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Cyber attack at Eindhoven University: Education to restart on 20/01/2025

"Education will restart on Monday 20/01/2025. The schedules for the next three weeks will be online on 17/01", states the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) on 16/01/2025, after shutting down its network on 12/01 due to a cyberattack. The ICT staff of the TU/e caught sight of…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Digital, …
• Article # 384375
• Published on 17/01/25 at 16:00
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Passing of Tia Loukkola (OECD, EUA) expert in education policy and international collaboration

Tia Loukkola has died, News Tank learns on 09/01/2025. Graduated from the University of Turku (Finland) in French language and culture, communication, Spanish language and culture in 1997, Tia Loukkola was an expert in education policy, innovation, and international collaboration whose career…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 384314
• Published on 17/01/25 at 12:10
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European Universities alliances: €8M for 13 German members distributed by the Ministry

Thirteen German universities, selected in the fifth European Commission funding round of the European Universities initiative, will receive around €8M from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research over the next four years in addition to the EU funding, announces the German Academic Exchange…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, European commission, State, …
• Article # 383970
• Published on 17/01/25 at 08:00
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Wildfire in California: "No evacuation warning" for UCLA campus but remote instruction in place

"No evacuation warning or mandatory order for UCLA has been issued" regarding the wildfire currently burning through several areas of Los Angeles, states the University of California Los Angeles on 14/01/2025. The university is addressing students, parents and staff in virtual town halls to keep…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Universities, Policy
• Article # 384118
• Published on 16/01/25 at 18:21
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HEIs, research bodies, ministers: Movements recorded since the creation of News Tank Academic

Since the creation of News Tank Academic in May 2024, the editorial team has listed the changes that have taken place in higher education establishments, research bodies and European institutions, as well as the appointments of new ministers in the member states. You can find here a selection…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 383383
• Published on 16/01/25 at 17:34
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German universities and research institutions to leave platform X

More than 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions will cease their activities on the platform X (formerly Twitter), they announce on 10/01/2025 in a statement by the Federal Association of University Communication. The withdrawal results from the incompatibility of the platform's…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 383894
• Published on 15/01/25 at 16:51
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MBA, best programme, world university, employability,...: All the rankings since 06/2024

Employability, academic subjects, executive MBA, Masters in management, impact of publications... All of these criteria were the objects of rankings since 06/2024, in addition to several rankings of global and European universities. The series started with the Leiden 2024 ranking of the most…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Universities, Communications, …
• Article # 383554
• Published on 14/01/25 at 15:59
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Belgium: "We worry about possible substantial budget cuts to federal research" (K. Verlaeckt, Vlir)

"We worry about possible substantial budget cuts to federal research programmes. These programmes are vital for collaboration between universities across the language border and federal scientific institutions. Another concern related to federal science policy is the danger that all or many…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 383540
• Published on 14/01/25 at 15:56
©  NWO
Dutch Research Council (NWO): Anka Mulder new Vice President from 05/2025; organisation to leave X

Anka Mulder is appointed new Vice President of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and will start her new position on 01/05/2025, announces the NWO on 20/12/2024. She will succeed Caroline Visser, who held the position for eight years. "In this role, she will, among other things, be…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 383644
• Published on 13/01/25 at 17:00
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Academia Europaea: Martin Kahanec (CEU, Austria) elected to the Board of Trustees

Martin Kahanec, Professor at the Department of Public Policy at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna (Austria), is elected as Vice-President to the Board of Trustees of Academia Europaea, as well as Chair of the Class for Social and Related Sciences, announces CEU on 10/01/2025. "In his…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Societal impact of science, …
• Article # 383490
• Published on 13/01/25 at 16:47