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Essec : A campus in Rabat with "a clear ambition to open up to the rest of Africa" (H. Levecq)

"Morocco offers political, social and economic stability and has a clear ambition to open up to the rest of the African continent, which is also what we want to do", declares Hugues Levecq, Deputy Dean of Essec Africa, in an interview with News Tank on 16/01/2025. Essec Africa is the name of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Executive education, …
• Article # 385738
• Published on 05/02/25 at 11:30
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Implementation of AI: "The biggest challenge academic institutions face is the lack of clear policy"

"The biggest challenge institutions face in effectively integrating AI is the lack of clear policy. It is understandable because technology is rapidly changing so government regulations are sometimes vague", declares Claudio Colaiacomo, Vice President of Global Academic Relations at Elsevier BV…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 386483
• Published on 05/02/25 at 09:17
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ERC 2023: Final results for Advanced, Consolidator, Starting grants

The ERC publishes the list of eligible researchers in reserve obtaining a grant for the 2023 calls for Starting, Consolidator and Advanced grants, after funding becomes available on 31/01/2025. In total, the 2023 calls deliver grants to: • 255 laureates for the ERC Advanced, which is aimed…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 386513
• Published on 04/02/25 at 18:16
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EIC Transition: €94M to 40 winners for the 2024 intake; Denmark 1st country in winners/inhabitants

40 innovation projects have been selected as winners of the European Innovation Council's September 2024 call for Transition projects, for a total estimated grant of €94M, the EIC announced on 22/01/2025. In 2023, there were 27 winners for €65M. "Significant proportion of those projects…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 386293
• Published on 03/02/25 at 18:17
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 03/02/2025

AACSB, Stoa, Institut Polytechnique de Paris,... these institutions host events from 03/02/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 386242
• Published on 03/02/25 at 12:22
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[Echoes from Brussels] European Commission,SSH, patent royalties, Holocaust... Editorial watch no. 2

Europe’s urgent need for innovation, recognition of Holocaust research, support for Ukrainian students in Poland... Discover the latest reports and events shaping Europe’s higher education, research and innovation sectors in this second edition of Echoes from Brussels. This collection is…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 386101
• Published on 31/01/25 at 18:15
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European Commission: After the Draghi and Letta reports, a Compass to "close the innovation gap"

"The Competitiveness Compass we agreed on today in the College is basically the translation of the Draghi report with inputs of the Letta report into a communication of the Commission. It also describes where we are going to go in the years to come", declares Ursula von der Leyen, President of the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 386051
• Published on 31/01/25 at 17:26
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The British AI Action Plan: "More than £14 Bn worth of investment and thousands of new jobs"

"Three major tech companies - Vantage Data Centres, Nscale and Kyndryl - have committed to £14 Bn (€16,72 Bn) investment to build the AI infrastructure the UK needs to harness the potential of this technology and deliver 13,250 jobs", says the British government on 13/01/2025 in its AI Action…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Companies, State, Deeptech, …
• Article # 385501
• Published on 31/01/25 at 15:01
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Universities alliances: "Synergies between EU, national and regional funding are necessary" (EC)

"Synergies between various sources of EU-level funding, and leveraging national and regional funding, are necessary for efficiency gains across all the missions. For the alliance’s ambition to materialise, a new conducive framework is needed under the next Multi-annual Financial Framework", can…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 384748
• Published on 30/01/25 at 14:10
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Essec (France): A Business and Industry In Africa Chair, the first based on the Rabat campus

"Essec Business School is strengthening its strategic presence in Africa by launching the Business and Industry in Africa Chair on the Rabat campus (Morocco), supported by Africa Global Logistics, Arise IIP, and the IBL Group", announces the French school on 08/01/2025. "This new chair is the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Companies, …
• Article # 383360
• Published on 29/01/25 at 16:01