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©  Utrecht University
Universiteit Utrecht (Netherlands): Wilco Hazeleger appointed new Rector

Wilco Hazeleger, Professor of Climate System Science and currently Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences at Universiteit Utrecht (UU) will be the new Rector Magnificus of UU on 27/03/2024. He will take the position after Henk Kummeling, the current Rector of the Dutch university, for four…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Strategy
• Article # 348799
• Published on 19/12/24 at 17:18

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Netherlands: "Budget cuts are still huge" after agreement on education budget (Utrecht University)

The Dutch coalition parties agree with part of the opposition on the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) budget, reducing the planned education cuts by €748 M. "The budget cuts in higher education and research are still huge", says Utrecht University on 12/12/2024, the day after the…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 348446
• Published on 18/12/24 at 17:44

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European Innovation Act: Extensive public consultation in the coming months as first step

"As a first step towards the European Innovation Act, I will be launching an extensive public consultation in the coming months. Through this, we will gather feedback and input from all relevant stakeholders across our Union", states Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Start-ups and R&I, in the…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Careers, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 348512
• Published on 18/12/24 at 17:21

©  Mkill / Wikipédia
DFG : Increase of 12.9% of German universities basic funding from 2019 to 2022

"In 2022, German universities received a total of around €26.7 Bn in basic funding, €3 Bn more than in 2019 - an increase of 12.9 %. A total of €10.4 Bn in third-party funding was allocated to universities in 2022, an increase of €1.7 Bn, or 19.1 %, compared to 2019", according to the Funding…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, …
• Article # 348184
• Published on 18/12/24 at 13:49

© EU
Hungary's response to breaches of the principles of the rule of law not sufficient (EU Commission)

The European Commission reports that recent legislative changes proposed by Hungary are not sufficient to address risks of conflicts of interest in the management of Hungarian university foundations, on 16/12/2024. This impacts Hungary's access to certain EU funds, like Erasmus + and Horizon…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, State, …
• Article # 348258
• Published on 17/12/24 at 17:42

©  ETH Zürich / Alessandro Della Bella
Switzerland: Triple tuition fees for foreign students at ETH Domain; capping of new students at EPFL

The ETH Board decides to triple tuition fees for foreign students for the 2025 autumn semester. However, under a transitional provision, students who have already enrolled will be able to complete their studies without paying triple the tuition fees, says the Board after its meeting on 04 and…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 348150
• Published on 17/12/24 at 17:29

©  Gerd Altmann
EFMD: Two newly Equis accredited institutions in India and Australia and 12 renewed accreditations

Griffith Business School, part of Griffith University (Australia) and the SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (India) obtain their first Equis accreditation, announces EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) on 14/12/2024. The quality assurance organisation also…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 348352
• Published on 17/12/24 at 16:50

©  D.R.
R&D investment in Europe in 2023: €381.4 Bn by the EU (+6.7% since 2022)

In 2023, the European Union spent €381.4 Bn on R&D, 6.7% more than in 2022 (€357,4 Bn) and 57.9% more than ten years earlier, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on 11/12/2024. Eurostat points out that these are provisional figures. • This amount corresponds to…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Companies, …
• Article # 348288
• Published on 17/12/24 at 11:42

©  D.R.
"We need to change the profile of the engineer in society" (Dirk Bochar, Engineers Europe)

"Europe will need one million new engineers per year. That is a challenge. We do not apparently have sufficient people who are enthusiastic about engaging and starting engineering studies. We need to change the profile of the engineer in society", says Dirk Bochar, Secretary General of Engineers…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 347820
• Published on 16/12/24 at 10:00

©  Søren Svendsen
University of Copenhagen (Denmark) : David Dreyer Lassen, new Rector

The Board of the University of Copenhagen unanimously appoints David Dreyer Lassen as the new rector, says the Danish institution on 12/12/2024. The professor will take on his new position on 01/03/2025. David Dreyer Lassen will succeed Henrik C. Wegener, who has been rector since 2017. He…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 348046
• Published on 13/12/24 at 18:27

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