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Calls for reform of the EIC: "A delay between reports and reality" (M. Scheffer)

"These reports make it possible to debate and improve the instrument, which is my objective as President and ambassador", declares Michiel Scheffer, President of the EIC (European Innovation Council) board, to News Tank on 18/10/2024. The EIC's reform is at the heart of two recent reports: the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 342892
• Published on 31/10/24 at 18:33
©  NREL
US-based scientist Martin Keller elected President of the Helmholtz Association (Germany)

The Helmholtz Association appoints "internationally respected US-based scientist Martin Keller" as its new president, following an unanimous vote by the Assembly of Members and the Helmholtz Senate, says the German association on 30/10/2024. He will take his new position on 01/11/2025. The…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 342910
• Published on 31/10/24 at 17:16
© EC
EIC: €1.4 Bn for the Work Programme 2025, including €300 M for the new Step Scale-up Scheme

The European Commission adopts the EIC Work Programme 2025 on 29/10/2024, allocating €1.4 Bn to it. These funds will be divided mainly between four instruments: Pathfinder (€262 M), Transition (€98 M), Accelerator (€634 M) and the new Step Scale-up Scheme (€300 M). The Step Scale-up scheme is…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 342731
• Published on 30/10/24 at 18:37
©  Ilkka Niemelä
"Investing in higher education is one of the most efficient ways to spend public funds" (I. Niemelä)

"Higher education and research is a major investment in the future for any country, it’s one of the most efficient ways to spend public funds. Universities in Finland try to communicate this loud and clear together, because if you say it with one voice it’s more efficient, despite institutions…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 341873
• Published on 30/10/24 at 18:34
© Dalle
Eight alliances call for Erasmus Without Paper to open up to institutions from third countries

Eight European Universities alliances call for "increased inclusivity and accessibility of the Erasmus Without Paper (a digital platform to connect Erasmus+ mobility management systems to manage mobility online) network by opening up to those institutions in third countries not associated to the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 342749
• Published on 29/10/24 at 17:56
© European Commission
The ERA Act "signals the need for something additional" (European Commission official)

"My interpretation of the ERA Act is that it signals the need for something additional to what we’re already doing. It could provide legislation to specifically address obstacles to the fifth freedom and the free movement of knowledge. This combination of policy coordination and targeted…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 342317
• Published on 28/10/24 at 17:36
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 28/10/2024

This week, no major events have been announced in the institutions' News Tank monitor. However, the agenda for the next one, starting on 04/11, is already full, including the start of hearings of Commissioners-designate in the European Parliament and events organised by European university…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 342515
• Published on 28/10/24 at 12:00
© ERC
ERC: six winners of €10,000 each for engaging an audience beyond their academic field

The ERC awards six 2024 Public Engagement in Research Awards, the council announced on 25/10/2024. The six winners will each receive a €10,000 prize for their ability to reach an audience beyond their academic field. The winners are: • Tobias Hauser, Professor of Computational Psychiatry at…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 342459
• Published on 25/10/24 at 18:34
©  Canvas
The number of university patents in Europe increasing from 6% to 10% in 20 years (EPO)

Between 2000 and 2020, the share of university patents in all European patent filings rose from 6% to over 10%, according to an EPO study published on 22/10/2024. France is the most represented country, with 215 universities filing patents, but ranks second in terms of the number of patents filed…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 341963
• Published on 25/10/24 at 18:26
European Parliament: Election of the Stoa Bureau, Christian Ehler chosen for a new mandate as Chair

Christian Ehler, German MEP from EPP and former rapporteur for Horizon Europe, is reelected as Chair of Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (Stoa) of the European Parliament on 24/10/2024. The panel also elected Lina Gálvez Muñoz (S&D, Spain) and Ivars Ijabs (Renew, Latvia) as first and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Careers, …
• Article # 342319
• Published on 25/10/24 at 16:33