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African Research University Alliance: “We want to be the African Union’s knowledge hub” (J. Gyapong)

"We want to become the knowledge hub for the African Union, so that when the African Union needs information, it refers to us", states John Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research University Alliance (Arua), to News Tank on 30/06/2025. The organisation that regroups 23 universities…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408850
• Published on 26/08/25 at 11:00
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A year of new policies, strategies and initiatives to use AI in science, innovation and higher education

In 2024-2025, AI was a major topic for higher education and research institutions, as well as for European governments and the EU. France hosted the AI Summit from 06 to 11/02/2025, gathering researchers from around the world to discuss research, applications and the future of AI. Philippe…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 408183
• Published on 25/08/25 at 10:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 25/08

EIC, Neth-ER, The Guild and Leru... these institutions host events from 25/08/2025. 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 taking place in Brussels or related to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408778
• Published on 25/08/25 at 09:48
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Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week

From the proposal for the partial suspension of Israel from Horizon Europe to the latest Shanghai ranking results, and the call for evidence on the European Research Area Act, the summer has been marked by significant developments in research and education. There have also been numerous key…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408739
• Published on 25/08/25 at 08:00
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EAIE: President's Award to Allan Goodman for his "decades-long leadership and transformative impact"

"Receiving the EAIE President's Award is one of the highest honours of my career — and to receive it in Sweden feels like winning the Nobel Prize for International Education. This recognition would not be possible without the leadership, vision and dedication of EAIE and its remarkable members"…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 408625
• Published on 21/08/25 at 14:45
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U.S: Court order to restore suspended grants at UCLA; universities settling with the Trump administration

A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore all suspended National Science Foundation grants at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), representing more than a third of its grants (totalling $584 M) frozen in July, according to a ruling rendered on 12/08/2025. The…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 408388
• Published on 19/08/25 at 17:07
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Shanghai ranking 2025: Europe leading top 500 with most institutions, China leading top 1,000

The United States remains the country with the most universities in the top 500 of the Shanghai ranking, published on 15/08/2025. It is followed by China (103), the United Kingdom (37), Germany (35) and Australia (24). However, China has more institutions in the top 1,000 than the United…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Strategy
• Article # 408382
• Published on 19/08/25 at 11:16
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Helmholtz association (Germany): Sabine Helling-Moegen appointed Managing Director

Sabine Helling-Moegen is appointed as the new Managing Director of the Helmholtz association, following a unanimous decision made by the Members’ Assembly during a special session on 15/08/2025, as announced by the German organisation on 16/08/2025. She will assume the position on 01/11/2025…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 408345
• Published on 18/08/25 at 16:54
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Shanghai ranking 2025: Steady American podium led by Harvard, UK leading Europe followed by France

Harvard University tops the ranking list for the 23rd year, followed by Stanford and MIT, all American universities, according to the Shanghai Ranking amid the publication of its annual ranking of world universities on 15/08/2025. The American podium is followed by Cambridge (UK), Berkeley…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Strategy
• Article # 408222
• Published on 15/08/25 at 06:02
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UK: The Royal Society to move journals to full open access in 2026 through Subscribe to Open

"The Royal Society has agreed on plans that would make its journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model", reports the British learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences on 06/08/2025. The society states that libraries subscribing to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 408133
• Published on 14/08/25 at 17:22