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[Echoes from the EU] AI, security, public engagement, ERC... Editorial watch no.8

AI for technology transfer, launch of an association for virtual worlds for research collaboration, strengthening research security, record EIC Accelerator interest, and ERC’s new award for public engagement... Discover the latest reports and initiatives shaping Europe’s higher education, research…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 418624
• Published on 10/11/25 at 14:00
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MEPs should boost interoperability in European study programmes, university alliance speaker says

MEPs should ensure that the interoperability of how European study programmes are provided is improved, according to a speaker from a European universities alliance. Speaking at a hearing on the European Degree in the European Parliament on 05/11/2025, Andries Verspeeten, team leader of the EU…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 418530
• Published on 10/11/25 at 13:52
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 10/11

Charm-EU, EUA, EIC... these institutions are hosting events from 10/11/2025. 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 # 418711
• Published on 10/11/25 at 10:22
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Global education leaders call for "inclusion of higher education in crisis settings" at UNESCO event

Global education leaders called for "inclusion of higher education in crisis settings" during a side event of the UNESCO Group of Friends for Education in Emergencies on 31/10/2025. The global leaders convened on the sidelines of the 43rd session of UNESCO's General Conference in Samarkand…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Policy, Strategy, …
• Article # 418634
• Published on 07/11/25 at 17:48
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UNITA alliance's head of office: "We intend to continue beyond 2027"

The UNITA European university alliance has founded a network of 31 universities across four continents to open their research and student exchange activities to their new global partners and develop capacity-building projects, Francisco do Adro, Head of the UNITA office and local coordinator for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 418336
• Published on 07/11/25 at 16:39
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MEPs and Council of Ministers agree to open Horizon Europe calls to defence applications

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an agreement on 05/11/2025 to open some of the European Innovation Council's calls for funding for scale-up projects to defence applications. The deal applies to the EIC's Accelerator Scale Up calls for the Strategic Technologies for…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, Parliament, …
• Article # 418602
• Published on 07/11/25 at 16:13
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UK: Government publishes budget plans with £58.5bn for research and development

The United Kingdom's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has published its plans for the Research and Development (R&D) budget for 2026/2027 to 2029/2030. The budget totals £58.5 billion (€66.4 billion), and the allocation of £55.4 billion of that budget has been finalised…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 418495
• Published on 06/11/25 at 17:53
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Commission approves EIC's 2026 work programme with €1.4bn budget.

The European Commission has adopted the 2026 work programme for the European Innovation Council (EIC) with funding of over €1.4 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies. The EIC is Europe’s flagship innovation programme to identify, develop and scale up breakthrough…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 418522
• Published on 06/11/25 at 17:18
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ERC awards Synergy grants to 66 projects representing 239 researchers

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the 2025 Synergy grant to 66 projects representing 239 researchers, it announced on 06/11/2025. Of the projects, 28 involve grantees based in Germany, 24 in the United Kingdom, and 21 each in France and the United States. The successful projects will…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 418319
• Published on 06/11/25 at 12:00
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Romanian MEP Dan Nica chosen to be S&D joint rapporteur for European Competitiveness Fund

Dan Nica, a Romanian MEP from the S&D group, will be joint rapporteur for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) file as part of the proposals for the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028-2034, EP officials confirmed on 6/11/2025. He will be co-rapporteur with German MEP Christian…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 418374
• Published on 06/11/25 at 09:33