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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

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

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 A school that does not make an active commitment nor seeks to be at the forefront runs the risk of being out of date", François Bonvalet…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

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

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

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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 12/11/2024

The European Commission, the University of Twente, Collège de France,... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 12/11/2024. 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…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Deeptech, …
• Article # 343986
• Published on 12/11/24 at 10:59

Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024: U.S. universities lead in 29 subjects; new indicators

Universities from the United States solidify their top positions in 29 subjects out of 55, can one read in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (Gras) 2024 published by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy on 11/11/2024. This year's league table contains rankings of universities in 55 subjects…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 343904
• Published on 11/11/24 at 05:01

University of Paderborn (Germany) : Matthias Bauer elected President

Matthias Bauer is elected as the President of the University of Paderborn and will take his position in April 2025, succeeding Birgitt Riegraf, says the German university on 08/11/2024. Matthias Bauer currently holds the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry for Sustainable Processes at the University…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Careers, Policy, …
• Article # 343886
• Published on 08/11/24 at 16:41

University of Warwick (UK): former Under-Secretary-General of the UN appointed Chancellor

Namibian lawyer Bience Gawanas, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), is appointed Chancellor of the University of Warwick, announces the institution on 14/10/2024. She will start her new position in January 2025. "She will serve as the ceremonial head of the university…

Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Careers, Policy, …
• Article # 343883
• Published on 08/11/24 at 16:23

Germany: Cem Özdemir Minister for Education and Research; resignation of B. Stark-Watzinger

Cem Özdemir is appointed Minister for Education and Research on 07/11/2024. A member of the Green Party, he takes over Bettina Stark-Watzinger's portfolio while retaining his post as Minister for Agriculture. Bettina Stark-Watzinger (from the Free Democratic Party), announced her resignation…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Careers, …
• Article # 343740
• Published on 07/11/24 at 18:29