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EUA Trends 2024: rising expectations for HEIs to adapt to new demands

Higher education institutions are facing increasing demands in several areas, including diversification of missions, revision of educational offerings, and internationalisation. These challenges require strategic adaptation to manage roles, responsibilities and funding, taking into account the…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 333563
• Published on 30/07/24 at 16:29

EIT: Election of five new Governing Board members to "bring partners together"

Five new members are appointed to join the EIT Governing Board and strategically steer the EIT and its KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Communities) by the European Commission on 25/07/2024. Alongside ten other experts from higher education, research, business and innovation, the EIT Governing…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 333660
• Published on 29/07/24 at 17:41

Spain: €655 M for a project call funding 3,155 research projects and 1,169 predoctoral contracts

The Spanish Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities allocates €655 M to the Knowledge Generation Project Call, "the largest public allocation granted in Spain to a research call", announces the State Research Agency (AEI) on 16/07/2024. The project will be managed through the AEI and…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 333283
• Published on 25/07/24 at 17:30

New British government:"Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK" (B.Phillipson)

"I want to set the record straight on international students. There’s been some mixed messaging from governments in the past, from our predecessors most of all. This government will take a different approach and we will speak clearly. Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK"…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Partnerships, …
• Article # 333342
• Published on 24/07/24 at 15:00

"We shouldn't forget research and innovation and within that doctoral education" (S. Berghmans, EUA)

"We should not forget research and innovation, and within that doctoral education, we are not going to have competitiveness without R&I", says Stéphane Berghmans, Director of Research and Innovation at the EUA, in an interview with News Tank on 17/07/2024. He speaks after the EUA-CDE annual…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 332982
• Published on 24/07/24 at 12:49

European Parliament: Nela Riehl and Borys Budka, elected chairs of Cult and Itre committee bureau

Nela Riehl, a German MEP from the Greens/EFA (European Free Alliance) party, and Borys Budka, a Polish MEP from the EPP (European People's Party), are elected chairmen of the European Parliament's Cult and Itre committees respectively, on 23/07/2024. They are each accompanied by four…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 333210
• Published on 23/07/24 at 16:11

Elections of the Presidents of the European Commission and Parliament: reactions from stakeholders

"EARTO congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission for a second term. In her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024−2029, President von der Leyen clearly identifies her priority to promote Europe’s industrial competitiveness…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 332981
• Published on 22/07/24 at 16:48

Clarivate G20 scorecard: high collaboration rate in African Union; EU largest contributor of papers

The African Union shows a high collaboration rate and the European Union is the largest contributor of papers than any other G20 member, indicates Clarivate in its annual G20 research and innovation scorecard, released on 16/07/2024. The scorecard is compiled by expert analysts and data…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, State, …
• Article # 332870
• Published on 22/07/24 at 12:40

🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 26/08/2024

Young Academy of Europe, EFMD, European Student Ambassador Forum... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 26/08/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 333022
• Published on 22/07/24 at 11:36

European Parliament: 170 MEPs in Itre Committee; 60 in Cult Committee

There are 90 members and 80 substitutes on the European Parliament's Itre Committee and 30 members and 30 substitutes on the Cult Committee, as indicated in the list allocating MEPs to the various committees, presented to the European Parliament by President Roberta Metsola on…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Policy, …
• Article # 332932
• Published on 19/07/24 at 18:30