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German DFG to fund 70 Clusters of Excellence and establish 13 new Collaborative Research Centres

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) selects 70 Clusters of Excellence on 22/05/2025 through its Excellence Commission: 45 are renewals and 25 are new. They are hosted by a total of 43 universities across 13 federal states. Funding for the selected Clusters of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 401340
• Published on 12/06/25 at 17:59
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Sea-EU: Joint commitment beyond 2027; launch of Sea-EU 3.0; bilateral agreements and change of presidency

Rectors of the member universities of Sea-EU sign a new Memorandum of Understanding, committing to the creation of a legal entity and reaffirming their joint commitment to keep working together beyond 2027, says the alliance on 05/06/2025. This decision is taken during the Governing Week of the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 401044
• Published on 12/06/25 at 16:11
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Rectors of the Eureca-Pro alliance signing a Declaration of Intent to establish a legal entity

The rectors of the nine partner universities of Eureca-Pro sign a Declaration of Intent to establish a legal entity for the alliance on 16/05/2025. "This marks a major milestone in the alliance’s development. This momentous step lays a strong foundation for our continued evolution into a truly…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 401166
• Published on 12/06/25 at 09:00
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Exclusive "For LSE, it was important to remain part of Civica alliance after Brexit" (J. Black to News Tank)

"For London Business School (LSE), it was incredibly important to remain part of Civica after Brexit. Academia, scholarship, research, and education are a global endeavour, and international collaborations are critical to that endeavour. They improve the quality of research and education because…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 400201
• Published on 11/06/25 at 13:20
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Cesaer and The Guild's call to "ensure widely spread and predictable call deadlines"

"We call on the European Commission and the member states to ensure widely spread and predictable call deadlines of Framework Programmes year after year, in line with the objective to support the professionalisation of research management and regardless of transition periods in the leadership of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 400796
• Published on 10/06/25 at 14:02
©  University of Duisburg-Essen and Aurora
"When we combine research and education, students and universities thrive" (B. Buchenau, Aurora)

"We are shifting towards a sense of higher education where it's not sufficient to just be affiliated with one institution, people need to have been in different countries and spoken different languages", says Barbara Buchenau, Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) and leader of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 400317
• Published on 10/06/25 at 13:55
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 10/06/2025

Leru, the Paris Conference on Education, the German and French Ministers,... these institutions host events from 10/06/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 400946
• Published on 10/06/25 at 10:48
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Several European universities cutting ties with Israeli partners amid war in Palestine

The Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies, including ending all investments, commercial relationships, academic and research collaborations. The university will no longer facilitate Erasmus+ student exchange agreements with Israeli universities, it…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 400894
• Published on 09/06/25 at 14:00
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[Echoes from the EU] Young university identity, ERC, Erasmus +... Editorial watch no.5

ERC Scientific Council nominations, European integration, attraction of international researchers, joint degrees... Discover the latest reports and events shaping Europe’s higher education, research and innovation sectors in this fifth edition of Echoes from the EU. This collection is designed…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 400873
• Published on 09/06/25 at 11:00
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Eurashe: Hannes Raffaseder reelected President and new Board appointed; joining U!Innovate project

Hannes Raffaseder, CEO of St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria), is reelected as President of Eurashe (the European Association for the Applied Sciences in Higher Education), the organisation announces on 15/05/2025. Nine Board members are also elected or reelected to serve during…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 400274
• Published on 06/06/25 at 14:57