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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 23/02

UNICA, the European Commission, the EUA 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 431497
• Published on 23/02/26 at 14:53
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France: University presidents asked to limit controversial political conferences after student's death

France's ministers for the interior and higher education and research have called on university presidents to strike a fair balance between “academic freedom and students' freedom of expression, assembly and information” on the one hand, and public order and safety on the other, following the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 431354
• Published on 20/02/26 at 18:27
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Forward College aims to "invent a post-AI education system", according to its CEO

A new pan-European institution founded in 2021, Forward College offers programmes which include generative AI to support new forms of teaching and personal development, intending to prepare students for the best Master's programmes in Europe. "There are fundamental reasons why education needs…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 430846
• Published on 20/02/26 at 17:46
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.13

The US Defence Department has announced it will sever academic ties with Harvard University; the European Commission is launching its Africa Initiative IV under Horizon Europe's 2026-2027 work programme; Ethiopia is preparing to open its first AI university; Japanese universities are calling for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 430553
• Published on 20/02/26 at 14:37
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ESSEC Business School opens hub in Mumbai and deepens partnerships with Indian institutions

French business school ESSEC (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) is opening a hub in Mumbai to "develop a strong institutional presence in India, boost international development, establish local partnerships and enhance student recruitment and mobility", it announced on…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, State, Executive education, …
• Article # 431187
• Published on 19/02/26 at 14:56
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Italy and Uzbekistan "strengthen academic ties" with 10 joint scientific projects

Italy and Uzbekistan presented 10 joint scientific projects, co-financed by the two countries with one million euros each, during the second Italian-Uzbek Higher Education Forum held in Rome on 18/02/2026. "The selected projects cover strategic areas for sustainable development, technological…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 431076
• Published on 19/02/26 at 10:08
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Spanish State Research Agency sets out new 2026-2028 strategy around internationalisation and equality

The Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) has approved its Strategic Plan 2026-2028 and the Action Plan 2026 to strengthen funding, internationalisation and equality in Spanish science, it announced on 11/02/2026. The Strategic Plan 2026-2028 and the Action Plan 2026 were previously approved by…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, Digital, …
• Article # 431001
• Published on 18/02/26 at 15:53
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European Commission allocates €120 million for a research partnership on pandemic preparedness

The European Commission has allocated €120 million for a new European Partnership dedicated to strengthening pandemic preparedness. The European Commission launched BE READY, a European Partnership for pandemic preparedness, on 17/02/2026. This initiative aims to reinforce the European Union’s…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 430968
• Published on 18/02/26 at 13:55
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Teaching professionals call for a cultural shift to boost lasting impact through staff development

The common theme of speakers at the Learning and Teaching Forum organised by the European University Association in Lisbon on 12 and 13/02/2026 was the need for a cultural change within institutions to achieve a lasting impact on student learning through staff development. The closing plenary…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 430673
• Published on 18/02/26 at 12:15
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Central European University launches Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on EU Eastern Enlargement

The Democratic Institute at the Central European University (CEU) has launched a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence to examine how the enlargement of the EU to take in new members affects democratic stability, with a particular focus on Ukraine. The CEU Democracy Institute, a research institute…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 430878
• Published on 17/02/26 at 18:20