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Making academia relevant in AI: Stanford among universities asking for public-funded AI research

American universities don’t have the resources to do generative AI research due to lack of funds, report Fei-Fei Li and Russell Wald, respectively co-director and executive director of the Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), to Congressional staff members on…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Companies, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 346915
• Published on 06/12/24 at 11:30
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Swiss universities : "Sustainable development still underrepresented" (WWF sustainability rating)

"Despite significant progress, particularly in the areas of governance and operations, sustainable development and education for sustainable development are still underrepresented in training provision in Swiss universities and need targeted encouragement", says the Swiss World Wide Fund for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 346596
• Published on 06/12/24 at 09:00
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EU: Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, member of the cabinet of Roxana Minzatu, Commission Vice-President

Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, previously head of the higher education unit at the European Commission's DG EAC, has become member of the cabinet of executive vice-president Roxana Minzatu, with particular responsibility for skills and education, she announces on Linkedin on 03/12/2024. Tine Delva…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 346694
• Published on 05/12/24 at 16:11
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Audencia: New campus in Sydney with an Indian business school and six new partnerships in Europe

"We are announcing a new site: a collaborative campus in Sydney, Australia. This project is being carried out with the S.P. Jain School of Global Management, which originated in India, but has international offices in places such as Singapore and London", declares Alexandre Pourchet, Director of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Universities, Executive education, …
• Article # 346498
• Published on 05/12/24 at 15:30
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ERC Consolidator grants 2024: €678 M for 328 winners, Germany leads the way with 67 winning projects

Germany is the country hosting the most winners of the European Research Council's Consolidator grant in 2024 with 67 projects, followed by France and the United Kingdom with 38 recipients, according to the results published on 03/12/2024. The 328 winners share €678 M, compared with €627 M for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 346547
• Published on 03/12/24 at 16:38
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"We build programmes to connect students with partners outside of the university" (T. Hofmann, TUM)

"We are educating our students for the needs of future employers and scientific or industrial communities. We build programmes so we can connect our students early on with partners from outside of the university, societal or industrial institutions", indicates Thomas F. Hofmann, President of the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 345914
• Published on 03/12/24 at 14:00
FT European Business Schools 2024: France leading with Insead and HEC; London Business School 3rd

Two French business schools, Insead and HEC Paris, are leading the FT European Business Schools 2024 ranking, published on 02/12/2024 by the Financial Times. They are followed by the British London Business School, arriving third. Insead is climbing 17 places this year, from 18th in 2023 to…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Universities, Executive education, …
• Article # 346407
• Published on 03/12/24 at 10:53
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EU-Japan: Launch of formal negotiations for Japan's association with Horizon Europe

The European Commission announces that formal negotiations between the EU and Japan for the latter's association with Horizon Europe are launched on 29/11/2024. Exploratory talks were closed on 12/09/2022. These negotiations follow the same procedures as those of the association of Canada, i.e…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 346193
• Published on 02/12/24 at 16:00
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 02/12/2024

EAIC, ERC, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology,... these institutions host events from 02/12/2024. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 346317
• Published on 02/12/24 at 14:29
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"Being a bridge between academia and the global workforce" (I. Drieselmann, IE University)

"Our approach ensures students gain the skills, knowledge and networks essential to thriving in global job markets. Each school tailors its employability initiatives to the specific profiles of its students, targeted job markets, and individual missions", says Ines Drieselmann, Vice President for…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Companies, …
• Article # 346085
• Published on 29/11/24 at 16:30