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30 Jul 2025

July 2025 news digest

Looking to stay ahead in international higher education? You’re in the right place. This month’s key stories cover the EU’s plans to increase funding for Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ amid ongoing debate, the persistent innovation gap across the EU despite strong progress from widening countries, and the growing influence of higher education students in global sustainability discussions. Plus, we highlight China’s surge past the US, UK, and EU in AI research, alongside the impact of Canada’s new cap on international study permits during 2024. The landscape is evolving fast. Discover all this and more to stay ahead!

 

Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ win in EU budget proposals (University World News)

European higher education communities are celebrating early wins as the European Commission proposes major budget increases for Horizon Europe and Erasmus+. However, uncertainty remains around the conditions tied to the €2 trillion proposal for 2028–2034, including €175 billion for research and €40 billion for Erasmus+

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Widening countries show innovation gain, but gap with other EU states remains (Science Business)

According to the latest European Innovation Scoreboard, innovation remains concentrated in Western and Northern Europe. Widening countries have shown stronger improvement in innovation performance since 2018, yet the innovation gap with other EU states persists.

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Students an important focus at big UN sustainability event (University World News)

Higher education students have been a key focus at HLPF 2025, the UN’s main forum for reviewing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, with student representatives using the platform to amplify student perspectives.

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China produces more AI research than US, UK and EU combined (Times Higher Education)

China amasses 30,000 researchers working on new technology, outpacing the talent pools of its nearest rivals.

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Measuring the impacts of the first full year of Canada’s foreign student enrolment cap (ICEF Monitor)

Data from 2024 shows that Canada issued just under 268,000 new study permits—well below the target set for the first year of its cap on international students. This marks a 48% drop from 2023 and falls nearly 100,000 permits short of the official IRCC target.

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Government announces International Education Going for Growth Plan (New Zealand Education)

The New Zealand Government has launched the International Education Going for Growth Plan, aiming to double the sector’s economic contribution to $7.2 billion by 2034.

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Demand for study abroad rises among US students (The Pie)

Despite global uncertainty, US student interest in studying abroad remains strong, slightly surpassing 2024 levels, according to a new Terra Dotta survey. The survey also shows that the UK has overtaken Italy as the top destination for US students.

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