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Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA joins the Global Coalition for Ukrainian Studies

Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA has joined the Global Coalition for Ukrainian Studies (GCUS), the university announced on 24/03/2026. The GCUS is an international academic plan that aims to unify all active initiatives aimed at fostering and sharing academically grounded knowledge about Ukraine, to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Partnerships
• Article # 435392
• Published on 25/03/26 at 16:39
Germany: Anja Achtziger elected President of Zeppelin University

Social and economic psychologist Anja Achtziger will be the new president of Zeppelin University (ZU) in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the institution announced on 18/03/2026. She was elected by the ZU Senate and University Council and appointed by the ZU Foundation, the university’s sponsoring…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Careers, Strategy
• Article # 435399
• Published on 25/03/26 at 15:49
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QS ranking by subject 2026: US colleges continue to dominate but China adds most institutions

Higher education institutions from the US have come in first place in 37 out of the 55 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, up from 32 in 2025. In the rankings published on 25/02/2026, UK HEIs follow their US counterparts, coming top in 15 subject areas, a figure…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 435239
• Published on 25/03/26 at 11:01
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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 23/03

The Global Education Coalition, the French association of universities UDICE and other organisations are hosting events starting this week. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 435023
• Published on 23/03/26 at 14:09
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Abel Prize 2026 awarded to German mathematician Gerd Faltings from Max-Planck Institute

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the 2026 Abel Prize to Gerd Faltings, Emeritus Research Director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Germany, "for introducing powerful tools into arithmetic geometry and solving long-standing diophantine conjectures formulated by…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 434952
• Published on 20/03/26 at 18:29
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Worrying declines in academic freedom in Western Europe and the US could get worse, researcher warns

A leading researcher on academic freedom has warned that the independence of educational institutions could decline further because of the political situation. Angelo Vito Panaro, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Political Science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, said that the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 434775
• Published on 20/03/26 at 18:00
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Marcel Levi reappointed as Executive Board's president of the Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Marcel Levi has been reappointed as president of the Executive Board of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). His second term will begin on 01/04/2026, announced the Dutch organisation on 18/03/2026. The professor was reappointed by Rianne Letschert, Minister of Education, Culture and Science. He…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 434949
• Published on 20/03/26 at 17:45
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.16

International students “worried and concerned” as they navigate the Middle East conflict; Cuban university students stage rare protest amid energy and internet shortages; Ontario students demonstrate against cuts to financial aid; Türkiye aligns universities with the COP31 agenda, Japan eases cap…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Universities, …
• Article # 434088
• Published on 20/03/26 at 17:10
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Experts recommend a shift in governance to ensure a beneficial AI and sustainability transition

Heads of business schools and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meeting in Paris to discuss AI have expressed a common view that while the technology offers unprecedented productivity gains, its integration into higher education and policy requires a fundamental…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 434755
• Published on 20/03/26 at 14:50
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EFMD Vice-President says business schools need to transform their systems to fit in an AI world

Helke Carvalho, Vice-President of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), has called on business schools to look ahead and transform their systems to fit in a world in which artificial intelligence (AI) is a part. She was speaking at the AI in Higher Education Summit hosted…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 434608
• Published on 20/03/26 at 11:28