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Memorandum of Understanding between French and Spanish rectors at the OECD

The Conference of Spanish University Rectors (Crue) and France Universités (Conference of French University Presidents) sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the OECD headquarters in Paris on 19/02/2025. They want to "strengthen their cooperation and continue contributing to the development of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Erasmus+, Quality Assurance, …
• Article # 388554
• Published on 20/02/25 at 17:56
©  D.R.
10 recommendations from innovation consultants for "improving access to EU public funding schemes"

Clarifying the rules on Lump Sum grants, improving the Funding and Tenders Portal, simplifying EU Partnerships, clarifying the rules on project management, and avoiding deadline grouping are some of the recommendations made by the European Association of Innovation Consultants (EAIC) to "improve…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 388478
• Published on 20/02/25 at 15:54
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FT MBA 2025 Ranking: The US, the UK, France and India counting the most institutions ranked

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conserving its first place, Columbia Business School (US) and IESE Business School (Spain) are the top three business schools in the FT MBA 2025 Ranking published on 16/02/2025. The ranking is made of 100 global business schools. If the top…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Executive education, …
• Article # 387889
• Published on 19/02/25 at 17:07
©  Markus Jürgens / Fraunhofer
Fraunhofer Society (Germany): Constantin Häfner new Board Member for Research and Transfer

Constantin Häfner will take up his new position as Executive Board Member for Research and Transfer at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer Society) on 17/02/2025, announces the German research organisation on 14/02/2025. He was elected by the Fraunhofer Senate during its meeting on…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Societal impact of science, …
• Article # 388242
• Published on 19/02/25 at 10:22
©  Hannes Thalmann / ETH Zurich
Switzerland: A manufacturing alliance by ETH Zurich and University of St. Gallen with 13 companies

The University of St. Gallen (HSG) and ETH Zurich are launching the ETH-HSG Manufacturing Alliance "to strengthen the competitiveness of the Swiss industry and promote young talent. The alliance combines the strengths of the two universities and provides new impetus in research and practice"…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Companies, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 388150
• Published on 18/02/25 at 14:31
©  Daniel Nicolaevsky - Université PSL
Global University Academy: 16 universities gathering to create training courses for young refugees

"Our project is ambitious, but above all pragmatic: it involves creating training courses for young refugees or displaced persons in camps, by relying on local universities that are at realistic distances so that they can host a certain number of students on a face-to-face basis", Jennifer…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 387898
• Published on 17/02/25 at 15:55
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 17/02/2025

Unigreen, Aurora, European Commission,... these institutions host events from 17/02/2025. 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 place in Brussels or related to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 387897
• Published on 17/02/25 at 14:33
©  France Universités- Université de Haute-Alsace
MSCA: €417 million to 1,696 postdoctoral researchers; 15 Danish winners per million inhabitants

The European Commission awards €417 M to 1,696 postdoctoral researchers as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships, announces the institution on 11/02/2025. Their projects span eight scientific disciplines: • Social sciences and humanities: 22.94%, • Life…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 387712
• Published on 14/02/25 at 14:22
©  Johan Van Droogenbroeck www.image-zone.be Johan Van Droogenbroeck ©  2021
FP10: "The Commission's approach is moving towards a policy-based budget" (K. Deketelaere)

"A standalone framework programme with a ring-fenced budget of €200 Bn is not written in the Competitiveness Compass Communication, nor the work programme of the European Commission. It is worrying because it confirms what other documents—like the mission letters, etc.—have been hinting at. The…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 387670
• Published on 13/02/25 at 17:00
© DR.
Top 50 universities powering global innovation: American dominance; intra-European ties (Clarivate)

Harvard University, Stanford University and MIT (U.S.) are the three top universities powering global innovation, according to a paper by the Institute for Scientific Information (Isi) at Clarivate exploring the role of universities in fostering innovation worldwide, published on 30/01/2025. The…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 387465
• Published on 13/02/25 at 15:32