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A tour of European, national and institutional initiatives to attract international researchers in 2025

The first half of 2025 saw an increasing awareness of researchers and higher education professionals impacted by geopolitical or political situations in the world (the second Trump administration in the U.S., with its reforms and budget cuts, as well as conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine, for…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 408233
• Published on 27/08/25 at 08:00
Three academics on the future of higher education and research in the U.S.: "We are all worried"

"We are all worried about the future of higher education and research in the U.S. We all know, including the current administration, that the best universities are incubators for research discoveries that fuel the U.S. economy, that research universities work with businesses to create new…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 408730
• Published on 26/08/25 at 15:05
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Business schools, world universities, sustainability,...: A tour of the 2025 rankings

From academic performances to environmental commitment, News Tank covered several rankings judging the quality of HEIs depending on different criteria in the first half of 2025, in addition to several rankings of global and European universities. The year started with the FT MBA 2025 Ranking…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 408232
• Published on 26/08/25 at 14:00
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African Research University Alliance: “We want to be the African Union’s knowledge hub” (J. Gyapong)

"We want to become the knowledge hub for the African Union, so that when the African Union needs information, it refers to us", states John Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research University Alliance (Arua), to News Tank on 30/06/2025. The organisation that regroups 23 universities…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408850
• Published on 26/08/25 at 11:00
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A year of new policies, strategies and initiatives to use AI in science, innovation and higher education

In 2024-2025, AI was a major topic for higher education and research institutions, as well as for European governments and the EU. France hosted the AI Summit from 06 to 11/02/2025, gathering researchers from around the world to discuss research, applications and the future of AI. Philippe…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 408183
• Published on 25/08/25 at 10:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 25/08

EIC, Neth-ER, The Guild and Leru... these institutions host events from 25/08/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408778
• Published on 25/08/25 at 09:48
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Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week

From the proposal for the partial suspension of Israel from Horizon Europe to the latest Shanghai ranking results, and the call for evidence on the European Research Area Act, the summer has been marked by significant developments in research and education. There have also been numerous key…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408739
• Published on 25/08/25 at 08:00
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EAIE: President's Award to Allan Goodman for his "decades-long leadership and transformative impact"

"Receiving the EAIE President's Award is one of the highest honours of my career — and to receive it in Sweden feels like winning the Nobel Prize for International Education. This recognition would not be possible without the leadership, vision and dedication of EAIE and its remarkable members"…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 408625
• Published on 21/08/25 at 14:45
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U.S: Court order to restore suspended grants at UCLA; universities settling with the Trump administration

A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore all suspended National Science Foundation grants at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), representing more than a third of its grants (totalling $584 M) frozen in July, according to a ruling rendered on 12/08/2025. The…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408388
• Published on 19/08/25 at 17:07
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Shanghai ranking 2025: Europe leading top 500 with most institutions, China leading top 1,000

The United States remains the country with the most universities in the top 500 of the Shanghai ranking, published on 15/08/2025. It is followed by China (103), the United Kingdom (37), Germany (35) and Australia (24). However, China has more institutions in the top 1,000 than the United…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Strategy
• Article # 408382
• Published on 19/08/25 at 11:16