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European Commission allocates €98 million to academic staff-exchange projects

The European Commission has allocated €97.7 million to staff-exchange projects under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). On 03/02/2025, the European Commission announced the 81 project-winners of the 2025 (MSCA) call for Staff Exchanges, which supports short-term international and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 429357
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France's head of policy strategy says pioneer group of university alliances should move ahead

Clément Beaune, the head of France's policy planning unit, has said that a small number of university alliances should be selected and funded to work together on joint degrees. Speaking at News Tank's "Think" event in Paris on 05/02/2026, Beaune, who came up with the idea of European…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 429401
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©  Coventry University

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr. 11

Universities of Minnesota Twin Cities shift to online classes amid unrest over United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shootings; Australia revises student risk ratings again; English University of Coventry plans to open a second Kazakhstan campus; the US Congress is set to reject…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Companies, …
• Article # 428635
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New Dutch government wants to create a National Agency for Disruptive Innovation

The new Netherlands' government wants to create a National Agency for Disruptive Innovation (NADI), based on the model of the American DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), it announced in its presentation of the "2026-2030 Coalition Agreement: Getting Started" on 30/01/2026. The…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 429380
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Nobel-prize winner Philippe Aghion calls for "coalitions of the willing" to drive forward innovation

Nobel-prize winner Philippe Aghion has said that small groups of EU countries should work together to push ahead with research and innovation, rather than working for all 27 EU member states to move together. Speaking at News Tank's annual Think event in Paris on 05/02/2026, Aghion said that…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 429356
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Trump administration seeking $1bn "in damages" from Harvard University over antisemitism accusations

The Trump administration is seeking $1 billion (€0.85bn) "in damages" from Harvard University over accusations of antisemitism, Donald Trump announced on 03/02/2026. The US President was reacting to a New York Times article saying that the administration had to backtrack from its demand for a…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 429228
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The Guild sets out recommendations for alliances to recognise and boost value they bring to EU research

The Guild of Research-Intensive Universities has published recommendations to ensure that European Universities Alliances are recognised for the value they bring to research. The four recommendations, published on 05/02/2026, include matching funding calls with the rapid changes in the academic…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 429208
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Senior French and German finance figures set out reform strategy to close EU's innovation funding gap

A former Finance Minister of Germany and the Honorary Governor of the Banque de France have proposed "a comprehensive reform strategy" to close the innovation funding gap in Europe. Jörg Kukies, former German Finance Minister, and Christian Noyer, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, Council, …
• Article # 429156
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European Commission awards five institutions the title of Gender Equality Champions in R&I

The European Commission has awarded five institutions the title of Gender Equality Champions in Research and Innovation. The Commission announced the winners of the fourth edition of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions on 03/02/2026. They are divided into three categories: Sustainable…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 429039
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Quality assurance expert says European degree label is shaping up to be a quality label

The EU's European Degree Label is being designed as a quality label, but there are unanswered questions about who would award it, according to a senior accreditation expert working on quality assurance of European Universities alliances. Mark Frederiks, Coordinator for International Policy at…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 428839
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