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Germany: President of FU Berlin faces challenge in January's presidential election

The serving president of the Freie Universität (FU) in Berlin, Günter M. Ziegler, is facing a challenge from Angela Ittel, president of TU Braunschweig, in elections next January, according to German newspaper Tagesspiegel on 06/11/2025. Ziegler has been heading the university since 2018. If…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Careers, Strategy
• Article # 419002
• Published on 12/11/25 at 17:17
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Maria Cristina Russo appointed as Deputy Director-General in European Commission's DG RTD

The European Commission announced the appointment of Maria Cristina Russo as Deputy Director-General in charge of Innovation, Prosperity and International Cooperation in its Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) on 12/11/2025. Signe Ratso currently holds this position, and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 419012
• Published on 12/11/25 at 14:46
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Education Beyond the Clock: The Future of the Teacher in the Age of AI

"The future of education will no longer be measured in hours, but in impulses. Teaching is not a duration; it is an inner movement. And what if the true educational revolution began the day we stopped counting the hours? (...) On that day, school would cease to be a place of passage, and become…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Teaching-learning
• Article # 418882
• Published on 12/11/25 at 11:28
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European Parliament creates new directorate for links with academic community

The European Parliament has decided to create a new Directorate for Academia, Research and Foresight as part of the existing Directorate-General for European Parliamentary Research Services. The decision was taken by the Parliament's bureau, the body which decides the assembly's internal…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Parliament, Policy
• Article # 418762
• Published on 10/11/25 at 18:12
©  News Tank
CNRS's CEO announces first International Research Center in South Africa

Antoine Petit, chairman and CEO of France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CRNS) announced on 29/10/2025 the opening of its first International Research Centre (IRC) in Africa at the University of the Witwatersand in Johannesburg, South Africa.It will be CNRS’ seventh IRC since 2021…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 417269
• Published on 10/11/25 at 18:05
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German government launches measures to cut research bureaucracy

The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space has launched measures to reduce bureaucracy for researchers, it announced on 05/11/2025. One measure has already been approved: the digitisation of project funding, making processes faster, more transparent and more user-friendly…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Digital, Policy, …
• Article # 418704
• Published on 10/11/25 at 17:59
©  AAU
AAU and EUA call for university cooperation

The Association of African Universities (AAU) and the European University Association (EUA) have released a joint statement calling for African and European leaders to strengthen cooperation in higher education and research. The statement, released on 10/11/2025, makes three recommendations to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 418838
• Published on 10/11/25 at 17:42
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EU and Switzerland sign agreement on admission to Horizon Europe, Fusion for Energy

The European Union and Switzerland have signed the agreement on Switzerland's participation in Horizon Europe and other EU programmes. This means that the agreement places Swiss researchers and organisations on the same footing as those in EU Member States: they may lead consortia, receive…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 418866
• Published on 10/11/25 at 17:42
Three economists set out "Constitution of Innovation" to restore EU's competitiveness

Three major academics have set out steps to restore Europe's competitiveness and economic growth in what they call a "Constitution of Innovation". The paper, written by Luis Garicano of the London School of Economics, Bengt Holmström of Massachussetts of Technologly and Nicolas Petit of the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 418839
• Published on 10/11/25 at 17:37
©  Corvinus University
Hungary: Corvinus University unveils new strategy to become "major European and international player"

Corvinus University in Hungary has adopted a new strategy for 2025-2028 that aims to take the university from being a "national champion to a major European and international player", Bruno van Pottelsberghe, the university's rector, told News Tank in an interview on 31/10/2025. He added that…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 418712
• Published on 10/11/25 at 15:00