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Commissioners-designate missions: building a Union of Skills and stimulating EU scientific progress

Roxana Mînzatu, candidate Executive Vice-President of the European Commission with special responsibility for education and skills, will have the responsibilities of "developing and building up a Union of Skills", states Ursula von der Leyen in the mission letters adressed to the candidates of her…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 337812
• Published on 17/09/24 at 17:40
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ETH Zurich : New supercomputer 'Alps' inaugurated at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre

ETH Zurich inaugurated the new 'Alps' supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano, Southern Switzerland, on 14/09/2024. "Alps is one of the fastest computers in the world. It is the result of the combined efforts of science, the public sector and industry. The…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, Universities, …
• Article # 337738
• Published on 17/09/24 at 15:57
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Commission: Ekaterina Zaharieva Commissioner for R&I and Roxana Mînzatu Executive VP for Education

Ekaterina Zaharieva, Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bulgarian Parliament, is appointed European Commissioner for Research and Innovation by Usurla von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on 17/09/2024. Roxana Mînzatu, Romanian MEP and member of the Committee on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 337741
• Published on 17/09/24 at 12:43
©  D.R.
EAIE conference: "Advance the interest of the higher education community in Europe and beyond"

"The EAIE conference offers a one-stop shop: you can meet your professional development needs through training and sessions, discuss current affairs with your peers, meet existing and new partners, and explore with consultants and vendors the services and products on offer", declares Mervin…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 337674
• Published on 17/09/24 at 09:00
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Scott Bremer elected as new Chair of the Young Academy of Europe

Scott Bremer is the new Chair of the Young Academy of Europe, elected on 26/08/2024 during the organisation's annual meeting in Strasbourg (France), filling the position of Katalin Solymosi, who was Chair since 2023. "The YAE is a bottom-up organisation founded in 2012 by ERC starting grantees…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Careers, Funding, …
• Article # 337501
• Published on 16/09/24 at 18:23
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 16/09/2024

EAIE, Humane, Eudres... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 16/09/2024. News Tank's agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe's higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We focus on: • events taking place in Brussels or…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 337565
• Published on 16/09/24 at 12:21
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"We want to represent early- and mid-career researchers at the European level" (K. Solymosi, YAE)

"Europe should focus on better nurturing the talents they have and making the research career path more attractive", declares Katalin Solymosi, the Young Academy of Europe's outgoing chair, in an interview with News Tank on 26/08/2024. The pan-European organisation gathered in Strasbourg…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 336359
• Published on 13/09/24 at 16:19
©  Oliver Dietze
Franco-German University: the risk of the reduction in the teaching of French and German

"One of the major risks for the Franco-German University (FGU) lies in the general downward trend observed in Germany and France in the cultural importance of teaching French and German", states an evaluation report on the university's 2017-2023 Contract of objectives and resources (COR)…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Quality Assurance, …
• Article # 336095
• Published on 11/09/24 at 14:00
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Next commissioner "to focus solely on research, innovation and education" (K. Deketelaere, Leru)

"Ideally, the next commissioner should be able to focus solely on research, innovation, and education. No culture, no sports, no youth, nothing additional. The portfolio of Mariya Gabriel and Iliana Ivanova was just way too broad to devote enough attention to research, innovation and education"…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 336920
• Published on 11/09/24 at 12:12
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European competitiveness: a need to focus on innovation, decarbonisation and security (M. Draghi)

"Europe has the foundations in place to be a highly competitive economy. Yet growth in the EU has been slowing, driven by weakening productivity growth, calling into question Europe’s ability to meet its ambitions", states Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy, in his report on the future…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 336946
• Published on 10/09/24 at 18:24