STUDY IN EUROPE

Europe plays catch-up with larger budget for space agency
An unprecedented 30% budgetary increase, motivated by geopolitics and an increased focus on defence, has buoyed the European Space Agency (ESA), giving some hope of enabling Europe – together with some non-European members such as Canada – to begin to narrow the gap between itself and the United States or China in space research and exploration.The ESA budget is set to increase to €22.1 billion (US$25.6 billion) over the three years from 2026 to 2028, compared to €16.9 billion agreed…
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How to join an alumni network and kickstart your career in Europe
Thinking about your future career while you’re studying in Europe? Alumni networks can give you access to a community of professionals who can guide, advise, and support you in your move from education to work.You may have heard of alumni networks as being social groups - ways to stay in contact with students from your university after you leave. While this is true, alumni networks are more than that. They also provide: career guidance and mentoring from experienced professionals job…
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Study visa applications to NZ dip, approval rate jumps nearly 7%
According to data highlighted by Immigration New Zealand (INZ), the government agency responsible for managing the country’s immigration system, the first 10 months of 2025 saw 55,251 study visa applications, down from 58,361 in the same period last year.However, approval rates have risen sharply. In 2024, INZ approved 42,724 of 58,361 applications (81.5%) and declined 9,161 (17.5%). Meanwhile, in 2025, despite fewer applications at 55,251, approvals rose to 43,203 (88.2%) with 5,317 declined (10.9%).NZ sets itself apart from other key…
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KTU researchers develop a system that helps block illegal timber from entering the EU market
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) strengthened controls in the timber sector to prevent sanctioned raw materials from entering the market from Russia and Belarus. Yet recent studies reveal that a significant amount of this timber still reaches the EU – often through intermediary countries. Estimates suggest that since sanctions were introduced, more than 1.5 billion euros worth of restricted timber may have entered Europe, while nearly half of the tested samples did not match their declared…
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STINT tools help gauge risk and gains in HE Collaboration
A new report offers ‘exploratory tools’ to gauge risk and benefits in international collaborations in higher education and research that can be adapted to different contexts and decision-making – from individual researchers and lecturers to academic leadership, research funders, and policy-makers.The report, Risk and opportunity assessment for international collaboration and activities, was written by Albin Gaunt from the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) and Tommy Shih (Lund University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology),…
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