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[Echoes from Brussels] European Commission, EIC, Erasmus +, Digital Europe... Editorial watch no.4

EU Award for Gender Equality Champions, better supervision and investment for doctoral education, re-association to Erasmus+.... Discover the latest reports and events shaping Europe’s higher education, research and innovation sectors in this fourth edition of Echoes from Brussels. This…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 393471
• Published on 03/04/25 at 08:00
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Harvard University: U.S. government to review $9 Bn of funding over alleged anti-semitism on campus

The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and the U.S. General Services Administration announce a comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants at Harvard University and its affiliates on 31/03/2025. This review is part of the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, created…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 393544
• Published on 02/04/25 at 17:40
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EIC Pathfinder 2024: €116 M for 31 Challenge project winners, €138 M for 45 Open project winners

31 innovation projects are selected as winners of the European Innovation Council's Pathfinder Challenges 2024 call for projects, with total funding of €116 M, announces the council on 27/03/2025. The EIC Pathfinder Challenges is a call for cutting-edge research projects aimed at achieving…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 393655
• Published on 02/04/25 at 17:22
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Columbia University: Resignation of interim President after institution abided by Trump's demands

Katrina Armstrong, Columbia University’s interim President, resigns effective immediately, announces the American university on 28/03/2025. Claire Shipman, the Board of Trustees Co-Chair, is appointed Acting President and will serve until the Board completes its presidential search. This is the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 393359
• Published on 01/04/25 at 16:35
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European Alliances: Future4Alliances project to create a legislative and technical framework

Campus France, the agency for the promotion of French higher education abroad, will coordinate the Future4Alliances project, it announces on 28/03/2025. The project aims to create a legislative and technical framework conducive to 65 European university alliances and harmonise national and…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 393281
• Published on 31/03/25 at 17:08
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Continuous efforts in Europe in favour of student empowerment (EUA Learning & Teaching report)

"Student empowerment should benefit everyone and, accordingly, the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has made continuous efforts to support this empowerment and harmonise standards. The Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), for example…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 393154
• Published on 31/03/25 at 16:33
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 31/03/2025

UUK, The Guild, Leru, EIC... these institutions host events from 31/03/2025. 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 # 393217
• Published on 31/03/25 at 10:39
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Competitiveness: "Europe has to take leadership and ensure we can act more autonomously" (R-J Smits)

"More than ever before, Europe has to take leadership, and ensure that as a continent, we can act more autonomously", states Robert-Jan Smits, President of EuroTech and President of Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands), during the EuroTech Annual Event 2025, held at the Bavarian…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 392885
• Published on 27/03/25 at 19:19
EUA Learning & Teaching Forum 2025: Main takeaways to achieve a "parity of esteem" with research

The EUA Learning & Teaching Forum 2025, organised by the association and hosted by the University College Cork (UCC, Ireland) on 27 and 28/02/2025 brought together more than 250 participants from over 30 countries to "give visibility to our work and good practice of member universities. It's also…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 392568
• Published on 27/03/25 at 18:44
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Adoption of a declaration on climate change and sustainability by 39 Coimbra Group universities

39 universities across Europe adopts the Durham Declaration on the collaboration of Coimbra Group Universities on Climate Change and Sustainability to "tackle climate change and embed sustainability in all areas of academic life" on 26/03/2025, announces The Coimbra Group the same day. Coimbra…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Green transition, …
• Article # 392815
• Published on 26/03/25 at 18:34