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The challenge of implementing research assessment in Europe (EUA-CDE annual meeting)

"Since its creation in 2022, Coara has aimed to reform research assessment in Europe through its core commitments to guide its implementation in different countries", says Pastora Martinez Samper, Commissioner for International Action at the Open University of Catalonia (Spain) and co-chair of the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 330325
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Swiss association to EU programmes: calls opened to Switzerland as "a sign of goodwill" (I. Ivanova)

"In the context of ongoing negotiations on a broad package of measures, which include Switzerland’s association to EU programmes such as Horizon Europe, the Commission decided to open calls for Swiss entities to apply as beneficiaries", declares Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 331176
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New Dutch government to make major cuts to education and research budget and limit foreign students

Dutch universities sent a letter to the Parliament "stating that budget cuts could cost 1,200 academic jobs. Today, we read that it could even cost us up to 5,000 jobs. In doing so, we are actually putting the Netherlands' knowledge position at a disadvantage", says the party leader of Volt…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, Universities, …
• Article # 331013
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Canada’s association to the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe signed

“We warmly welcome today’s association of Canada to Pillar II of Horizon Europe, the European Union’s framework programme for research and innovation. This is an important milestone in the long-standing strategic partnership between the European Union and Canada", declare Commission President…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 330886
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Leiden 2024: American and Chinese universities top ranking of most impactful in the research field

Harvard University (U.S.) is the world's most impactful university in terms of research publications, arriving first in the Leiden ranking, published on 03/07/2024 by the CWTS research institute in the Netherlands. With 94,615 publications in total and 21,2% of them belonging to the top 10% of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 330771
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Data collection in doctoral education: positive outcome but a "need to develop indicators" (EUA-CDE)

"A positive outcome of data collection in doctoral education in Germany was that it started discussions on the situation of PhDs, but it was (too) focused on numbers, and it compared different subjects and forgot about the specific needs and situation", declares Kolja Briedis, from DZHW (Germany)…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
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• Article # 330144
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France: Education and research stakeholders standing against far-right amid parliamentary elections

French HEI conferences and academics are standing against the far right after the first round of legislative elections, in which the far-right party Rassemblement National and its allies obtained 33.15% of the votes cast on 30/06/2024. The French Rectors' Conference (France Universités), the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 330548
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 01/07/2024

The German Research Foundation, the Council of the European Union, European university alliances... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 01/07/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 330414
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EU: "It is essential to promote R&I to strengthen our competitiveness" (European Council)

"To strengthen Europe's competitiveness, we will consolidate our own capabilities in sensitive sectors and key technologies of the future, such as defence, space, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, etc. To this end, it is essential to promote innovation and research, as well as to take…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, State, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 330288
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EFMD: new revised Equis accreditation standards concerning research evaluation

"A revised Equis research standard that increases attention to practice-oriented research and requires clear strategies, robust faculty support, and better reporting to enhance schools' reputations and address contemporary issues" has been implemented, announces the EFMD on 25/06/2024. "When…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Quality Assurance, Business schools, Strategy, …
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