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EUA Annual Conference: "We want to connect the dots on sustainability and resilience" (J.M. Garrell)

"This year, we will address the linked topics and multi-faceted concepts of sustainability and resilience. We will work towards defining what they mean for universities. We also want to connect the dots on sustainability and resilience, because both concepts are essential for the future", says…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 394653
• Published on 10/04/25 at 18:14
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A. Epple, G. Majdič, I. Popović and M. Tuñón de Lara elected to the EUA Board

Angelika Epple, Gregor Majdič, Ivanka Popović and Manuel Tuñón de Lara are elected to the EUA Board, announces the EUA on 10/04/2025, after an election on the first day of the EUA General Assembly in Riga (Latvia), taking place on 10 and 11/04. Ivanka Popović, former Rector of the University of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 394646
• Published on 10/04/25 at 15:34
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European Parliament's draft report on alliances: "It is necessary to acquire investment and funding"

"It is necessary to acquire investment and funding for the European universities alliances, to increase their capabilities, strengthen their efficiency, consolidate their models and secure their longevity, aiming towards their future independence. Programmes such as Erasmus+ are of vital…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 394403
• Published on 09/04/25 at 14:56
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MSCA 2024: €713.4 M invested for doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programmes

€608.6 M will be invested in 149 doctoral programmes with the objective to train over 1,800 doctoral candidates as part of the 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks call, announces the European Commission on 02/04/2025. Of these programmes, 16 are more specialised than the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, State, …
• Article # 394262
• Published on 08/04/25 at 18:02
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UK: £13.9 Bn of R&D funding to "boost innovation, jobs and growth" for 2025-2026

The UK will dedicate £13.9 Bn (€16.25 Bn) of R&D funding to "boost innovation, jobs and growth, improve lives and drive the Plan for Change", announces the British government on 04/04/2025, describing the 2025 to 2026 budget. According to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 394185
• Published on 08/04/25 at 16:30
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EIC Summit: "Europe is not a global tech leader because of fragmentation" (Enrico Letta)

"Europe is not a global tech leader because, firstly, of fragmentation. We are not one, we are 27. We are all protecting our national systems and we are not able to scale. We are all small countries, our unity is our strength", says Enrico Letta,, at the EIC Summit on 03/04/2025. The former…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 393995
• Published on 07/04/25 at 17:57
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 07/04/2025

AACSB, Humane, EUA, ERC... these institutions host events from 07/04/2025. 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 European…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 394074
• Published on 07/04/25 at 10:55
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"The EIC is a success story, but we cannot afford to hit the pause button" (Ekaterina Zaharieva)

"The EIC is a success story we must celebrate, but we cannot afford to hit the pause button. Our competitiveness is on the line, we must close the innovation gap. Still, too many start-ups fail to graduate growth stage. We must stop Europe's innovation drain. Even more, we must make Europe the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Companies, …
• Article # 393604
• Published on 04/04/25 at 17:32
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Budget cuts and political tension: A need to reassess the financial strategies of universities (EUA)

"The past decade has been characterised by a rapid succession of crises that European universities have steered through, only to be confronted with deeply transformational challenges. These pressures have intensified financial constraints and created an urgent need for strategic investments…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 393849
• Published on 04/04/25 at 16:49
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EIC Step Scale Up call results: Seven companies selected out of 34 proposals

The European Commission announces that seven companies have successfully passed the evaluation phase of the first cohort of the EIC Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (Step) Scale Up call, on 03/04/2025, the second day of the EIC Summit in Brussels. They will be put forward for investment…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 393722
• Published on 03/04/25 at 15:31