Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate amid Trump’s crackdown
France and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on incentives for researchers to settle in Europe.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, alongside the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will make speeches on Monday morning at Sorbonne University in Paris, flanked by European university leaders and researchers, in which they are expected to announce potential incentives and protections for researchers seeking to relocate to Europe.
The event, bringing together European academics and European commissioners, is the latest push to open Europe’s doors to US-based academics and researchers who fear their work is threatened by federal spending cuts for universities and research bodies, as well as the targeting of US higher education institutions over diversity policies.
I have been thinking of moving to a Nordic country, and downloaded an app recently to start learning Finnish. I probably should have looked where my field is in highest demand first lol.
Does anyone know if the typical restrictions for disabled people moving to the EU will be loosened in this context?
I've never heard of such a thing. Care to elaborate?
I may have misremembered this, because I'm struggling to find concrete information now. I had read at one point that an application will be rejected if the cost for care exceeds a certain amount. It's possible it was country specific and not EU in general. My health care is covered in the US because I'm a disabled veteran, but one of my medications is over $7k per week if I were to pay out of pocket.
Other countries, like Australia and NZ, have restrictions on applicants with mental disorders, like PTSD
Et ole menossa siitä, missä aita on matalin.
Yup. Not too long ago I posted that if I could go back in time, I would have learned Finnish, and moved to Finland. The more I learn about that country, the more I think they’ve figured it out. Sadly, I’m too old now.
Fins are quite fluent in English. You'll do fine learning Finnish as you go.