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©  EIC
Calls for reform of the EIC: "A delay between reports and reality" (M. Scheffer)

"These reports make it possible to debate and improve the instrument, which is my objective as President and ambassador", declares Michiel Scheffer, President of the EIC (European Innovation Council) board, to News Tank on 18/10/2024. The EIC's reform is at the heart of two recent reports: the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 342892
• Published on 31/10/24 at 18:33
© EC
EIC: €1.4 Bn for the Work Programme 2025, including €300 M for the new Step Scale-up Scheme

The European Commission adopts the EIC Work Programme 2025 on 29/10/2024, allocating €1.4 Bn to it. These funds will be divided mainly between four instruments: Pathfinder (€262 M), Transition (€98 M), Accelerator (€634 M) and the new Step Scale-up Scheme (€300 M). The Step Scale-up scheme is…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 342731
• Published on 30/10/24 at 18:37
©  Ilkka Niemelä
"Investing in higher education is one of the most efficient ways to spend public funds" (I. Niemelä)

"Higher education and research is a major investment in the future for any country, it’s one of the most efficient ways to spend public funds. Universities in Finland try to communicate this loud and clear together, because if you say it with one voice it’s more efficient, despite institutions…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 341873
• Published on 30/10/24 at 18:34
© Dalle
Eight alliances call for Erasmus Without Paper to open up to institutions from third countries

Eight European Universities alliances call for "increased inclusivity and accessibility of the Erasmus Without Paper (a digital platform to connect Erasmus+ mobility management systems to manage mobility online) network by opening up to those institutions in third countries not associated to the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 342749
• Published on 29/10/24 at 17:56
© European Commission
The ERA Act "signals the need for something additional" (European Commission official)

"My interpretation of the ERA Act is that it signals the need for something additional to what we’re already doing. It could provide legislation to specifically address obstacles to the fifth freedom and the free movement of knowledge. This combination of policy coordination and targeted…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 342317
• Published on 28/10/24 at 17:36
©  Brian Jackson - Fotolia Brian Jackson - Fotolia
🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 28/10/2024

This week, no major events have been announced in the institutions' News Tank monitor. However, the agenda for the next one, starting on 04/11, is already full, including the start of hearings of Commissioners-designate in the European Parliament and events organised by European university…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 342515
• Published on 28/10/24 at 12:00
European Parliament: Election of the Stoa Bureau, Christian Ehler chosen for a new mandate as Chair

Christian Ehler, German MEP from EPP and former rapporteur for Horizon Europe, is reelected as Chair of Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (Stoa) of the European Parliament on 24/10/2024. The panel also elected Lina Gálvez Muñoz (S&D, Spain) and Ivars Ijabs (Renew, Latvia) as first and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Careers, …
• Article # 342319
• Published on 25/10/24 at 16:33
© European Commission
"One top priority will be the development of the next FP R&I" (E. Zaharieva to MEPs)

"One top priority will be the development of the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation", says Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner-designated for Startups, Research and Innovation on 22/10/2024, while the very existence of a framework programme in R&I is still in question. She and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 342061
• Published on 24/10/24 at 15:34
©  D.R.
ERA:"Disparities between and within member states hamper the EU's scientific potential" (Commission)

"The EU still cannot rely on a fully effective European Research Area (ERA) capable of attracting, retaining and nurturing its talent under optimal conditions", can one read in a communication adopted by the Commission on 22/10/2024 on the implementation of the ERA. The quality of European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 341965
• Published on 23/10/24 at 15:11
©  EAIE
EAIE conference: projects, policy reports and international cooperation, summary of the 2024 edition

European university alliances, national delegations, higher education and research professionals, universities worldwide, the European Commission,... All of these stakeholders gathered in Toulouse (France) from 17 to 20/09/2024 for the European Association for International Education annual…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 341475
• Published on 23/10/24 at 14:00