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"Universities are now battlegrounds" (Cornelia Woll, Hertie School at Civica Global Forum 2025)

"I’m not so worried about uncertainty—we’ve always had that. What I’m worried about today is that universities are literally under attack; universities are now battlegrounds. A lot of people want to control what knowledge is produced and how education is delivered. We have to teach people how to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 397690
• Published on 21/05/25 at 17:53
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Threats in the U.S., decrease in the EU,... (Re)discover News Tank's articles on academic freedom

Research budget cuts, interference in university governance, censorship of certain research topics... Attacks on academic freedom are one of the subjects that has kept the News Tank Academic editorial team busiest on a daily basis, particularly over the last few months. Read our latest articles on…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 398886
• Published on 20/05/25 at 17:28
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EU-UK: Agreement to work towards the UK's association to Erasmus+

"The United Kingdom and the European Commission should work towards the association of the UK to the European Union Erasmus+ programme", states the European Commission on 19/05/2025, at the end of the EU-UK summit in London, where the Commission and the UK "explored areas with the potential to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 398749
• Published on 20/05/25 at 14:20
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"Our FP Horizon Europe will stay as a self-standing programme" (U. von der Leyen)

"Let me be clear: our framework programme Horizon Europe will stay as a self-standing programme", states Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on 20/05/2025 at the annual conference on the EU budget 2025. Since the leaks from DG Budget in October 2024 showing the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 398844
• Published on 20/05/25 at 14:11
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 19/05/2025

Aurora, EC2U, King's College London,... these institutions host events from 19/05/2025. 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 # 398629
• Published on 19/05/25 at 11:00
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Call from Belgian universities to suspend the EU Association Agreement with Israel

All Belgian universities are calling on the European Commission to suspend the Association Agreement with Israel, in a "Call for a values-driven European Union. In Word and in Deed" published on 15/05/2025. They argue that, "despite numerous human rights violations documented by the UN, the EU…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 398465
• Published on 16/05/25 at 14:13
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European degree label: Reactions to the Council of Ministers; "Make the concept operational"

"What we need to do now is make this concept of joint European degree label operational by offering support to those who will have to check whether the programmes are aligned with the criteria or not. This will be carried out through a Policy Lab— a technical group tasked with defining the meaning…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 398227
• Published on 15/05/25 at 18:09
©  ETH Zürich / Alessandro Della Bella
ETH Zurich: Increase in donations and graduates from 2023; funding difficulties ahead (2024 report)

"Over 2,700 donors and partners supported ETH Zurich philanthropically in 2024 with more than 3,500 donations, bequests and legacies amounting to over CHF160 M (€171.13 M) from individuals, foundations and companies", declares ETH Zurich's annual report, published on 23/04/2025. In 2023, the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 397351
• Published on 14/05/25 at 11:12
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4EU+ European University Alliance: Elena Del Giorgio takes office as Secretary General

Elena Del Giorgio takes office as Secretary General of the 4EU+ European University Alliance on 13/05/2025, announces the alliance the same day. Elena Del Giorgio previously held the roles of Policy Officer and Senior Policy Officer, and Interim Secretary General within the same organisation…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Careers, …
• Article # 398041
• Published on 13/05/25 at 18:02
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Call for Applications “Champions of the European Student Card Initiative”; deadline on 16/05/2025

The European Commission will close its call for applications for the "Champions of the European Student Card Initiative (ESCI)" on 16/05/2025, which aims to reward higher education institutions and organisations that have made significant progress in adopting the various constituent elements of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, State, …
• Article # 397788
• Published on 12/05/25 at 15:00