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Franco-German report urges bold, autonomous innovation strategy

The French Public Investment Bank and the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation in Germany have submitted a report to the French and German research ministers on disruptive innovation. Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of Bpifrance, and Alexander Rudolf Diehl, an entrepreneur and investor representing…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Deeptech, …
• Article # 445357
• Published on 19/06/26 at 15:18
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Trump administration pursues dismantling of education department, moves functions to other departments

The US Department of Education (DOE) will transfer its responsibilities for special education and civil rights to the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the DOE, an intention he announced at the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 445356
• Published on 19/06/26 at 15:00
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Coimbra Group teams up with local communities to promote societal well-being

The Coimbra Group on universities has launched the Poitiers-Granada Declaration on collaboration between universities and Ccties. During the group's annual conference and general assembly in Granada, Spain, they signed on 19/06/2026 the declaration reaffirming and strengthening the commitment…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 445331
• Published on 19/06/26 at 13:57
International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.29

Tokyo has introduced scholarships for students admitted to leading global universities; New Zealand has recorded a rise in foreign student fee income to a record high despite enrolments remaining below pre-pandemic levels; new Australian data highlights the extent of student self-censorship on…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 445319
• Published on 19/06/26 at 11:56
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Heitor and other R&I experts call for stronger alignment between Horizon Europe and cohesion policy

Senior R&I specialists have called for a closer alignment between Horizon Europe and the EU's "cohesion" or regional development policy, particularly for the ‘widening’ component of the programme, which is dedicated to supporting countries that underperform in R&I. Manuel Heitor, Professor at…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 445222
• Published on 18/06/26 at 17:40
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European Commission and OECD present AI literacy framework

The European Commission has presented an AI literacy framework together with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The framework, which was announced on 18/06/2026, aims to provide teachers, education leaders and policymakers with a shared understanding of the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Teaching-learning
• Article # 445184
• Published on 18/06/26 at 16:07
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Dutch Ministry of Defence invests €35 million in national security via national research council

The Dutch Ministry of Defence and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) have launched a new strategic partnership to fund research that bridges the gap between science and innovation to make the country more resilient. The new partnership, announced on 08/06/2026, aims to help the Netherlands and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 445132
• Published on 18/06/26 at 11:05
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Nine member states launch Choose European Tech to encourage buyers to procure more from European startup

France, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia have launched "Choose European Tech", a European extension of the programme "Je choisis la French Tech" which aims to increase the use of technologies developed by French startups by the private and public…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Partnerships, …
• Article # 445109
• Published on 18/06/26 at 10:59
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MIT tops the 2027 QS World University rankings for the 15th consecutive year

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has come top for the fifteenth consecutive year in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, published on 18/06/2026 by Quacquarelli Symonds. MIT is followed by Imperial College London and Stanford University, US, this year, which are joint second after Stanford…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Strategy
• Article # 445045
• Published on 18/06/26 at 01:01
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JRC launches 2026 call for expressions of interest for the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Programme

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched the 2026 call for expressions of interest for the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Programme (CDP). Through the call, which was opened on 10/06/2026, the JRC is seeking to establish strategic scientific partnerships with universities, higher…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 445067
• Published on 17/06/26 at 17:38