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European Commission working on longer-term support for university alliances

A member of the cabinet of the Commissioner for Education, Roxana Mînzatu, has said the Commission is working on a new model to provide longer-term support to European universities alliances as part of the EU budget for 2028 to 2034. During an event organised by the YUFE universities alliance…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 421366
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UKRI announces budget of £8.76 billion for 2025-2026

UK's Research and Innovation (UKRI) has unveiled a budget of £8.761 billion (€10bn) for 2025-2026, down from £8.9bn in 2024-2025. UKRI explained the difference by the exclusion of the £50 million managed AI Research Resource programme, as the final delivery partner is still to be confirmed and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 421000
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr. 3

A growing number of Japanese university students are receiving job offers; in Australia, arts degrees have become increasingly expensive; across Africa, the creation of the continent’s first drug-regulation agency is emerging as a potential game-changer for public health; students and faculty at…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 420467
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EFMD's head of quality services says evaluation of business schools is adapting to global trends

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) is adjusting its evaluation process for business schools to the growing importance of sustainability and making sure "AI use complies with the basic learning and research criteria from an ethical and development point of view," according to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 420732
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The Guild proposes moonshots that align technological progress with societal well-being

The Guild of research-intensive universities has proposed four moonshots as substitutes for the European Commission’s, which it views as being restricted to technological and scientific transformation. In its proposal for Horizon Europe 2028-2034, presented in July 2025, the European…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 421082
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University engagement for sustainability and greening has intensified, says EUA in new survey

A new report from the European University Association (EUA), based on 400 responses from higher education institutions (HEIs) across 43 countries in the European Higher Education Area, confirms that sustainability and greening efforts are rapidly becoming embedded within the strategic priorities…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 420878
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EUA asks the Commission to detail budget allocations for different Erasmus+ actions

The European Universities Association (EUA) has asked the European Commission to provide a breakdown of the proposed budget allocation for the different Erasmus+ actions. In a policy paper published on 25/11/2025, the EUA put forward five recommendations for the development of the next…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 421106
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Council of Finnish Rectors hits out at goverment's higher education cuts

The Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities (Unifi) has criticised cuts in higher education by the Finnish Government. Unifi said on 21/11/2025 that the government proposed to cut €2.9 million of basic funding for higher education institutions, in addition to €56.2 million cut earlier this…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 420803
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THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026:US keeps top position; Asian countries among most represented

US institutions continue to dominate the top of the annual Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, published on 20/11/2025. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is in first place for the second year in a row, again followed by Stanford University, the California…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Quality Assurance, …
• Article # 420181
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EIC announces eight companies set to receive €171 million of scale-up investments

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has announced the names of eight companies that will receive €171 million of equity investments through the EIC's Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up call. The list, announced on 19/11/2025, includes three German companies, three…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 420544
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