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EU member states have mixed views over future of European Institute of Innovation and Technology

The future of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) under the next seven-year budget remains unclear, according to a report on discussions on the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2034. The EIT was created in 2008 to strengthen the EU's ability to innovate by finding…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 422614
• Published on 09/12/25 at 14:13

EU member states still looking for reassurances about influence over FP10 priorities for 2028-2034

EU member states remain concerned about their control over priority setting for the next Horizon Europe programme (FP10) under the 2028-2034 budget. In a progress report on discussions on the proposal for FP10 drawn up by Denmark, which holds the presidency of the EU’s Council of Ministers…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 422578
• Published on 09/12/25 at 10:08

EU and Lebanon renew partnership for Mediterranean research cooperation

The European Union and the Republic of Lebanon have signed an agreement to continue their cooperation under the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), the European Commission announced on 08/12/2025. The agreement "marks a significant step toward…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Funding, …
• Article # 422570
• Published on 08/12/25 at 18:13

EIC Fund Board launches open call to recruit fund manager for the Scale-up Europe Fund

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund Board has launched a call for expression of interest for a fund manager to become investment adviser and portfolio manager of the Scale-up Europe Fund, it announced on 08/12/2025. The new multi-billion-euro Fund, set up by the European Commission and…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Companies, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 422543
• Published on 08/12/25 at 17:47

European Innovation Council Forum urges the creation of a 28^th regime

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Forum has called for the creation of a EU-wide company regime, also known as a 28^th regime. The idea behind a 28^th regime (a reference to an additional regime on top of the 27 national regimes of the EU's member states) aims to support companies in…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , …
• Article # 422423
• Published on 08/12/25 at 16:01

Quality assurance in Europe is "in a state of flux" as standards undergo revisions, say experts

Quality assurance in Europe is undergoing major changes, as countries from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) prepare the revision of the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG), which provide the framework for quality assurance, according to two directors of European quality assurance…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Digital, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 421363
• Published on 08/12/25 at 12:41

🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 08/12

Competitiveness Council, EUA, French National Research Agency (ANR) and Science Europe, etc., these institutions are hosting events from 08/12/2025. News Tank’s agenda aims to provide an overview of the events taking place in Europe’s higher education, research and innovation ecosystem. We…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 422403
• Published on 08/12/25 at 11:20

Sweden, Belgium and Finland biggest spenders on education and research in Europe

Sweden, Belgium and Finland were the three European countries with the highest public expenditure as a proportion of GDP on education and research (8.57%, 7.09% and 7.03% respectively) in 2023, according to the France's Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (Direction de la…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 422165
• Published on 05/12/25 at 17:34

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.4

Mass cheating exposes serious flaws in South Korea’s student assessment system; Trump administration accelerates the plan to dismantle the Department of Education; Canada attracts leading academics from abroad amid concerns over stable university funding; University of Cape Town students march…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 421276
• Published on 05/12/25 at 16:12

Negotiations for UK to re-enter Erasmus+ in 2027 are "making good progress"; deal expected in January

Negotiations with the EU for the UK to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in 2027 are "making progress", according to a government spokesperson. "We have made good progress since the UK-EU reset summit, including starting negotiations in the last fortnight on a food and drink deal to slash red tape…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 422120
• Published on 05/12/25 at 14:29