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Commissioner Zaharieva leads dialogue on making Europe the destination of choice for research talent

Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, has chaired an Implementation Dialogue on attracting and retaining research talent in Europe, as their talent and ideas "are the foundation for innovation, resilience and the EU’s long-term prosperity". The Implementation…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 448128
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Germany: New federal-state agreement to fund National Research Data Infrastructure from 2029 onwards

The German Joint Science Conference of the Federal and State Governments (GWK) has decided that all ten subject-specific and methodological consortia established in the second National Research Data Infrastructure funding round in 2021 will continue to receive funding after 2029. The decision…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 448125
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🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 13/07

EU institutions, the Portuguese Science and Innovation organisation and other groups are hosting events starting this week. 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…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 448115
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Higher education experts call for urgent discussion on the future of university alliances

Higher education experts have called for an urgent discussion on the future of university alliances. During the 4th European Universities Initiative Forum at Maynooth University on 10/07/2026, Ludovic Thilly, coordinator of the alliances' organisation ForEU4All, stated: "The clock is ticking..…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, Council, …
• Article # 448025
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Switzerland leads 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard for the ninth year in a row

Switzerland has come top of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) for the ninth year in a row, according to the latest edition. The European Commission published the 2026 Scoreboard on 09/07/2026, saying that Switzerland led all European countries with a score of 141.28% compared to the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 447944
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.32

In Australia, Flinders University announces India campus during Modi’s visit; US prepares further higher education regulations; Quebec’s English-language universities introduce new French language measures; Kyoto University is selected for Japan’s elite research funding scheme. Welcome to the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 447929
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MSCA doctoral programmes "mark of quality" but need to evolve to maintain global edge

A study assessing the "added value" of the European Union’s flagship Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral programmes has concluded that it continues to excel as a "quality label" for doctoral education, but evolution is necessary to maintain its global edge in an increasingly competitive…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 447988
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Majority of EU citizens think vocational education and training leads to good jobs and pay, survey finds

A Eurobarometer survey has revealed that a large majority of EU citizens view vocational education and training (VET) as a fast track to attractive and well-remunerated job opportunities. According to the survey, published on 10/07/2026, 85% of respondents believe that VET provides technical…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Careers, Policy, …
• Article # 447959
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China overtakes rivals in annual research output while EU leads over last ten years

A study has shown that China has a massive annual output of research articles and journals and has a significantly larger research budget. The EU has a slight historical lead over the last ten years, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information, an organisation structuring global research…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 447857
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German and Swiss researchers find higher educational mobility associated with greater innovation

European regions in which educational success depended less strongly on family background recorded a significant increase of around 11% in patent applications, according to a study by the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the University of Zurich. The study suggests that…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), Universities, …
• Article # 447877
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