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EIT Manufacturing knowledge community declares bankruptcy after EU fraud probe found "irregularities"

EIT Manufacturing, a “Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC)” managed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has gone into liquidation. The organisation, one of ten KICs meant to help develop research results into marketable products, declared bankruptcy on 25/03/2026…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Companies, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 436721
• Published on 03/04/26 at 14:16

UK students call on government to reform student loan system amid growing debt crisis

UK students are calling on the government to reform the student loan system as the debt crisis deepens, with students struggling to meet repayments and having to repay more than they borrowed for their studies. The average debt among borrowers who finished their courses in 2024 was £53,000…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 436154
• Published on 03/04/26 at 08:40

The Guild opposes Commission's proposal to apply EU preference rules from ECF to research activities

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities has expressed concern that the European Commission’s proposal to apply the European Competitiveness Fund’s EU preference rules to research activities will "distort international collaboration because of an unbalanced emphasis on…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 436406
• Published on 01/04/26 at 16:40

European Commission grants €20 million to help Ukrainian startups and SMEs

The European Commission has awarded between €300,000 and €500,000 to each of 41 cutting-edge Ukrainian startups and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to "help them turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions", it announced on 01/04/2026. The decision follows a European…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 436401
• Published on 01/04/26 at 16:15

OECD 2024 R&D report shows growing investment in defence projects

Global R&D investment is increasingly targeted on defence projects over environmental or energy initiatives, according to the latest release from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD's findings, published on 31/03/2026, found that funding for energy and…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 436362
• Published on 01/04/26 at 16:13

EELISA Director pushes common European approach to better prepare future engineers

The head of EELISA engineering universities' alliance has called for a focus on building a common European approach to engineering education, rather than on labels, to better prepare future engineers. Sofia Costa D'Aguiar, executive director of EELISA, said in an interview with News Tank on…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 436182
• Published on 01/04/26 at 11:18

Commission education expert says university alliances have much to offer for success of ECF

University alliances have much to offer in terms of skills development, which is crucial for the success of the EU’s Competitiveness Fund (ECF), thanks to their diversity, regional reach and flexibility, according to an official from the European Commission's education department. Speaking at…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 436052
• Published on 31/03/26 at 17:09

Trump announces first appointments to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

US President Donald Trump announced the appointments of the first members of his President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the agency focused on delivering policy recommendations and advice on science and technology, on 25/03/2026. The following individuals were…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, Careers, Societal impact of science
• Article # 436034
• Published on 31/03/26 at 09:41

Commission sets out framework for tracking value from Horizon Europe research

The European Commission has published a study setting out a framework to track how Horizon Europe research is turned into value. The framework, in a study published on 30/03/2026, aims to capture the "multifaceted value" of valorisation activities - from commercial breakthroughs to better…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 436012
• Published on 30/03/26 at 16:37

EIB Group scales up European Tech Champions Initiative by creating a platform for investors

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group announced it will launch in the second quarter of 2026 a dedicated European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI) platform for investors such as insurance companies, pension funds, commercial banks, asset managers, and other financial sector actors. The…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, State, …
• Article # 435991
• Published on 30/03/26 at 16:16