geopolitical tensions. A study by the Policy Institute at King's…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 450603
• Published on 03/09/26 at 17:30

German science and industry organisations issue warning on academic freedom ahead of state elections

Twenty-three German science, academic and industrial organisations have published a joint declaration ahead of upcoming state elections, warning that academic freedom is increasingly under threat from anti-democratic forces. They argue this directly endangers the nation's democratic resilience…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 452132
• Published on 02/09/26 at 18:11

2026 negotiations and agreements: the UK's path to rejoining Erasmus+ in 2027

The past months have seen major negotiations and agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union to prepare for the UK's return to the EU mobility programme, Erasmus+, in 2027. The UK left Erasmus+ in 2020 after Brexit, but agreed to work towards rejoining the programme at the 2025…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 450584
• Published on 02/09/26 at 17:30