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Portuguese and Hungarian university funding systems moving away from the state (EUA funding forum)

"The Catholic University of Portugal is a not-state public institution, our biggest income stream is tuition and competitive funding, but our cost structure is very similar to state public universities. The needs of universities have no end but there are priorities and for us, it is to keep a…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Digital, …
• Article # 339807
• Published on 08/10/24 at 16:31
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024: V. Ambros and G. Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNAs

Americans Victor Ambros, Professor of Natural Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, Professor of Genetics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, are awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of microRNA…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, Careers, …
• Article # 340143
• Published on 07/10/24 at 18:47
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EAIE conference: UK and Switzerland's takeaways on being cut from Erasmus+ and EU programmes

"The main difference between the UK and Switzerland is that the Swiss government and population wanted to remain in Erasmus+, while the UK voted for Brexit knowing it would mean being out of Horizon Europe and Erasmus+", explains Leslie Hansen, Programme Coordinator at Movetia, the Swiss National…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 339130
• Published on 07/10/24 at 15:47
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 07/10/2024

AACSB, Fraunhofer Investment, European Commission... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 07/10/2024. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 340061
• Published on 07/10/24 at 14:17
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The future of university finances: less national, more European and business-oriented (EUA survey)

More universities expect public funding to decrease and European funding and income from business to increase in the next five years, according to the EUA survey titled “The state & future of university finances in Europe”, conducted by Enora Bennetot Pruvot, Deputy Director for Governance…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 339689
• Published on 04/10/24 at 11:00
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: European R&I organisations call for budget increase

"We urge the European Commission, Parliament and Council to recognise the invaluable contributions of the MSCA by increasing its budget, while retaining its purely bottom-up research character," say a number of European R&I organisations and networks, including Leru and The Guild, in an appeal…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Council, European commission, …
• Article # 339840
• Published on 03/10/24 at 18:43
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ForEU4All to invest €2.3M in the community of practice; recruiting support secretariat for alliances

"We have been awarded €1.8 M by the Erasmus + programme for our community of practice ForEU4All, in total we have a budget of €2.3 M with a co-fund of 20%. We will start on 01/11/2024 and it will run for four years. From this budget we will also recruit a secretariat with three dedicated people to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 339133
• Published on 03/10/24 at 15:52
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EUA Funding Forum 2024: "Having enough funding to support society's priorities" (Josep M. Garrell)

"If we look at our universities today, we see an expansion in what we do in order to achieve society's priorities. The problem is clear: if we need to do more things than ever before, how do we prioritise? It's a leadership challenge. But often, it's not just about leadership or…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 339762
• Published on 03/10/24 at 14:35
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EU-Western Balkans: exchanges to deepen the cooperation on innovation, research and education

Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, is in Skopje (North Macedonia) to exchange views with the ministers of the Western Balkans on the implementation of the countries' programme for innovation, research and education, on 30/09 and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 339439
• Published on 02/10/24 at 18:33
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70 years of Cern: "We will propose a law on the European Research Area" (Ursula von der Leyen)

"Cern teaches us that if we want to be more competitive, we also need to collaborate more. All your discoveries are freely accessible. It is in this spirit that we will be proposing a law on the European Research Area. All European researchers should be able to access our world-class research…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 339516
• Published on 02/10/24 at 18:22