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Switzerland: ETH Domain's payment framework increased by CHF 50 M by Federal Parliament

"The Federal Parliament has just decided to increase the ETH Domain's payment framework by CHF 50 M (€53.12 M) for the period 2025-2028", announces Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, on 24/09/2024. "The government has set a spending ceiling of CHF 29.2 Bn for the Education…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 339102
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 30/09/2024

CLO, EUA, EFMD... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 30/09/2024. 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 in Brussels or related to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 339215
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EIC Transition: a record of 413 projects submitted and €991 M requested for September 2024 call

With 413 applications submitted to the September 2024 call, the EIC has recorded the highest number of applications to its EIC Transition programme since its creation, it says on 24/09/2024. As each application can request up to €2.5 M in grant funding, the total funding requests for proposals…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , Careers, …
• Article # 338899
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FP10: the UK "interested in potentially associating"; British government's position paper

"The UK will be interested in potentially associating with FP10 assuming it is open, relevant and provides good value for our research community and the UK taxpayer. As such, we are keen to support discussions as FP10 takes shape and engages in its development from the outset", states the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 339048
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Tomaž Prosen and Maarit Karppinen: new members of the ERC Scientific Council from January 2025

Tomaž Prosen from the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Maarit Karppinen from Aalto University (Finland), will replace Ben L. Feringa and Alice Valkárová at the ERC Scientific Council, whose mandates end on 31/12/2025, as of 01/01/2025, announces the ERC on 25/09/2024. Tomaž Prosen is a…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 338820
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Intellectual property: letter of intent between the EPO and DG RTD to strengthen their collaboration

The EPO (European Patent Office) and the European Commission's DG RTD have signed a letter of intent to "strengthen their cooperation on knowledge exploitation and promote efficient management of intellectual assets", they announce on 20/09/2024. This partnership "will help the ERA (European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Companies, European commission, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 338695
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EAIE conference: a new Brazilian international cooperation programme presented to potential partners

"The new programme for international cooperation with Brazilian universities, Capes-Global, is still under construction, but we are presenting it during the EAIE conference as it is an opportunity to gather feedback from potential partners worldwide", says José Celso Freire Júnior, President of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 338577
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Researchers in danger: €12M for 60 research fellowships in a European Union country

"Supporting at-risk researchers from all over the world (outside the EU) by awarding 60 fellowships for a research stay in a European Union country". This is the aim of the Safe pilot project (Supporting at-risk researchers with fellowships in Europe), funded to the tune of €12 M by the European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Careers, Funding, …
• Article # 338723
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EAIE annual conference: national delegations looking for partnerships, connections and opportunities

"We are here to help universities in their internationalisation and search for partnerships. Brasilian institutions are usually successful in finding new partners and exchanging students with countries across the world", says José Celso Freire Júnior on 18/09/2024, President of the Brazilian…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 338378
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France: Two new Ministers in charge of Education and Higher Education & Research

Patrick Hetzel is appointed Minister for Higher Education and Research and Anne Genetet is appointed Minister for Education in the new French government, of which Michel Barnier is the Prime Minister, the French presidential bureau announces on 21/09/2024. Alexandre Portier, a philosophy…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 338504
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