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EUA sets out essential steps for stability and sustainability of university alliances

European university alliances need to align their members' missions as well as sustainable funding and effective leadership for them to "become stable and durable components of Europe’s higher education landscape", the European Universities Association (EUA) says in a strategic briefing published…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 430297
• Published on 16/02/26 at 09:02

Portugal's education minister says staff development is key to transforming higher education

The future of higher education depends on the impact of staff development in transforming education, Portugal's minister for education told delegates at an European University Association (EUA) event. Speaking at the opening session of the Learning and Teaching Forum in Lisbon organised by the…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 430334
• Published on 13/02/26 at 12:04

EU Council President says leaders agree to push ahead with plans to boost competitiveness

European Council President Antonio Costa said that EU leaders have agreed to make progress on improving the Union's competitiveness, including working on a new single set of rules to help companies take advantage of the single market. Speaking after an informal meeting of the EU's 27 leaders…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, Council, …
• Article # 430424
• Published on 13/02/26 at 11:31

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.12

The United States has joined a lawsuit accusing UCLA’s medical school of considering race in its admissions process; in Japan, the head of University of Tokyo Hospital has stepped down following a series of staff-related scandals; plans to scale back Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity have cast doubt…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 429594
• Published on 13/02/26 at 11:24

New Dutch government softens clamp down on English courses and limits on international students

New data from higher education data provider Studyportal shows the importance of international students in the Netherlands, while the country seems to be backing down on its drive to limit international students and ban English-taught programmes in its universities. The new Dutch coalition…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Policy, …
• Article # 430305
• Published on 13/02/26 at 09:36

Macron calls for common EU debt to finance innovation

French President Emanuel Macron has called for the EU to issue common debt to finance innovation. Speaking at an industrial summit in Antwerp on 11/02/2026, Macron said: "The EU is under-indebted compared with the United States and China. In a moment of a technological investment race, failing…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, State, …
• Article # 430371
• Published on 12/02/26 at 17:52

Luxembourg updates its National Research and Innovation Strategy to focus on digital sovereignty

The Ministry of Research and Higher Education of Luxembourg has updated its National Research and Innovation Strategy, confirming its "long-term commitment to the four priority [which ones] research areas while sharpening the focus on the technologies that will shape tomorrow", it announced on…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Deeptech, …
• Article # 430146
• Published on 11/02/26 at 17:11

Former Maastricht rector to be Netherlands Minister of Education, Culture and Science

Rianne Letschert, chair of the Maastricht University Executive Board, has been nominated as Minister of Education, Culture and Science, the new Dutch government announced on 06/02/2026. Letschert will be formally appointed and sworn in on 23/02 with the other members of the new cabinet. She has…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Policy
• Article # 429994
• Published on 10/02/26 at 18:31

Four university and scientific networks call for stronger recognition of their role in science diplomacy

Four university associations and scientific networks have called for a stronger recognition of the role of academic and university networks in advancing science diplomacy. The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), the U7+ Alliance of World…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 429956
• Published on 10/02/26 at 17:53

Von der Leyen sets out measures to boost EU global competitiveness and spur innovation

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has set out a range of measures to boost the EU’s global competitiveness and innovation performance ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Belgium to discuss the challenges on 12/02/2026. The measures, included in a letter to leaders sent on…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, Council, …
• Article # 429780
• Published on 09/02/26 at 17:44