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Newsletter Edition 292-08/2025
IN FOCUS

ACA @35th EAIE Conference and Exhibition – Gothenburg, Sweden

Colleagues from ACA member organisations and Secretariat staff are excited to be part of the 34th Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition, taking place on 9 – 12 September 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This year’s conference theme is ' GO-create ',...
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EUROPEAN POLICY

EU draft budget 2026: Council position

On 9 July, Council reached an agreement on its position on the 2026 EU draft budget. In total, the Council's position for next year's budget amounts to EUR 186.24 billion in commitments and EUR 186.49 billion in payments, not including...
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25th European Innovation Scoreboard and Regional Scoreboard

On 15 July, the European Commission published the 2025 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard and Regional Scoreboard, aptly also celebrating its 25th anniversary. The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) is a tool meant to monitor and benchmark Europe’s innovation performance...
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NATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

Dutch government retracts the re-evaluation of English-taught bachelor programmes

On 3 July, the Dutch government confirmed that the proposed Foreign Language Education Test (Toets Anderstalig Onderwijs – TAO) will not apply to existing higher education programmes taught in other languages. Introduced as part of the Internationalisation in Balance Bill...
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Joint statement by DAAD and Humboldt Foundation presidents on the current developments in Gaza and Israel

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation have issued a joint statement by their presidents, Joybrato Mukherjee and Robert Schlögl, in which they have expressed their deep shock at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. They...
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International student experiences in Norwegian higher education

The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), a member of ACA, has released new findings on the experiences of international students in Norway. The survey, carried out by ideas2evidence, builds on six previous rounds and provides a comprehensive...
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International student enrolments in the Netherlands sees slower growth in 2024–25

In the academic year 2024–25, the number of international degree students in the Netherlands continued to rise, though at the slowest recorded growth rate in the past decade. According to Nuffic, 131,004 international students are currently enrolled in full degree...
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Supporting Ukrainian higher education through Nansen EDU

The Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), acting on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is set to launch the Nansen EDU programme—a targeted initiative to bolster higher education capacity and institutional collaboration between Norway and Ukraine. ...
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Credential evaluation pilot for migrant healthcare professionals in Netherlands

The municipality of The Hague, in cooperation with ACA member Nuffic, healthcare organisations, and regional educational institutions, has launched a pilot project to facilitate the entry of internationally qualified professionals into the Dutch healthcare sector. The initiative combines credential evaluation...
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CONFERENCES

Events

Green Digital Accessibility International Conference 2025 8 - 9 September 2025 More information EAIE-IAU Internationalisation Leadership Dialogue 9 September 2025 More information Integration of Research, Teaching and Innovation in a European University Campus - Why, How and When 18 -...
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