11/09/2025.
Key takeaways from von der Leyen's State of the Union Address (SOTEU)
On September 10, the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered the State of the Union address. While her speech was largely dominated by geopolitics and industrial policy, she also made several announcements relevant to higher education, science, and research. In her words, Science has no passport, gender, ethnicity, or political colour. It is...