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EU and Morocco sign agreement to extend participation in PRIMA to end of 2027

The EU and Morocco have agreed to extend the North African country's participation in the Union's Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIME) for 2025-2027. Morocco will contribute €6.6 million during this period, the Commission said, announcing the extension on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 435969
• Published on 30/03/26 at 14:57
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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 30/03

The Norwegian University of Science, the European University Association and other organisations 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: …
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 435919
• Published on 30/03/26 at 11:23
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Far-left German party demands end to cooperation with Israeli universities amid West Bank seizures

The parliamentary group of the German left party Die Linke in the country's Parliament has called for sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and a ban on cooperation with Israeli universities, amongst other measures. German media report that the stance, set out in a…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 435794
• Published on 30/03/26 at 10:37
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Head of major French university says Europe is solution to continent's scaleup problems

The head of a major French university has said that in today’s complex context, Europe must seize opportunities for its sovereignty by overcoming two major weaknesses: the limited scale of commercialisation of research results into startups and the insufficient availability of long-term…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 435826
• Published on 27/03/26 at 17:44
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The Guild sets out measures for EU countries to make European Health Data Space a success

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities has set out measures EU member states should take for the "successful implementation" of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) "to enhance cross-border health research", one year after its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Policy, Societal impact of science, …
• Article # 435656
• Published on 27/03/26 at 14:06
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.17

India introduces new mental health guidelines as student suicides rise; students in New Zealand struggle to pay rent and buy food due to delayed loans; Türkiye considers lowering the university starting age to 15-16, the United States proposes classifying Chinese student groups as "foreign…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 435018
• Published on 27/03/26 at 11:05
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CERN to host next expansion phase of Open Research Europe

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, will serve as the operating and hosting organisation for the new phase of expansion of Open Research Europe (ORE), an open-access publishing platform, it announced on 26/03/2026. ORE, created in 2021 and funded by the European…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 435673
• Published on 26/03/26 at 18:11
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EUGLOH alliance welcomes Amsterdam as new member as 2026 presidency passes to Hamburg

The European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH) will admit the University of Amsterdam (UvA) as a new full member from 2027 onwards, it announced on 25/03/2026. "This expansion further strengthens the network and opens new opportunities for collaboration in research, education and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 435496
• Published on 26/03/26 at 18:00
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MEPs want to put Horizon Europe provisions on governance into framework programme

MEPs on the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee have supported the approach of putting key provisions on governance, work programmes and key bodies into the Horizon Europe framework programme (FP10) rather than in the specific programme dedicated to its…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 435521
• Published on 26/03/26 at 17:42
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European Research Council calls for "coordinated efforts" to reduce EU's divergence in research strength

The European Research Council (ERC) has called for stronger action to close the gap in research performance gap between the EU's best and weakest countries in a white paper published on 26/03/2026. The white paper examined the persistent gap in participation and success rates between Europe’s…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 435619
• Published on 26/03/26 at 17:29