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EU Budget 2026: MEPs and Council reach agreement on increases for Horizon Europe and Erasmus +

The European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers have agreed to increase funding for Horizon Europe by €20 million and for Erasmus+ by €3 million compared to the European Commission's proposal for the 2026 budget. MEPs and EU member states' representatives agreed on 15/11/2025 to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 419491
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 17/11

Circle U., Neth-ER, the European Commission,... these institutions are hosting events from 17/11/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 419524
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The Guild says European Universities Initiative should be continued for alliances to "grow beyond pilots"

The Guild of Research Intensive Universities is calling for the European Universities Initiative (EUI) to be continued to ensure that its achievements are maintained. In a paper published on 17/11/2025, the Guild, which represents 23 universities, argued that what had been built in the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 419185
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Five shadow rapporteurs confirmed on the European Commission’s Erasmus+ proposal

The names of five shadow rapporteurs appointed by the European Parliament’s political groups for the European Commission’s Erasmus+ proposal, part of the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), have been confirmed to News Tank by an EP source on 14/11/2025. • The Left: Nikos Pappas…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 419443
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European Commissioner Roxana Mînzatu says education needs "a serious overhaul"

"If education is the foundation of our future, then our foundation is in need of a serious overhaul", said Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness of the European Commission, on 13/11/2025. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 419384
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Dutch research organisation awards €197 million to eleven large infrastructures

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded €197 million to eleven Large-Scale Research Infrastructures (LSRIs). The eleven projects, which were announced on 03/11, include a consortium led by Delft University of Technology to work on a virtual model of the Dutch…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 419424
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European Quality Assurance Forum: "Quality assurance is more than a management tool in turbulent times"

Quality assurance is a valuable measure to help educational institutions deal with the competing challenges they face, according to a senior member from the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF). Speaking during the EQAF opening plenary in Budapest (Hungary) on 12/11/2025, Anca Prisacariu…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 419239
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European Commission stresses need for higher enrolment in STEM subjects and to improve basic skills

The European Commission has highlighted the need to increase enrolment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects in light of the shortage of professionals, the improvement of basic skills among young people, and persistent challenges such as school dropout and socio-economic…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 419208
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Commission overestimated the actual degree of SSH integration in Horizon Europe, EASSH says

The European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH) believes that the European Commission's first monitoring report on the integration of social sciences and humanities (SSH) in Horizon Europe overestimates the actual degree of their participation. In an analysis published on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 419081
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Erasmus+ work programme 2026 to provide €145.6m for European alliances over two years

The European Commission has published the Erasmus+ Work Programme 2026 and guide, allocating €5.2 billion to Erasmus+ actions for the year 2026. Of this, €4.59bn will be specifically dedicated to education and training. This year, the programme, which was published on 12/11/2025, also includes…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 418954
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