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Manuel Heitor’s report: reactions from stakeholders in Brussels

"What is essential for me, in reading Heitor’s report, is the recognition that the EIC is a successful instrument and institution. I have also learned that the Pathfinder needs to be complemented by a more experimental tool. I grasped that there is a need to develop a next Step: an instrument for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 341554
• Published on 18/10/24 at 18:10
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European R&I Framework Programme: 12 recommendations from the Manuel Heitor High Level Group

"First, we need a strong framework programme. Second, we need a suitable budget, at least €220 Bn, together with all excellent propositions being funded. Third, we need radical simplification and innovation in the programme", says Manuel Heitor, chair of the High-Level Group in charge of the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 341250
• Published on 17/10/24 at 18:54
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University funding in Europe: "Developing leadership in a volatile environment" (E. Pruvot, EUA)

"Confidence in a growth dynamic is not there. At best, universities expect stable public funding, because they are facing increased competition, which is quite legitimate, from other sectors of the economy, such as defence", Enora Bennetot Pruvot, Deputy Director for Governance, Funding and Public…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, State, …
• Article # 341380
• Published on 17/10/24 at 14:46
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FP10: Eurashe proposals to make Europe "the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world"

Increase the budget to €200 Bn, lower administrative barriers, maintain the balance between basic and applied research, focus on the effectiveness of consortia and inclusion of universities of applied sciences, provide adequate funding for the ERA Forum... These are some of Eurashe's (European…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Council, European commission, …
• Article # 341214
• Published on 16/10/24 at 18:17
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Competitivness: Onera, French aerospace research center "needs the European Commission support"

"It is important for the European Commission to understand that RTOs like Onera, which were created after the war, may not have the youthful, dynamic image of start-ups set up in recent years, but they do have solid expertise in terms of skills, resources and protection of critical technologies"…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 341144
• Published on 16/10/24 at 18:01
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THE 2025 World University Ranking: University of Oxford tops the list for the ninth year running

In the top ranking of the 2025 edition of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking, published on 09/10/2024, only institutions located in the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (7) are represented. The WUR ranks 2092 universities in 115 countries or regions. The University of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Communications, …
• Article # 340838
• Published on 15/10/24 at 18:29
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Nobel Prize in Economics 2024: D. Acemoglu, S. Johnson, J. A. Robinson for work on prosperity

The American-Turkish Daron Acemoglu, professor at MIT, the American-British Simon Johnson, also professor at MIT, and James A. Robinson, a professor at the University of Chicago in the United States, have been awarded the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel 2024…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 340980
• Published on 15/10/24 at 09:09
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FT Executive MBA ranking 2024: Europe the top-ranked continent, US the most represented country

The Ceibs Global EMBA programme from Ceibs (China Europe International Business School) is at the top of the Financial Times ranking of Executive MBA 2024, published on 14/10/2023, moving up one place from the previous edition. This ranking highlights the best Executive MBA programmes worldwide…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Careers, …
• Article # 340906
• Published on 14/10/24 at 18:26
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EIC Accelerator: a record of 1 211 projects submitted and €8.8 Bn requested for October 2024 call

With 1 211 applications submitted to the October 2024 call, the EIC has recorded the highest number of applications to its EIC Accelerator programme since its creation, it says on 10/10/2024. The total funding requests for proposals amount to €8.875 Bn. "Blended finance continues to be in high…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , Careers, …
• Article # 340793
• Published on 14/10/24 at 16:17
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ECIU alliance: "Link the European degree with the micro-credentials movement"

"We think we should link the European degree with the micro-credentials movement and the European approach to micro-credentials. Lifelong learners don’t always need a full degree to solve the issues they face in their employment nor do they have the time sometimes, the micro-credentials approach…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Universities, …
• Article # 340587
• Published on 14/10/24 at 16:02