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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - n°2

Former staff urge increased UK oversight of the China campus; Cornell’s research grants reinstated after agreement with the White House; Concordia University in Montreal proposes early retirements amid budget pressures; New Zealand government commits $75 million to infectious disease…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 419399
• Published on 21/11/25 at 15:24
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European Commission report sets out member states' actions to boost academic careers across Europe

The majority of European countries have adopted top-level strategies or enacted major reforms in recent years to address challenges facing academic staff, according to an EU report titled "Academic staff in Europe 2025" and published by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Careers, Policy, …
• Article # 420252
• Published on 21/11/25 at 14:48
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EUA's Maria Kelo: Quality assurance's "tiny contributions" can have an impact on global problems

Quality assurance has a role to play in helping institutions facing the challenges of the higher education sector, according to Maria Kelo, Director of Institutional Development at the European University Association, in charge of quality assurance. "Quality assurance can give tiny…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Policy, Quality Assurance, …
• Article # 420039
• Published on 20/11/25 at 14:42
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EQAF: How quality assurance can help universities tackle the environmental crisis

Internal and external quality assurance can help higher education institutions tackle the environmental crisis, according to Geneviève Le Fort, Vice-Rector for Quality and Social Responsibility at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland. Speaking at the European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Funding, …
• Article # 419619
• Published on 19/11/25 at 15:21
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EP political groups name rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs for MFF budget review

The European Parliament’s political groups have appointed the rapporteurs responsible for drafting the assembly's opinion on the Commission's proposal for the EU's budget for 2028-2034, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). In addition to the joint rapporteurs from the EP's budget…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Parliament, Careers, …
• Article # 419792
• Published on 18/11/25 at 16:36
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UK and China discuss scientific cooperation at joint meeting

The UK and China held the 11th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on science and technology in Beijing, China on 11/11/2025. The meeting, which was co-chaired by Chen Jiachang, China's Vice Minister for Science and Technology, and Patrick Vallance, the UK's Minister of State for Science, Research and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , State, Green transition, …
• Article # 419550
• Published on 17/11/25 at 18:08
UK and Netherlands sign Innovation Partnership to strengthen technology collaboration

The UK and the Netherlands have announced an agreement to increase science and technology collaboration between the two countries. The UK-Netherlands Innovation Partnership, which was announced by the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 12/11/2025. was signed by Kanishka…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) , State, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 419595
• Published on 17/11/25 at 18:04
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EQAF: Independence of quality assurance as a pillar of academic excellence and freedom

Speakers at the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) in Budapest have stressed the independence of quality assurance agencies as a pillar of maintaining academic excellence and freedom. At a session on 13/11/2025, Aleksandar Šušnjar, Director of the European Quality Assurance Register for…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 419361
• Published on 17/11/25 at 16:36
EU Budget 2026: MEPs and Council reach agreement on increases for Horizon Europe and Erasmus +

The European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers have agreed to increase funding for Horizon Europe by €20 million and for Erasmus+ by €3 million compared to the European Commission's proposal for the 2026 budget. MEPs and EU member states' representatives agreed on 15/11/2025 to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 419491
• Published on 17/11/25 at 14:55
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 17/11

Circle U., Neth-ER, the European Commission,... these institutions are hosting events from 17/11/2025. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 419524
• Published on 17/11/25 at 12:06