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Netherlands: Final education budget approved with €1.2 Bn cuts; universities preparing a lawsuit

The Dutch government's education budget, including €1.2 Bn budget cuts, is approved by the Senate on 08/04/2025. On the same day, the association of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) announces plans to file a lawsuit to halt some of the cutbacks. The total budget amounts to €57 Bn for…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
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European Parliament's draft report on alliances: "It is necessary to acquire investment and funding"

"It is necessary to acquire investment and funding for the European universities alliances, to increase their capabilities, strengthen their efficiency, consolidate their models and secure their longevity, aiming towards their future independence. Programmes such as Erasmus+ are of vital…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
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« Our scientific enterprise is being decimated » : 1,900 scientists against « assault on U.S.science »

« For over 80 years, wise investments by the US government have built up the nation’s research enterprise, making it the envy of the world. Astoundingly, the Trump administration is destabilising this enterprise by gutting funding for research, firing thousands of scientists, removing public…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
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UK: £13.9 Bn of R&D funding to "boost innovation, jobs and growth" for 2025-2026

The UK will dedicate £13.9 Bn (€16.25 Bn) of R&D funding to "boost innovation, jobs and growth, improve lives and drive the Plan for Change", announces the British government on 04/04/2025, describing the 2025 to 2026 budget. According to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
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EIC Summit: "Europe is not a global tech leader because of fragmentation" (Enrico Letta)

"Europe is not a global tech leader because, firstly, of fragmentation. We are not one, we are 27. We are all protecting our national systems and we are not able to scale. We are all small countries, our unity is our strength", says Enrico Letta,, at the EIC Summit on 03/04/2025. The former…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 393995
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 07/04/2025

AACSB, Humane, EUA, ERC... these institutions host events from 07/04/2025. 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 European…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 394074
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"The EIC is a success story, but we cannot afford to hit the pause button" (Ekaterina Zaharieva)

"The EIC is a success story we must celebrate, but we cannot afford to hit the pause button. Our competitiveness is on the line, we must close the innovation gap. Still, too many start-ups fail to graduate growth stage. We must stop Europe's innovation drain. Even more, we must make Europe the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Companies, …
• Article # 393604
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Budget cuts and political tension: A need to reassess the financial strategies of universities (EUA)

"The past decade has been characterised by a rapid succession of crises that European universities have steered through, only to be confronted with deeply transformational challenges. These pressures have intensified financial constraints and created an urgent need for strategic investments…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
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• Article # 393849
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EC: Jean-David Malo new Acting Director for ERA & Innovation; Stéphane Ouaki taking over at EISMEA

Jean-David Malo, former Director of EISMEA (the Agency for EIC and SMEs within the Commission), becomes Acting Director for ERA and Innovation at DGRI on 01/04/2025. He replaces Anna Panagopoulou, now Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Sustainable Transport and Tourism. He…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 393838
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[Echoes from Brussels] European Commission, EIC, Erasmus +, Digital Europe... Editorial watch no.4

EU Award for Gender Equality Champions, better supervision and investment for doctoral education, re-association to Erasmus+.... Discover the latest reports and events shaping Europe’s higher education, research and innovation sectors in this fourth edition of Echoes from Brussels. This…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
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• Article # 393471
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