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Employment of recent university graduates: European countries compared

Euronews Business takes a closer look at the employment rates of recent higher education graduates, including the gender gap.

Economy

Education and net income: How much more do university graduates earn?

In the EU, highly educated people earn on average 38% more than those with a medium level of education, and 68% more than those with a low level of education. These figures vary considerably across Europe, with regional variations.

Economy

Why a decline in the UK's university sector is a threat to GDP

UK universities face a funding crisis that could cost the overall economy, but mostly impact a few already fragile regions, said Oxford Economics in a recent report.

Europe in Motion

Where in the EU do most young adults have a university degree?

Where do most young Europeans have a higher education degree? A new OECD report reveals sharp contrasts across the EU, with Ireland at the top and Italy at the bottom.

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Economy

Best countries in Europe to work and study for international students

Euronews Business takes a closer look at work permit rules and average wages for international students in Europe.

Europe in Motion

What are the most popular EU countries among foreign students?

Almost one in ten students in EU countries comes from abroad.

Tech News

Danish university to screen tech researchers over spying concerns

The tightened vetting process applies to researchers from China, Russia and Iran, which Danish intelligence officials consider high risk for espionage.

Europe News

EU Commission backs funding for Islam, Islamophobia research projects

The EU executive has pushed back against far-right criticism over the allocation of over €17 million in grants by the leading European Research Council (ERC) to Islam-related projects, insisting they won funding on scientific merit.

Business

Student rentals exceed €400 for the first time in Portugal

Lisbon is Portugal's most expensive city for student rentals. For the first time ever, the average room price in Portugal has exceeded €400 per month.

Economy

How does unemployment vary among university graduates across Europe?

Unemployment rates are higher among the general population than among university graduates across Europe—except in Turkey. Euronews Business looks at the data.

USA

Columbia University to pay over $220M in deal to restore funding

Also in the settlement is an agreement to ask prospective international students “questions designed to elicit their reasons for wishing to study in the United States,” and establishes processes to make sure all students are committed to “civil discourse.”

Denmark

Danish universities reject foreign researchers amid espionage fears

Danish universities are rejecting foreign researchers, especially from Russia, Iran and China, over high espionage threats. Aarhus University has already rejected 24 applicants this year.

Culture news

Rap superstar Kendrick Lamar to get his very own university course

The course, titled "Kendrick Lamar and the Morale of M.A.A.D City", will be available to students at a Philadelphia university this Fall. Do any European universities offer students courses on their favourite musicians?

USA

Worry among Chinese students as US unveils plans to revoke some visas

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said visa rules would also be tightened to increase scrutiny of applicants from China and Hong Kong.

USA

Trump moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

President Donald Trump has railed against Harvard, the US's oldest and wealthiest university, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism.

Radio Schuman

US scholars seek refuge in Brussels after Trump’s assault on science

One Brussels university has opened its doors to researchers threatened by the US administration's policies. How have US scientists responded? And will wider EU efforts to attract academics lead to a brain drain?

USA

Detained student misses son's birth after ICE rejects release plea

Mahmoud Khalil, 30, has been held in detention since early March over his involvement in last year's pro-Palestinian campus protests.

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Students arrested at University of Amsterdam pro-Palestine protest

At least 5 people were arrested after students occupied a building at the University of Amsterdam, while clashes with police also took place nearby.

Tech News

Meet Flynn, the first AI in the world enrolled as a university student

The arts university in Vienna says the AI will attend classes, receive critiques, and get grades alongside human students.

Culture news

Tick-tock: Nearly 100-year-old Cambridge College prank (half) resolved

Better late than never. The hour hand of a chapel clock that was taken in a student prank during the 1930s has been returned to a Cambridge college. The perpetrators of the prank were not known until now. Only the minute hand remains elusive...