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©  Fraunhofer Future Foundation

Fraunhofer Future Foundation (Germany): Thomas Hirth elected Chair of the Executive Board

Thomas Hirth is the new Chair of the Fraunhofer-Zukunftsstiftung (Fraunhofer Future Foundation), after the board of trustees appointed the innovation manager to this position effective 01/07/2025, announces the foundation on 17/07/2025. He succeeds Hans-Jörg Bullinger, who has been Chair since…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Funding, …
• Article # 406316
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©  The White House

Donald Trump administration withdrawing the U.S. from Unesco (Department of State)

"The United States informed Director-General Audrey Azoulay of the United States’ decision to withdraw from Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). Continued involvement in Unesco is not in the national interest of the United States", announces the American…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Policy, …
• Article # 406485
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©  Gerd Altmann

Equis reaccreditation for seven business schools; new EFMD label for five programmes

Seven business schools receive Equis reaccreditation, announces EFMD on 17/07/2025: • Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portugal), • Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, • ICN Business School (France), • TUM School of Management, Technische…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 406390
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Ukraine : €20 M of EIC funding available for 40 deep-tech start-ups and SMEs projects

The EIC (European Innovation Council) announces that €20 M of funding will be made available for Ukrainian deep-tech start-ups and SMEs as part of ongoing efforts to reinforce Ukraine’s innovation capacity amid Russia’s military invasion, states the Council on 17/07/2025. Eligible companies…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 406450
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© EU

Horizon Europe 2028-2034: The new features planned by the European Commission in the MFF proposal

The European Commission is granting €31.5 Bn to the ERC (+97%), €10 Bn to the MSCA (+54%), and €34.5 Bn (+245%) to the EIC as part of its proposal for Horizon Europe 2028-2034 in the MFF, a European Commission official tells News Tank on 18/07/2025. He notes that the doubling of budget in…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 406227
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©  CC BY-SA 4.0 - EmDee, Wikimédia Commons

"Erasmus+ should support the core education mission of Universities Alliances" (Commission)

Erasmus + "should support the core education mission of the European Universities Alliances" and will receive support from other programmes, such as Horizon Europe, which should "reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems", and the European Competitiveness Fund, with the aim of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 405981
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©  Canva

QS Best Student Cities 2026: Seoul and Tokyo first Asian cities to take the lead, London falling in third

Seoul (South Korea) takes first place and Tokyo (Japan) second place in the QS Best Student Cities 2026, published on 15/07/2024. These two capitals are now ahead of London (UK), which topped the ranking in 2025, and is now in third place. The UK and the USA are the two most represented…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 406009
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© Chat Gpt

Association of the Republic of Korea to Horizon Europe formalised on 17/07/2025

"The Republic of Korea has officially become the first Asian country to associate with Horizon Europe", announces the European Commission on 17/07/2025. The Republic of Korea also contributes financially to the programme's budget. The association negotiations concluded on 25/03/2024. Since…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 405967
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©  Freepik/Jcomp

Reactions to the MFF: "A new course for the future" (C.Ehler); "Ensuring scientific excellence" (EUA)

"With the new MFF proposal, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, charts a new course for the future of Europe. The new European Competitiveness Fund finally makes global competitiveness of European industry a budgetary priority, but we cannot allow it to be a blank cheque to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 405905
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©  D.R.

"Investing in education and universities is important for Europe's competitiveness" (R. Minzatu)

"The European universities alliances are one example showing that investing in education and stronger universities in Europe is very important for our competitiveness. We will continue to finance them so that they are globally competitive and can support our efforts to boost our industries…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 405866
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