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Coimbra Group:Ludovic Thilly, chairman of the Executive Board; Eva Voldřichová Beránková, new member

Ludovic Thilly, Vice-Rector for the EC2U alliance and European networks at the University of Poitiers (France), has been re-elected as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group, the association of multidisciplinary European universities, on 07/06/2024, at the association's general…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Policy, Universities, …
• Article # 327797
• Published on 10/06/24 at 14:28
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European elections: "A decisive moment for academic freedom and autonomy" (Yerun)

"Considering recent trends that are weakening multilateralism and encouraging greater levels of protectionism, the elections are a decisive moment in which we can reaffirm the integrity of our European values and democratic governance. This includes academic freedom and the autonomy of the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Horizon Europe - FP 10, Erasmus+, Parliament, …
• Article # 327514
• Published on 07/06/24 at 18:16
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"An additional €55 Bn would have been needed to fund all high-quality Horizon Europe proposals" (EC)

"Horizon Europe raised plenty of interest with many high-quality applications and higher success rates, but 7 out of 10 high-quality proposals still cannot be funded. An additional €55 Bn would have been needed to fund them all", can one read in the European Commission factsheet on the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, European commission, …
• Article # 327665
• Published on 07/06/24 at 18:07
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"ChatGPT Edu focuses on students to boost adoption of AI" (A. Hié, Excelia)

"The aim is for OpenAI to amplify the adoption of its artificial intelligence (AI) by leveraging educational communities and targeting students in particular," write Anthony Hié, chief innovation and digital officer at Excelia, business school in La Rochelle (France) on 06/05/2024, in an analysis…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Digital, Universities, Students experience, …
• Article # 327505
• Published on 07/06/24 at 12:32
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The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (France) Europeanising its research centres

EHESS, the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, located in Paris (France), has drawn up a positive initial assessment of its strategy to Europeanise its doctoral training through the Euretes (European research training in social sciences) scheme, launched in 2023. Leopoldo…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Funding, Universities, Open Science, …
• Article # 327401
• Published on 06/06/24 at 15:43
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QS ranking 2025: U.S. and U.K share first places and dominate ranking; Cambridge loses four ranks

American and British universities are sharing the first six ranks of the QS ranking of world universities for 2025, published by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), on 04/06/2024. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.), topping the ranking for the 13th year in a row, is followed by two…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Quality Assurance, Universities, Communications, …
• Article # 327004
• Published on 06/06/24 at 14:58
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ChatGPT Edu for universities "to responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers"

Open AI announces "ChatGPT Edu, an accessible option for universities to bring AI to their campuses at scale", on 30/05/2024. Powered by GPT-4o, it is "built for universities to responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations". Open AI says that the reason behind…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Digital, Universities, Students experience, …
• Article # 327162
• Published on 05/06/24 at 17:00
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Maria Leptin (ERC) to the scientific community : "Encourage EU citizens to vote"

ERC President Maria Leptin calls on the scientific community to vote in the European elections, announces the European Research Council on 04/06/2024. "I am writing to encourage the EU citizens among you to vote in the elections for the European Parliament. It is more important than ever…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Policy, Strategy, …
• Article # 327185
• Published on 05/06/24 at 15:57
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AI in the EU: "Not enough investment to match the world leaders" (Court of Auditors)

"The EU is struggling to develop the European artificial intelligence ecosystem and has failed to boost investment in AI sufficiently to match the world leaders in the sector", according to the European Court of Auditors, in its report dedicated to AI published on 29/05/2024. In particular, the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, European commission, …
• Article # 327154
• Published on 04/06/24 at 16:33
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European elections: "Discussions around collaboration must develop positively" (M.Björnmalm, Cesaer)

"Far-right populism often brings scepticism towards the EU and international collaboration. We must mitigate these negative directions, whether it is around EU scepticism or broader reluctance towards international cooperation. It is essential that these discussions develop positively so that…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Horizon Europe - FP 10, Erasmus+, Parliament, …
• Article # 326617
• Published on 04/06/24 at 15:48