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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
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FT Masters in Finance pre-experience 2025: France and China sharing the podium, European dominion

ESCP Business School and Skema Business School (France) are first and second in the 2025 FT Masters in Finance ranking, listing pre-experience programmes aimed at students with little or no professional experience, published on 15/06/2025. Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 401842
• Published on 16/06/25 at 18:04
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 16/06/2025

EUA, OECD, the European Commission,... these institutions host events from 16/06/2025. 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 # 401806
• Published on 16/06/25 at 15:52
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Clarivate to partner with Canadian Research Knowledge Network and expand partnership with Capes (Brazil)

Clarivate launches a multi-year partnership with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), a consortium of libraries and research institutions in Canada, it announces on 03/06/2025. "The agreement provides 55 Canadian universities with expanded access to the Web of Science and is designed…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 401032
• Published on 13/06/25 at 09:00
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German DFG to fund 70 Clusters of Excellence and establish 13 new Collaborative Research Centres

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) selects 70 Clusters of Excellence on 22/05/2025 through its Excellence Commission: 45 are renewals and 25 are new. They are hosted by a total of 43 universities across 13 federal states. Funding for the selected Clusters of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 401340
• Published on 12/06/25 at 17:59
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Sea-EU: Joint commitment beyond 2027; launch of Sea-EU 3.0; bilateral agreements and change of presidency

Rectors of the member universities of Sea-EU sign a new Memorandum of Understanding, committing to the creation of a legal entity and reaffirming their joint commitment to keep working together beyond 2027, says the alliance on 05/06/2025. This decision is taken during the Governing Week of the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 401044
• Published on 12/06/25 at 16:11