Portfolio approach: politics behind the maths
The EC attempts to polish the portfolio approach by providing a model addressing the limits and balancing performance across different criteria and objectives.
Van den Berg’s VET agenda: A societal change is needed
The Committee for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament instructs the Council and the Commission on their priorities in the VET sector.
EIC: From a market gap to a market player
The EIC Summit 2026 unveiled bold steps for Europe’s innovation landscape, including the Scaleup Europe Fund and key insights from the EIC Impact Report.
EU pushes Chips, Cloud and AI sovereignty
US hyperscalers control 70% of Europe’s cloud market, and the EU presents a potential remedy set to achieve greater strategic autonomy in Chips, Cloud, and AI.
ERA Scoreboard: tracking a Swiss PhD lead
The third ERA Scoreboard monitors Europe’s R&I progress against its priorities and shows where Switzerland leads among associated countries.
Skills policy brief: EU board takes up work
The European Skills Intelligence Observatory briefed the new European Skills High Level Board on megatrends, skills gaps, mismatches and supply.
Goodbye Brussels, welcome (back) Switzerland
After nearly five years, Sarah Bühler, Senior Advisor and Deputy Head at SwissCore, leaves Brussels with deep gratitude and lasting collaborations.
Erasmus+ preparations make good progress
EU education ministers agree on their future Erasmus+ position and exclude partial association for countries that have been part of Erasmus+ in the past.
Swiss-EU research cooperation for shared progress
Swiss support for the European Research Area: SNSF Programmes implemented under the Second Swiss Contribution.
Welcome back Noah Stanton, Junior Advisor for Research
SwissCore is very happy to welcome Noah back to Brussels. Until the end of September 2026, he will take up the position of Junior Advisor for Research.