Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-002243/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Brigitte van den Berg (Renew)
The US Administration has cut USD 2.3 billion from Harvard’s budget and is trying to deny international students access to what is a top-class university. Although the courts have blocked this for the time being, the trust of leading talents across the world has been severely dented as a result. This could lead to a redistribution of global academic talent. Who, after all, wants to study or work at a university where access can be called into question at any time?
This situation presents both challenges and opportunities for the EU to attract top researchers and students who want to pursue their academic future outside the US.
- 1.Is the Commission considering increasing the budgets of programmes such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ so as to enhance the attractiveness of the EU as a study and research destination for top global talents?
- 2.What scope does the Commission see for top-level non-EU universities to establish campuses within Europe, and what support is it offering?
- 3.What has the Commission done to take in US researchers who are affected by this, what tools are available to facilitate their relocation to Europe, and what obstacles is it facing in the process?
Submitted: 4.6.2025