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©  University of St. Gallen

Swiss University of St.Gallen sets out climate strategy for net-zero direct operational emissions by 2030

The President's Board of the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland has determined the university’s climate strategy, with an emphasis on innovation and personal responsibility. This implementation phase will run until the end of 2028, the university announced on 02/10/2026. The President's…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Green transition, …
• Article # 455816
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©  D.R.

Alliances explore forming legal entities: "no one-size-fits-all"

European university alliances are exploring different types of legal entities, each with its pros and cons, while the European Commission is working on a specific instrument fitted for alliances. If a legal entity can even be added as a partner when applying for new funding, allowing alliances…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 455740
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©  UCLA

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.41

The US Justice Department has found that UCLA law school unlawfully considered race in admissions; protests have erupted at Indian universities following a student’s death and safety concerns; in Japan, the University of Tokyo’s first female president has pledged to rebuild trust after a scandal…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 455751
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©  D.R.

Exclusive "We have forgotten the single market for science", Paolo Surico from London Business School said

The problem with Europe's support for research and development is not how much public money it spends, but how that support is structured, according to Paolo Surico, Professor of Economics at London Business School (LBS). In an exclusive interview with News Tank Academic on 01/10/2026, on the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Companies, …
• Article # 455627
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UK MI5 advises academic institutions to review cooperation with Chinese CGTRI over espionage suspicion

The UK Security Service Military Intelligence Section 5 (MI5) has issued a warning to domestic academic institutions over cooperation with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), saying it funds research that directly improves the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) technical…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 455542
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©  Veci Verejne

From EU sanctions and isolation to reintegration: Hungary higher education and research restructuring

Since 2018, Hungary has reformed its higher education and research ecosystem, resulting in EU sanctions and isolation that the country is now trying to recover from after eight years and a drastic political change. Viktor Orbán’s government first restructured academia starting in 2018 by…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 455197
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© EP

European universities raise concerns over CULT’s Erasmus+ budget proposal for 2028-2034

European universities have voiced concerns about the budget proposed by the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) for Erasmus+ 2028-2034. Following the adoption of the resolution by the members of the CULT Committee on 29/09/2026, a number of organisations representing…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Parliament, …
• Article # 455345
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©  Canva

Asia overtakes Europe for the first time in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027

Asian institutions have overtaken those of continental Europe for the first time in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, with China’s Tsinghua University overtaking Switzerland’s ETH Zurich in 11th place, meaning Asia’s top-ranked institution now ranks above mainland…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• Article # 455278
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©  European Union 2020

EU Court of Justice dismisses Hungarian universities’ challenges to funding ban

The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed actions brought by six Hungarian universities challenging the prohibition on public interest trusts or entities maintained by such trusts receiving funding from the Union budget. The General Court dismissed the appeals brought by the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Council, State, …
• Article # 455370
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©  D.R.

European Degree: from idea to today

The European Commission awarded the first two Joint European Degree Labels to the CHARM-EU and EU-CONEXUS alliances on 15/07/2026, nine years after French President Emmanuel Macron called for "European university networks" in his Sorbonne speech. News Tank Academic and News Tank Éducation …
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 455138
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