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Competitiveness Fund: "A stop signal from the Parliament and from the Council altogether" (C.Ehler)

"The most important message of today is that there had been a stop signal from the Parliament and the Council altogether. The Parliament had been saying no to the plans of the Commission to squeeze the FP10 into a Competitiveness Fund defined by one, two or three priorities simply as a matter of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 390947
• Published on 12/03/25 at 17:17
©  Jorge Royan
Germany's plan for education: Support academic freedom, enhance R&I and invest in infrastructures

"Our demand is clear: Germany needs stability and renewal - for a secure future, economic strength and social cohesion", states the document concluding the preliminary discussions to form a coalition government in Germany, published by the leaders of the CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 390979
• Published on 12/03/25 at 17:14
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Stand Up for Science: Protests around the world against budget cuts and massive layoffs in the US

Researchers, federal workers, and their supporters gathered in Stand Up for Science protests on 07/03/2025 to oppose the Trump administration's budget cuts to research funding and widespread layoffs across science-funding agencies. According to Reuters, there were 30 events in the US and over 150…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 390667
• Published on 11/03/25 at 17:18
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Fourth-generation university model: "Be orchestrators of regional innovation ecosystems"

"The opportunity from the fourth-generation university community is mutual learning: understanding what works, recognising that there are differences between economic sectors, and figuring out the best ways we can support them within our region", says Tim Bedford, Associate Principal leading the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, Universities, …
• Article # 390767
• Published on 11/03/25 at 17:00
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"A shift of tone in the UK" regarding higher education partnerships (British Council France)

"We see a shift of tone in the UK, with announcements from the Prime Minister and the Minister that international students are welcome, which clashes with the precedent government. We want to keep pushing that, even though obstacles persist since Brexit was implemented", states Sara Gill, Head of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 390496
• Published on 11/03/25 at 16:22
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European degree: "ForEU4All will continue the development process" (Romita Iucu)

"The goal of the pilot projects on the European degree was to demonstrate the capacity for alliances to use products already validated and trusted. In the next steps, the Community of practice (ForEU4All) will continue the development process; universities are ready to experiment and work together…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, State, …
• Article # 390460
• Published on 10/03/25 at 18:02
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Francophone University of Athens: A private university project with Sorbonne Paris Nord (France)

The French Sorbonne Paris Nord University (USPN) applied to the Greek Ministry of Education on 14/02/2025, together with its partner Idef (Institute for Francophone Studies) in Athens, to create the Francophone University of Athens, tells Olivier Oudar, Vice-Chairman of USPN's Academic Council, to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 390322
• Published on 10/03/25 at 12:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 10/03/2025

The European Commission, Unilion, the Council of the EU,... these institutions host events from 10/03/2025. 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 # 390576
• Published on 10/03/25 at 10:12
55 of 200 institutions in the THE World University Rankings 2025 headed by women (THE)

55 of the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 are headed by women, says THE in an analysis published on 05/03/2025, to coincide with International Women's Rights Day on 08/03. This represents five more women than in 2024 and 27 more than in…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• Article # 390453
• Published on 07/03/25 at 16:49
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EUA: Four candidates for the Board for 2025-2029; election in April

The EUA announces the approval of four candidates for the association's Board for the period 2025-2029 on 07/04/2025: Manuel Tuñón de Lara, professor and former President of the University of Bordeaux (France), Angelika Epple, Rector of Bielefeld University (Germany), Gregor Majdič, Rector of the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Policy, …
• Article # 390422
• Published on 07/03/25 at 15:54