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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.22

In the US, universities are facing pressure to remove names linked to the Epstein files from their buildings; Yale has fallen from its long-held top position in the latest law school rankings; Korea is directing funds to regional universities to enhance local economies; Japan has seen record-high…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 439191
• Published on 30/04/26 at 14:41
©  Gerd Altmann
Seven institutions earn AACSB Initial Business Accreditation

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has awarded seven institutions with Initial Business Accreditation. Announced on 29/04/2026, the newly accredited institutions are: • Austin Peay State University (US); • CUNEF Universidad (Spain); • Faculty of Business…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Universities, …
• Article # 439763
• Published on 30/04/26 at 14:22
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Trump fires all 22 members of the National Science Board

US President Donald Trump has fired the 22 members of the National Science Board (NSB), an entity that establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent agency supporting fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering. US…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 439637
• Published on 29/04/26 at 16:01
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QS Executive MBA Ranking 2026: MIT climbs to third place, France leads in performance categories

The US business school MIT Sloan climbs to third place in the QS MBA Ranking 2026, up from fourth in 2025, after gaining one rank over IESE Business School in Spain, falling to fourth. It is preceded by HEC Paris in second place and Oxford Said in first place, maintaining their leading positions…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 439395
• Published on 29/04/26 at 12:02
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Danish National Research Foundation secures "yes" for its performance in promoting exceptional research

The Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) has released its 2025 Annual Report, affirming its status as a "significant actor" in the national research landscape during a year defined by leadership transition, financial resilience and a definitive endorsement of its funding model. The main…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 439350
• Published on 27/04/26 at 18:09
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ETH Zurich's annual report shows how university bolsters Switzerland as an innovation hub

The ETH Zurich annual report 2025 shows that the university is contributing to Switzerland's innovation capacity by training needed skilled professionals, translating research into practice and supporting knowledge transfer to industry through new ventures and investment. The report, published…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 439292
• Published on 27/04/26 at 16:29
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Commission announces eight winners of the STEP Scale Up call

The European Commission has announced that eight companies have successfully passed the evaluation phase of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up call on 27/04/2026. The eight companies were selected from the 44 that submitted their…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 439329
• Published on 27/04/26 at 16:19
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Max Planck Society opens two new research centres in Singapore

The Max Planck Society, an independent non-governmental and nonprofit association of German research institutes, has opened two new centres in Singapore, the organisation's first in the region. The agreements officially establishing the centres were signed on 20/04/2026 at Nanyang Technological…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 439286
• Published on 27/04/26 at 16:03
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European Commission gives €32.5 million to 70 deep-tech firms to strengthen their capacity

The European Commission will distribute €32.5 million among 70 winning companies from the November 2025 European Innovation Council (EIC) Pre-Accelerator call, a programme designed to strengthen the capacity of SMEs and start-ups. The EIC published the list of winners, which represented 22…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 439303
• Published on 27/04/26 at 15:43
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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 27/04

The OECD, E³UDRES², EARMA 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 on: • events taking place in Brussels or related to EU…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 439267
• Published on 27/04/26 at 14:23
• Updated on29/04/26 at 11:24