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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 13/10

Earto, Young Academy of Europe, European Parliament,... these institutions host events from 13/10/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Council, European commission, …
• Article # 415083
• Published on 13/10/25 at 14:13
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R&T Infrastructures: The European strategy "marks a real break with the past" (Robert-Jan Smits)

The European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures, released on 15/09/2025, "reflects the European Commission's recognition of the importance of research infrastructures, where we clearly need to share more across Europe to optimise the use of these very expensive facilities," says…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 414909
• Published on 13/10/25 at 09:31
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UUK and EUA joint statement urging "negotiators to swiftly agree to UK Erasmus+ association"

"The European University Association (EUA) and Universities UK (UUK), together representing more than 900 universities across Europe, strongly support the association of the United Kingdom to Erasmus+ subject to mutually agreed financial terms", declare the two organisations on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 414994
• Published on 10/10/25 at 17:52
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"A single rulebook across European R&I programmes would be a disaster" (M. Leptin)

"Nobody explains what the 'strong connections between the Competitiveness Fund and the next Horizon Europe' means. So we'd better be careful and not naive", says Maria Leptin, President of the ERC, on 18/09/2025 at the Hamburg Science Summit, organised by the Körber Foundation. After months of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 414929
• Published on 10/10/25 at 16:50
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R&I Days 2025: Dual-use, Choose Europe, Horizon 2028-2034, ERA... A look back at the event's main topics

The R&I Days 2025 covered topics ranging from the financing of the next European R&I framework programme, Horizon Europe 2028-2034, to the need to include dual-use and defence topics, and discussion of Choose Europe and the future ERA Act. News Tank covered and attended this event organised by the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 414826
• Published on 09/10/25 at 18:03
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Spanish Government to tighten the criteria for the creation and recognition of universities

The Spanish Government approves a Royal Decree to tighten the criteria for the creation, recognition and authorisation of university centres in Spain to "defend the quality, equity and prestige of the university system", on 07/10/2025. Diana Morant, Spanish Minister of Science, Innovation and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 414793
• Published on 09/10/25 at 17:41
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Global Europe 2028-2034: "Will R&I and higher education be recognised as a strategic enabler?"

In an opinion piece for News Tank on 9/10/2025, Sean Rowlands, senior policy officer at The Guild, Vincent Fautrel and Niels Keijzer, members of Erasud (the European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development comprised of 12 European research institutions), argue that "enabling knowledge-driven…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Council, European commission, …
• Article # 414721
• Published on 09/10/25 at 13:30
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Erasmus+ France and Portugal heads on the evolution of mobility, alliances and the programme's future

"Student mobility has been increasing every year, supported by a slight budget increase, combined with strong efforts in promotion, capacity-building, and support to international offices across higher education institutions and other sectors", declares Carla Ruivo, Coordinator for Erasmus…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Erasmus+, Funding, …
• Article # 414446
• Published on 08/10/25 at 16:07
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Danish presidency to "ensure not losing sight of frontier research" during FP10 negotiations (C. Egelund)

"With the proposal from the European Commission on the next Horizon Europe programme, there is a strong emphasis on the importance of frontier research. As the presidency of the Council, we will ensure that negotiations are brought forward and that we do not lose sight of frontier research. That…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 414483
• Published on 08/10/25 at 12:52
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EAIE 2025: Higher education ministers from Slovenia, Scotland and Egypt discuss Erasmus+, Union of Skills

"We very much welcome the budget for Erasmus+. We hope that this ambitious step will clearly recognise the programme's value for education and skills and its drive for mobility through Europe", declares Urban Kodrič, State Secretary at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation in…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 413779
• Published on 07/10/25 at 17:47