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France: €33M annual nationwide agreement with Elsevier for scientific publishing

The Abes (the French bibliographic agency for higher education), Couperin and the French Minister of Higher Education and Research have signed a nationwide contract with the publisher Elsevier worth €33M per annum, they say on 30/04/2024. The agreement, negotiated by Couperin and supported by…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Digital, Essentials Politics
• Article # 323611
• Published on 30/04/24 at 18:11

The EUA about the future of universities: "Encouraging our members to examine external developments"

"Our first intention with this report is to encourage our members to examine all external developments. They should not be overwhelmed by them, but rather take a step back (...) This report serves as an invitation to university leaders to collaborate with their staff and policy-makers to imagine…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Parliament
• Article # 323256
• Published on 29/04/24 at 18:44

🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 29/04/2024

European Commission, Universities UK, ECIU, Académie de Médecine,... these HEIs offer events from 29/04/2024. News Tank's agenda is not exhaustive. Its purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We focus…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Erasmus+, European commission, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 323341
• Published on 29/04/24 at 18:43

The Coimbra Group's concerns about attacks on academic freedom in Nicaragua

"The Coimbra Group wishes to express its utmost concern for the many attacks on academic freedom at higher education institutions in Nicaragua, as well as the restrictions put on research integrity and the right to a critical education", states the association of European multidisciplinary…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities
• Article # 322963
• Published on 29/04/24 at 12:05

World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024: 64 European companies listed; the UK in the top 10

Memrise (UK), bettermarks (Germany), Learnosity (Ireland), Fuse (UK), Speexx (Germany) and Pickatale (Norway) are the six European companies that feature in the top 20 of the first edition of the World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024, published by the American magazine Time on 23/04/2024, in…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 323209
• Published on 26/04/24 at 18:12

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EU: Cesaer's recommendations for "future-proofing engineering education"

"Recognising the growing expectations for the engineers of the future, equipping teachers with resources and guidelines to responsibly seize the opportunities offered by AI to improve teaching and learning": these are some of the recommendations made by Cesaer (Conference of European Schools for…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups
• Article # 323160
• Published on 26/04/24 at 16:49

Europe: "Be a major R&I power and train even more talent" (Emmanuel Macron)

"One of the pillars of shared prosperity in Europe is the battle for innovation and research. We need to be obsessed with productivity; to achieve this, we have to be a major R&I power. We need to train even more talents, keep them in our laboratories, universities and major centres, and attract…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Policy, Funding
• Article # 323061
• Published on 26/04/24 at 10:29

Exclusive OECD ministerial council meeting: "A success of scientific diplomacy" (S. Retailleau to News Tank)

"The discussions over the last two days have been a great success of scientific diplomacy", says Sylvie Retailleau, French Minister for Higher Education and Research, to News Tank on 26/04/2024. She co-chaired the ministerial meeting of the OECD's Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Policy, Essentials Politics
• Article # 323401
• Published on 26/04/24 at 10:00

Skills: the New European Bauhaus Academy to green training in the building industry

"The New European Bauhaus Academy will play a crucial role in supporting the Pact for Skills, which aims in particular to upskill of 25% of the construction industry's workforce within five years, i.e. three million workers", says Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Research…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10
• Article # 322715
• Published on 25/04/24 at 18:35

A partnership between Times higher education and the Council of British international schools

The Cobis (Council of British international schools) and THE (Times higher education) agree to a three-year partnership "to support thousands of students at British international schools around the world to get the best possible advice around university selection", they say on 12/12/2023. THE…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups
• Article # 322868
• Published on 24/04/24 at 16:13