Universities

Students and researchers are increasingly concerned about the impact of universities in Hungary being locked out of Horizon Europe and Erasmus programmes over rule of law concerns

EU’s blocking of Erasmus and Horizon Europe funds to 21 Hungarian universities over rule of law concerns has caught many unaware. The Hungarian government says it has done what it was agreed to address these issues

The move is intended to protect EU money but opposition politicians worry about its impact on Hungarian students

The Cassovia New Industry Cluster launched in 2021 with the aim of bringing universities and industry together to increase the industrial competitiveness of an economically deprived region

Eleven universities from the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries have signed a new agreement to boost cooperation following the Russian invasion. Four members of the new cluster are in Ukraine

Graduates of universities that do well in research-focused league tables will now be able to come to the UK without a job offer. But even ranking organisations are sceptical of the policy, which heavily favours US institutions

While stressing research across borders remains crucial, European universities now acknowledge that cooperation is not always an unalloyed good that transcends geopolitics

Private companies control the circulation of scientific information and the prestige of universities. They are now under pressure to act, but some caution against ending a culture of scientific openness

Universities in Central and Eastern Europe have already begun helping students, academics and researchers affected by the war – but the scale of the problem is still unknown