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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
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ERC grant pressure driven by chronic underfunding, ERC grantees say

The Association of European Research Council Grantees (AERG) and the Ambassadors for the ERC network have stated that the real problem behind the massive increase in the number of applicants to the ERC lies not in the ambition of researchers, but in chronic underfunding. The two networks…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• News # 441061
• Published on 13/05/26 at 16:42
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Number of students doubled in 20 years globally, mobility tripled but geographical inequalities remain

The number of students enrolled in higher education worldwide has more than doubled over the past two decades and international mobility has tripled over the same period, but serious geographical inequalities remain, according to the first Higher Education Global Trends Report from the United…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• News # 440783
• Published on 12/05/26 at 11:44
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UK and EU announce start of negotiations on UK participation in European Innovation Council Fund

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, have agreed to commence negotiations on UK participation in the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, including the Scaleup Europe Fund. The announcement was made on 04/05/2026 after a…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• News # 439967
• Published on 04/05/26 at 14:33
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João Gomes Cravinho appointed Rector of the College of Europe

The College of Europe has appointed João Gomes Cravinho as Rector for a renewable five-year mandate. Cravinho’s appointment was decided by the Administrative Council of the College of Europe on 30/04/2026, following the proposal of its Academic Council. Ewa Ośniecka-Tamecka will continue…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Careers, …
• Appointment # 439964
• Published on 04/05/26 at 13:42