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Horizon Europe: Plan of allowing dual-use investments, an "unacceptable" approach for Leru

The European Commission plans to amend the European research programme, Horizon Europe, to allow the EIC and the planned TechEU Scale-up Fund to invest in dual-use technologies, which is prohibited under the current legal framework, it announces on 22/04/2025. "Under a new Regulation to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 396755
• Published on 30/04/25 at 16:27
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QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025: 15 of the top 50 schools in Europe; France and UK regional leaders

Oxford (Said), in the UK, maintains its first place in the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025, published on 30/04/2025. HEC Paris (France) follows in second, climbing from third in 2024, while IESE Business School (Spain) falls to third (2nd in 2024). Four American schools are ranked in the top…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 396659
• Published on 30/04/25 at 12:00
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U.S: Resignation of Trump-appointed Director of the National Science Foundation amid budget cuts

Sethuraman Panchanathan, appointed as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) by President Donald Trump in 2020, resigns from his position on 24/04/2025. Brian Stone, the director’s chief of staff, will lead the agency on an interim basis. "I believe I have done all I can to advance…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Funding, …
• Article # 396631
• Published on 29/04/25 at 15:22
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"A timely call for more and better investment in citizens’ skills and competencies" (EUA)

"This is a timely call for more and better investment in citizens’ skills and competencies, as well as dialogue and collaboration involving all stakeholders relevant to Europe’s skills and education needs", states the EUA in its Response to the European Commission’s Communication on the Union of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 396580
• Published on 29/04/25 at 15:10
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Germany: Dorothee Bär Minister for Research; Karin Prien Minister for Education

The union of German conservative parties CDU and CSU appoints Dorothee Bär Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space, and Karin Prien Federal Minister for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, to form a government coalition with the SPD (Social Democrats), on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Policy, Strategy
• Article # 396572
• Published on 28/04/25 at 18:06
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An alliance of business schools against climate change to face "a challenge that impacts humanity"

"Business schools pride themselves in being relevant, and climate change is a challenge that impacts humanity, so we need to be present", declares David Bach, President of IMD Business School (Switzerland), on 25/04/2025. He is speaking at the Change Now event in Paris (France), centred around…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Executive education, …
• Article # 396338
• Published on 28/04/25 at 18:02
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 28/04/2025

ASTP-EU, Taso, U15 Canada,... these institutions host events from 28/04/2025. 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 taking place in Brussels or related to European…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 396439
• Published on 28/04/25 at 12:01
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GEM: "Opening three new international campuses to help address geopolitical risks" (D. Brown)

"We are looking to bring our students and expertise to the world and to bring the world to our school and the Alps", declares Dana Brown, Dean of International and Corporate Partnerships at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), to News Tank on 24/04/2025. She was appointed to this position at the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Strategy
• Article # 396199
• Published on 25/04/25 at 16:54
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Exclusive French Ministry of Higher Education's initiative to create a European Doctorate Day from 2026

An initiative is launched by the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research to gather support for the creation of a European Doctoral Day, News Tank learns on 22/04/2025. "This questionnaire aims to collect expressions of support for this initiative to start procedures with the European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 396155
• Published on 24/04/25 at 15:35
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U.S universities organising against Trump's actions; Harvard University suing the administration

"As leaders of America’s colleges, universities, and scholarly societies, we speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education", declares the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in 'A Call…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 395972
• Published on 23/04/25 at 18:15