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Competitiveness: "Europe has to take leadership and ensure we can act more autonomously" (R-J Smits)

"More than ever before, Europe has to take leadership, and ensure that as a continent, we can act more autonomously", states Robert-Jan Smits, President of EuroTech and President of Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands), during the EuroTech Annual Event 2025, held at the Bavarian…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 392885
• Published on 27/03/25 at 19:19
EUA Learning & Teaching Forum 2025: Main takeaways to achieve a "parity of esteem" with research

The EUA Learning & Teaching Forum 2025, organised by the association and hosted by the University College Cork (UCC, Ireland) on 27 and 28/02/2025 brought together more than 250 participants from over 30 countries to "give visibility to our work and good practice of member universities. It's also…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 392568
• Published on 27/03/25 at 18:44
©  D.R.
EIC and ERC call for independence and substantial increase in budget

"It is vital that the budgets for the EIC and the ERC be increased to ensure substantial, attractive funding and more reasonable success rates for applicants. These budgets must be ringfenced in future EU R&I framework programme (FP10), even if included in an envisaged Competitiveness Fund", say…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 392862
• Published on 27/03/25 at 10:59
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Adoption of a declaration on climate change and sustainability by 39 Coimbra Group universities

39 universities across Europe adopts the Durham Declaration on the collaboration of Coimbra Group Universities on Climate Change and Sustainability to "tackle climate change and embed sustainability in all areas of academic life" on 26/03/2025, announces The Coimbra Group the same day. Coimbra…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Green transition, …
• Article # 392815
• Published on 26/03/25 at 18:34
©  IE University
IE University partnering with OpenAI to "move at the forefront of AI-native learning"

"We don’t want to be in a position where students are all using AI and we’re trying to stop them, which would require outwitting them - a battle we will never win! We need to fundamentally rethink education so that AI becomes an integral part of how we teach, how students learn and how professors…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 392136
• Published on 26/03/25 at 18:10
Road to European competitiveness: EUA suggests the creation of an R&I and education dialogue

"Europe needs to invest, and it needs to create better framework conditions that allow the actors in these fields to adapt, develop and grow. For this reason, EUA proposes a research, education and innovation partnership for competitiveness, a dialogue between those that form the basis of Europe’s…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 392581
• Published on 26/03/25 at 09:00
©  Gerd Altmann
Nine business schools renewing their Equis accreditations (EFMD)

Nine business schools earn Equis reaccreditation, announces EFMD on 24/03/2025. The schools are: • Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia • Ipade Business School, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico • Kent Business School, University of Kent, United Kingdom • Louvain…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 392219
• Published on 25/03/25 at 17:18
©  Bragi Þór Jósefsson
Iceland: Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson appointed new Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs

Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson is appointed new Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs of Iceland, announces the People’s Party, of which he is Vice-chairperson, on 23/03/2025. As he represented the People’s Party in the Althingi (Icelandic Parliament), they also announce that Ragnar Þór…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Policy
• Article # 392627
• Published on 25/03/25 at 16:54
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FP10 and European Competitiveness: "We need an ecosystem that makes universities thrive" (J. Ay)

"We really need people who can develop and apply technologies. European universities aim to educate and train these people, ideally, even more than they do today, because the challenges are ever greater. We need an ecosystem that makes universities thrive", says Judith Ay, Policy Director at…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 392134
• Published on 25/03/25 at 10:51
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Cost-reducing measures and DEI erasure in American universities amid federal funding uncertainties

Columbia University abides by President Trump’s demands in negotiations to restore $400 M in federal funding in a 4-page document titled 'Advancing Our Work to Combat Discrimination, Harassment, and Antisemitism at Columbia' published on 21/03/2025. "All of these steps have been underway and…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 392297
• Published on 24/03/25 at 18:56