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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
• Published on 27/11/25 at 11:20
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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
• Published on 25/11/25 at 17:59
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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
• Published on 24/11/25 at 16:57
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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
• Published on 24/11/25 at 12:29
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 24/11

Una Europa, Yufe, Eutopia, etc., these institutions are hosting events from 24/11/2025. 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 # 420503
• Published on 24/11/25 at 11:16
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Universities alliances ask for long-term, flexible support and funding

European universities alliances are calling for long-term, flexible support that gives institutions autonomy to pursue their broad education and research goals and "holistic funding", which would finance all of the universities' missions. These are the requests set out in a paper drawn up by the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 420130
• Published on 21/11/25 at 17:57
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - n°2

Former staff urge increased UK oversight of the China campus; Cornell’s research grants reinstated after agreement with the White House; Concordia University in Montreal proposes early retirements amid budget pressures; New Zealand government commits $75 million to infectious disease…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 419399
• Published on 21/11/25 at 15:24
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European Commission awards €105.6 million in co-funding for doctoral and postdoctoral programmes

The European Commission will provide €105.6 million to co-fund 31 projects as a result of the 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for regional, national and international programmes (COFUND), it announced on 18/11/2025. The funding is for 14 doctoral training programmes and 17…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 420268
• Published on 20/11/25 at 17:53
League of European Research Universities appoints three new chairs

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has appointed three new chairs, the organisation announced on 19/11/2025. Two chairs were appointed to policy groups and one was appointed to a network group. The new chair of the Learning and Teaching (LEAR) policy group is Orla Sheils, the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 420218
• Published on 20/11/25 at 14:53
QS Sustainability 2026: Sweden's Lund university overtakes Toronto for top spot in rankings

Lund University in Sweden is in first place in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2026, followed by the University of Toronto (Canada) and University College London (UK), according to the results published on 18/11/2025. Like last year, the top 20 is dominated by institutions from the UK, with…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Green transition, …
• Article # 420071
• Published on 19/11/25 at 18:38