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Germany: Bauhaus University Weimar votes out Chancellor Horst Henrici

The Bauhaus University Weimar in Germany has voted out its Chancellor, Horst Henrici, during a vote of no confidence by the university assembly and representatives of the professors. The President, Peter Benz, survived the election, held on 22/06/2026. While Henrici's term must end…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• News # 445690
• Published on 23/06/26 at 16:24
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Belgium: Investigation underway into suspected academic espionage by two Chinese researchers

Two Chinese researchers have been questioned by the Federal Judicial Police of Belgium amid an ongoing investigation into suspected academic espionage at the Université de Liège. Investigators are seeking to determine whether the suspects overstepped the bounds of their official physics…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• News # 445407
• Published on 22/06/26 at 10:45
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Hungarian government moves to free universities of political control

The Hungarian government, led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, has passed a constitutional amendment dissolving the 34 public-interest trusts (PITs or KEKVA in Hungarian), which control major state assets, including 21 universities, and the Sovereignty Protection Office. Assets granted by the state…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• News # 445057
• Published on 17/06/26 at 17:22
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Alliances and UK universities prepare for Erasmus+ association to open new opportunities as full members

As the United Kingdom rejoins the EU mobility programme, Erasmus+, in 2027, UK universities will regain access to European funds to participate in European university alliances, opening the way for a potential new wave of alliances including UK members. "The first 17 alliances started at the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Interview # 442179
• Published on 04/06/26 at 16:02
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Commission President says all Hungarian students can rejoin Erasmus+ community next academic year

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said that the new Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, "made great progress on the protection of fundamental rights in Hungary, notably on academic freedom", therefore unlocking frozen funds from the EU and securing the return…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• News # 442787
• Published on 29/05/26 at 18:03
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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, …
• News # 442539
• Published on 28/05/26 at 12:04
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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, …
• News # 442374
• Published on 27/05/26 at 15:21
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European academic and research organisations call for open science to be a pillar of the ERA Act

Six European organisations representing universities, research-performing organisations, libraries, scholarly infrastructures and academies of sciences and humanities have published a statement calling for accelerated progress in the future ERA Act to achieve open science. The six organisations…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• News # 442019
• Published on 22/05/26 at 17:06
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EU research ministers set to miss target of deal on Horizon Europe by month's end

EU research ministers will not be able to agree on their position on the next Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2024 at the end of May, falling short of a target set by Cyprus’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Several sources in the EU institutions told News Tank Academic that member…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• News # 441826
• Published on 21/05/26 at 16:53
• Updated on22/05/26 at 16:24
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Non-EU countries urge equal access to Horizon Europe and day-one inclusion in FP10

Four non-EU countries that are part of Horizon Europe have called on the Council of the EU to ensure their smooth association with FP10 from day one, to keep topic exclusions to a minimum and to guarantee equal treatment for associated countries in applications and collaborative projects. Four…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Council, Universities, …
• News # 441130
• Published on 15/05/26 at 11:09