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Helmholtz announces Jan S. Hesthaven as new Vice President for Energy

German research organisation Helmholtz Energy elected Jan S. Hesthaven as its new Vice President on 28/10/2025, according to Helmholtz Energy on 13/11/2025. Hesthaven is president of Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a public research university and research centre for…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 419261
• Published on 13/11/25 at 17:43
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Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list: US still tops the ranking, reversing its prior decline

The United States leads the list of highly cited researchers globally in 2025 with 2,670 awards (37.4%), according to the list published by Clarivate plc on 12/11/2025. This marks a 1% increase in world share for the US from 2024 and reverses its prior steady decline since 2018. Mainland China…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 419042
• Published on 13/11/25 at 10:56
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Erasmus+ work programme 2026 to provide €145.6m for European alliances over two years

The European Commission has published the Erasmus+ Work Programme 2026 and guide, allocating €5.2 billion to Erasmus+ actions for the year 2026. Of this, €4.59bn will be specifically dedicated to education and training. This year, the programme, which was published on 12/11/2025, also includes…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 418954
• Published on 12/11/25 at 18:37
Germany: President of FU Berlin faces challenge in January's presidential election

The serving president of the Freie Universität (FU) in Berlin, Günter M. Ziegler, is facing a challenge from Angela Ittel, president of TU Braunschweig, in elections next January, according to German newspaper Tagesspiegel on 06/11/2025. Ziegler has been heading the university since 2018. If…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Careers, Strategy
• Article # 419002
• Published on 12/11/25 at 17:17
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Education Beyond the Clock: The Future of the Teacher in the Age of AI

"The future of education will no longer be measured in hours, but in impulses. Teaching is not a duration; it is an inner movement. And what if the true educational revolution began the day we stopped counting the hours? (...) On that day, school would cease to be a place of passage, and become…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Teaching-learning
• Article # 418882
• Published on 12/11/25 at 11:28
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CNRS's CEO announces first International Research Center in South Africa

Antoine Petit, chairman and CEO of France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CRNS) announced on 29/10/2025 the opening of its first International Research Centre (IRC) in Africa at the University of the Witwatersand in Johannesburg, South Africa.It will be CNRS’ seventh IRC since 2021…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 417269
• Published on 10/11/25 at 18:05
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AAU and EUA call for university cooperation

The Association of African Universities (AAU) and the European University Association (EUA) have released a joint statement calling for African and European leaders to strengthen cooperation in higher education and research. The statement, released on 10/11/2025, makes three recommendations to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 418838
• Published on 10/11/25 at 17:42
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Hungary: Corvinus University unveils new strategy to become "major European and international player"

Corvinus University in Hungary has adopted a new strategy for 2025-2028 that aims to take the university from being a "national champion to a major European and international player", Bruno van Pottelsberghe, the university's rector, told News Tank in an interview on 31/10/2025. He added that…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, State, …
• Article # 418712
• Published on 10/11/25 at 15:00
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[Echoes from the EU] AI, security, public engagement, ERC... Editorial watch no.8

AI for technology transfer, launch of an association for virtual worlds for research collaboration, strengthening research security, record EIC Accelerator interest, and ERC’s new award for public engagement... Discover the latest reports and initiatives shaping Europe’s higher education, research…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 418624
• Published on 10/11/25 at 14:00
©  D.R.
MEPs should boost interoperability in European study programmes, university alliance speaker says

MEPs should ensure that the interoperability of how European study programmes are provided is improved, according to a speaker from a European universities alliance. Speaking at a hearing on the European Degree in the European Parliament on 05/11/2025, Andries Verspeeten, team leader of the EU…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 418530
• Published on 10/11/25 at 13:52