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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 13/07

EU institutions, the Portuguese Science and Innovation organisation and other groups are hosting events starting this week. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 448115
• Published on 13/07/26 at 11:59
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Higher education experts call for urgent discussion on the future of university alliances

Higher education experts have called for an urgent discussion on the future of university alliances. During the 4th European Universities Initiative Forum at Maynooth University on 10/07/2026, Ludovic Thilly, coordinator of the alliances' organisation ForEU4All, stated: "The clock is ticking..…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, Council, …
• Article # 448025
• Published on 10/07/26 at 18:01
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Switzerland leads 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard for the ninth year in a row

Switzerland has come top of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) for the ninth year in a row, according to the latest edition. The European Commission published the 2026 Scoreboard on 09/07/2026, saying that Switzerland led all European countries with a score of 141.28% compared to the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 447944
• Published on 10/07/26 at 16:25
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.32

In Australia, Flinders University announces India campus during Modi’s visit; US prepares further higher education regulations; Quebec’s English-language universities introduce new French language measures; Kyoto University is selected for Japan’s elite research funding scheme. Welcome to the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 447929
• Published on 10/07/26 at 15:34
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MSCA doctoral programmes "mark of quality" but need to evolve to maintain global edge

A study assessing the "added value" of the European Union’s flagship Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral programmes has concluded that it continues to excel as a "quality label" for doctoral education, but evolution is necessary to maintain its global edge in an increasingly competitive…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 447988
• Published on 10/07/26 at 15:31
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Majority of EU citizens think vocational education and training leads to good jobs and pay, survey finds

A Eurobarometer survey has revealed that a large majority of EU citizens view vocational education and training (VET) as a fast track to attractive and well-remunerated job opportunities. According to the survey, published on 10/07/2026, 85% of respondents believe that VET provides technical…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Careers, Policy, …
• Article # 447959
• Published on 10/07/26 at 14:27
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China overtakes rivals in annual research output while EU leads over last ten years

A study has shown that China has a massive annual output of research articles and journals and has a significantly larger research budget. The EU has a slight historical lead over the last ten years, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information, an organisation structuring global research…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 447857
• Published on 10/07/26 at 11:53
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German and Swiss researchers find higher educational mobility associated with greater innovation

European regions in which educational success depended less strongly on family background recorded a significant increase of around 11% in patent applications, according to a study by the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the University of Zurich. The study suggests that…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 447877
• Published on 09/07/26 at 18:07
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AACSB: 38 schools extend Business Accreditation and eight extend Accounting Accreditation

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has recognised 38 institutions that have extended their business accreditation and eight that have extended their accounting accreditation. Announced on 08/07/2026, the extensions show "a focus on excellence in all areas…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 447868
• Published on 09/07/26 at 18:03
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European Commission announces 20 winning European university alliances of sixth call

The European Commission has announced that 19 of the 20 European university alliances from the 2019 and 2022 rounds will receive additional funding until 2028, and that one new alliance will receive funding. On 09/07/2026, the Commission published the names of the 20 winning alliances from the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 447860
• Published on 09/07/26 at 17:16