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©    Katalin Solymosi
"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
©  Johan Van Droogenbroeck www.image-zone.be Johan Van Droogenbroeck ©  2021
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
©  D.R.
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
©  D.R.
European university alliances:"France must play a leadership role" (D. Itier, French R&I&E Ministry)

"I don't know what the future of alliances will be, and I'm not sure the European Commission does either. They have 64 very different alliances, and they don't seem to have a clear strategy for managing them in the long term. There's everything to build, and I think that France must play a certain…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Universities, …
• Article # 336706
• Published on 09/09/24 at 16:56
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FT Masters in Management ranking 2024: Swiss University of St Gallen first; Europeans dominating

The Swiss University of St Gallen arrives first in the FT Masters in Management ranking 2024 with its Master of Arts in Strategy and International Management, according to the ranking published by the Financial Times on 09/09/2024. The top ten comprises nine European institutions, including six…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Executive education, …
• Article # 336674
• Published on 09/09/24 at 10:34
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 09/09/2024

EFMD, EUA, the European Commission... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 09/09/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We focus on: • events taking…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 336745
• Published on 09/09/24 at 09:55
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UK and Erasmus+: "We do not have plans for a youth mobility scheme" (Keir Starmer)

"We do not have plans for a youth mobility scheme", says Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, during a state visit in Germany on 28/08/2024 while discussing a "wider reset" with Europe but no "reversing Brexit". The new Labour government, which came into power after the General election of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 336590
• Published on 06/09/24 at 14:24
© EAIE
EAIE: President's Award to Vanessa Debiais-Sainton (DG EAC) for "outstanding work on alliances"

"Winning the EAIE President's Award celebrates Europe's higher education sector, poised for deeper cooperation to lead the digital and green transition", says Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of unit in charge of European Higher Education policies and programme at the European Commission’s DG EAC…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 336560
• Published on 05/09/24 at 18:25
©  D.R.
ERC Starting grants 2024: €780 M for 494 winners; Germany hosts the most award-winning projects

494 young researchers were awarded Starting grants in 2024 (+94 compared to 2023), for a total budget of €780 M (+€152 M) funded under Horizon Europe, announces the European Research Council on 05/09/2024. These grants, which average €1.5 M over five years, "support cutting-edge research in a…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 336418
• Published on 05/09/24 at 14:37