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Exclusive Alliances: "Moving them to the Competitiveness Fund raises the question of 'agility' (J. Palmowski)

"Moving the alliances to the European Competitiveness Fund raises the fundamental question of directionality and ‘agility’. The Commission President has been clear that she wants the ECF to be agile, to allow her to respond to priorities as they arise, and move budgets accordingly. But agility…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 402796
• Published on 23/06/25 at 17:00
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"Erasmus+ is a highly conducive programme to European identity" (Aurelien Krejbich, Civica alliance)

"Erasmus+ is a programme that is highly conducive to European identity and the values of the EU, as well as generating visible results for students and teachers. We support any development in its favour. As far as the alliances are concerned, [...] it is normal for there to be debates about the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 402465
• Published on 23/06/25 at 16:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 23/06/2025

EUA, Charm-EU, the European Commission,... these institutions host events from 23/06/2025. 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 # 402724
• Published on 23/06/25 at 10:15
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THE University Impact Rankings 2025: Australian university leads, Europe declining as Asia improves

Western Sydney University (Australia) is number one overall for the fourth consecutive year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025, which ranks 2,526 universities from 130 countries or territories based on their progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 402164
• Published on 19/06/25 at 17:46
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600th anniversary of KU Leuven and Université Catholique de Louvain: (Re)discover News Tank's articles

Rectors of the 47 universities members of the university associations Leru and The Guild gathered on 23/05/2025 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Belgian universities KU Leuven (Dutch-speaking) and Université Catholique de Louvain (French-speaking). Numerous Brussels stakeholders were…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 402348
• Published on 19/06/25 at 17:39
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Eelisa alliance: "We had the go to prepare a draft statute of the legal entity" (Sofia Costa D’Aguiar)

"The legal entity is a key strategic topic that the Eelisa rectors discussed and decided upon. We aim to create a legal entity that will support the alliance’s sustainability. We had the go from the Governing Board to prepare a draft statute of the legal entity for presentation at the next…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 402245
• Published on 19/06/25 at 11:27
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2026 QS World University Rankings: U.S. and China on the rise; Italy and Saudi Arabia entering top 100

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.) arrives first for the fourteenth consecutive year in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, published on 19/06/2025 by Quacquarelli Symonds. MIT is followed by Imperial College London (UK) in second place and Stanford University (U.S.) in third…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 401963
• Published on 19/06/25 at 02:01
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Exclusive "Universities will need to cluster their capacities" (Luc Sels, Rector of KU Leuven, Belgium)

"What I expect over the next six years—and possibly the next 600—is a period of extreme uncertainty. Universities will need to cluster their capacities, not only across linguistic borders but also internationally, especially within Europe", states Luc Sels, Rector of KU Leuven (Belgium) to News…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 402177
• Published on 18/06/25 at 16:30
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Coimbra Group: Three new members; 42 universities in the association

The Coimbra Group announces on 17/06/2025 that its membership has been expanded to 42 universities after its General Assembly approved, on 13/06/2025, the applications from the University of Leeds and Newcastle University (United Kingdom), and the University of Wroclaw (Poland). They will…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 402211
• Published on 18/06/25 at 16:13
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ERC Advanced Grants 2024: 281 winners announced, Switzerland leads in winners per capita

The ERC announces the 281 winners of the Advanced Grants 2024 on 17/06/2025. All the beneficiaries share a total of €721 M, compared with €652 M in 2023 and €554 M in 2022. The United Kingdom is the most represented host country out of a total of 23 countries in 2024 (second in 2023). Germany…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 401925
• Published on 17/06/25 at 12:00