A new financial structure will see the mould-breaking international university ranking U-Multirank move away from its dependency on the European Union.

The European Union-backed world university ranking U-Multirank has reached a milestone with its latest data release expected to be the last to be fully funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ program.

Switzerland has been allowed back into the EU's Horizon 2020 research programme, opening up negotiations for the country's direct participation in Erasmus+. However, negotiations may be delayed for a year or more.