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Italy: + €880 M for study grants in 2024/2025; + €187 M for 2,309 new beds in student residences

The Italian government is allocating €880 M for student grants for the 2024/2025 academic year, following approval by the State-Regions Conference on 07/11/2024. A ministerial decree of 30/10/2024 also allocates €187 M for 17 co-financed projects aimed at the creation of 2,309 new places in…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 344541
• Published on 15/11/24 at 18:17
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Academics react to Trump's election: "Serious threats to higher education"

"As educators, we’re facing a critical moment. Recent policies proposed by the Trump administration—coupled with budget cuts at many universities—pose serious threats to higher education, potentially limiting access, rolling back civil rights protections, and straining the support systems our…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 343909
• Published on 15/11/24 at 17:17
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FP10: "The crucial role of innovative universities in achieving the needed societal impact" (ECIU)

"Innovative universities, such as ECIU alliance partners, play a crucial role in helping achieve the needed societal impact of FP10. They help foster an ecosystem where knowledge diffusion propels both economic vitality and societal advancement, which is crucial for the technological autonomy of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 343726
• Published on 15/11/24 at 15:05
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THE-Emerging Employability Ranking 2025: "Work expertise is a rising priority" (S. Belloc, CEO)

"Employers' priorities for recruitment have seen a slight decline in graduate skills, which are fairly dependent on the economic climate. On the other hand, work expertise is on the rise when there is tension in the labour market. Thirdly, there is a digital mindset", says Sandrine Belloc, founder…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 344236
• Published on 15/11/24 at 09:00
©  European Union 2024 - Source : EP
Roxana Minzatu, VP of the Commission for Education, "committed to strengthening Erasmus+"

"I am committed to making Erasmus+ stronger. It currently funds key initiatives, such as European University alliances that represent a blueprint for the future—a way to combat brain drain and create opportunities for our students. This approach should extend to schools as well", states Roxana…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Parliament, Digital, …
• Article # 344175
• Published on 14/11/24 at 17:30
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Torino (Italy) European Innovation Capital 2024 and Braga (Portugal) European Rising Innovative City

Torino wins the iCapital prize in the "European Capital of Innovation" category, followed by Espoo (Finland) and West Midlands Combined Authority (UK). Braga is the winner in the "European Rising Innovative City" category, followed by Linz (Austria) and Oulu (Finland), announces the European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 344302
• Published on 14/11/24 at 15:14
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THE/Emerging Employability Ranking 2025: American top 3 but "it is starting to be challenged"

MIT, Caltech and Stanford University, three American institutions, are toping the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (Geurs) 2025, published on 14/11/2024 by the Times Higher Education, commissioned by Emerging and conducted by the polling institute Trendence. The University of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 344190
• Published on 14/11/24 at 10:02
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BSIS: "It would be a mistake not to invest time and resources in AI" (F. Bonvalet, EFMD Global)

"It would be a mistake not to take an immediate interest in AI, and not to invest time and resources. The young people arriving are already in the world of AI. A school that does not make an active commitment nor seeks to be at the forefront runs the risk of being out of date", François Bonvalet…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Universities, Deeptech, …
• Article # 343681
• Published on 13/11/24 at 15:53
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50% of Western European students less likely to consider the U.S. after Republican win (QS survey)

45% of international students say they would not be affected at all by the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, while 54% believe elections would either significantly, moderately or slightly affect their study choices, according to Quacquarelli Symonds, in a survey before the results were…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Policy, …
• Article # 343911
• Published on 12/11/24 at 18:56
©  Christophe Licoppe
Barriers to innovation: "Take them down with simplification and speeding up" (U. von der Leyen)

"There is a deficiency in bringing the research results into a product and scaling up the product on the market in the EU. There are still a lot of barriers to innovation and innovative start-ups. Our first priority must be to take them down with simplification and speeding up and, as a first…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 343892
• Published on 12/11/24 at 18:15