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Selection of major appointments since the beginning of the year 2025

• Lana Par and Simone Lepore have taken the helm of the two associations representing European students in Brussels, ESU and ESN, • Chris Smith, Hans Brug and Séverine Vermeire have taken or will take the helm at the University of Cambridge, Utrecht University and KU Leuven, respectively, …
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408773
• Published on 03/09/25 at 09:00
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Creation of the European degree: a year of decisive yet cautious progress

On 12/05/2025, European ministers for higher education adopted a resolution establishing a joint European degree label and the next steps towards a possible European degree, based on a gradual approach. This decision came at the end of "a difficult negotiation process," said Andrzej Szeptycki…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 408770
• Published on 02/09/25 at 10:44
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[To our readers] News Tank Academic: One year on - Key insights, what’s new, and what’s next

Launched in May 2024, News Tank Academic is starting its second academic year. Over the past year, our editorial development has grown steadily. We have published nearly 600 articles: original English-language content including news stories, interviews, appointments, policy reports and event…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics
• Article # 409455
• Published on 01/09/25 at 16:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 01/09

EIC, Neth-ER, The Guild and Leru, Danish presidency, EUA... these institutions host events from 01/09/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 409555
• Published on 01/09/25 at 12:15
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EU budget 2028-2034: The discussions that led to the European Commission's proposal

The European Commission's proposal for the next multiannual financial framework (2028-2034), presented on 16 July 2025 and allocating Horizon Europe a budget of €175 billion and Erasmus+ a budget of €40.8 Bn, will now be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 408565
• Published on 01/09/25 at 11:00
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Vlir (Flemish Interuniversity Council): Bernard Vanheusden takes over as chair on 01/09/2025

The rector of Hasselt University (Belgium), Bernard Vanheusden, will take over as chair of the Flemish Interuniversity Council (Vlir), the association of Dutch-speaking universities in Belgium, on 01/09/2025, after Jan Danckaert, rector of the VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), has held the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 409482
• Published on 29/08/25 at 17:46
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Budget cuts, DEI erasure, antisemitism investigations: Research and education under Trump's presidency

2025 started with a major political change across the Atlantic: the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, for his second administration, on 20/01/2025. News Tank offers a selection of articles reporting on certain decisions made by the presidential administration…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 408289
• Published on 29/08/25 at 09:00
Global average shows 35% dissatisfied with education systems (Ipsos Education Monitor 2025)

"34 % on average across 30 countries say the quality of the education system in their country is good; 35% say it’s poor" is one of the conclusions of the Ipsos Education Monitor 2025 published on 26/08/2025. The report highlights that "people in Europe are among the most critical of their…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Digital, …
• Article # 409104
• Published on 28/08/25 at 18:14
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"Rebuild collaborations", "learning to be an associated member": UUKi delegation's tour of Europe in 2025

Universities UK (UKK), the collective voice of 141 British universities, sent its international branch (UUKi) on a tour of European partners, which concluded on 14/05/2025 in Berlin (Germany). News Tank followed the organisation on this journey. Their tour started in October 2024 with a first…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 408283
• Published on 28/08/25 at 12:00
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Exclusive Interdisciplinary Transformation University: "Real innovations are at the borders between disciplines"

"We want to teach people who have a grounding in a discipline and enrich them with digital technologies, so they can go out into the world and transform organisations and disciplines by using more digital technologies and bringing data-driven and AI thinking into different areas", indicates…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 406791
• Published on 27/08/25 at 11:36