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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.4

Mass cheating exposes serious flaws in South Korea’s student assessment system; Trump administration accelerates the plan to dismantle the Department of Education; Canada attracts leading academics from abroad amid concerns over stable university funding; University of Cape Town students march…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 421276
• Published on 05/12/25 at 16:12
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Negotiations for UK to re-enter Erasmus+ in 2027 are "making good progress"; deal expected in January

Negotiations with the EU for the UK to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in 2027 are "making progress", according to a government spokesperson. "We have made good progress since the UK-EU reset summit, including starting negotiations in the last fortnight on a food and drink deal to slash red tape…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 422120
• Published on 05/12/25 at 14:29
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Research alliance urges EU to boost scientific cooperation with low-income countries in Horizon Europe

The ERASuD research alliance has urged EU institutions to support scientific cooperation between Europe and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the research and innovation Horizon Europe programme (FP10) and other EU instruments being agreed as part of the 2028-2034 budget. In a series…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 422263
• Published on 05/12/25 at 12:18
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MEP calls for a "strong, binding and coherent" European Research Area Act

Hungarian MEP Eszter Lakos has called for a "strong, binding and coherent European Research Area (ERA) Framework". Lakos, who is shadow rapporteur for the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2034, called on the Commission to propose a regulation "accompanied by complementary legal measures…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 422152
• Published on 04/12/25 at 18:06
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Mogherini resigns as Rector of the College of Europe following fraud probe

Federica Mogherini has resigned as Rector of the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). Her decision came after she and two others were questioned by the Belgian police amid accusations of procurement fraud. In a statement issued on 04/12/2025, she said: "In line with the utmost rigour and…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Executive education, …
• Article # 422129
• Published on 04/12/25 at 14:37
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Brussels stakeholders debate whether “dual-use” should be embedded in EU research policy

Brussels stakeholders are questioning the need to implement the "dual-use" concept in European research policies. During an event organised in Brussels by the European Association of Innovation Consultants (EAIC) on 02/12/2025, Manuel Heitor, Professor at the University of Lisbon and former…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 421837
• Published on 03/12/25 at 18:35
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College of Europe Rector and former Commission VP Federica Mogherini quizzed amid fraud accusations

Federica Mogherini, rector of the College of Europe and a former Vice-President of the European Commission, was detained for questioning on 02/12/2025 by Belgian police as part of an investigation into an alleged fraud involving a contract for an EU diplomatic training academy. Mogherini, who…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 421971
• Published on 03/12/25 at 17:41
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US: Northwestern and other universities reach agreements with the Trump Administration

Northwestern University (Illinois) has reached a deal with the Trump Administration under which $790 million (€678.7m) in frozen federal research funding will be released, the university announced on 28/11/2025. The university agreed to pay $75m to the federal government over the next three…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 421660
• Published on 02/12/25 at 17:24
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[Echoes from the EU] SEA-EU alliance, EIC, Digital skills and more - Editorial watch no.9

A new legal entity for the SEA-EU alliance; reports on Spinouts and the State of EU Tech 2025; record number of EIC pathfinder applications, and more. This collection is designed to aid your professional monitoring by highlighting major news and policy developments across the EU. By sharing…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 421748
• Published on 02/12/25 at 15:32
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Germany: €21.82 billion for the Ministry of Research in the 2026 budget; €1.64 billion in special funds

The German Ministry of Research, Technology and Space will have a budget of €21.82 billion in 2026 after a vote by the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, on 28/11/2025. This amount, which was increased by MPs compared to the government's initial proposal (€21.26bn), is lower than the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 421574
• Published on 01/12/25 at 16:32