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EU education ministries list the challenges on the path towards the European degree

Directors from three EU education ministries speaking at an event in Florence on the European Degree last week listed the challenges to be overcome on the path to the pan-European diploma. On 12/05/2025, EU education ministers agreed on a step-by-step process to create a European Degree…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, State, …
• Article # 420601
• Published on 25/11/25 at 12:32
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UK provides £74 million for life sciences research

The UK has announced over £74 million (€83.9 million) in funding for eight research and innovation projects studying medicine production. These projects aim to make medicine manufacturing more environmentally efficient, the UK government announced on 18/11/2025. The Sustainable Medicines…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Companies, State, Funding, …
• Article # 420598
• Published on 24/11/25 at 16:31
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European Parliament's timeline for reports on 2028-2024 EU budget

An outline timetable has emerged for the European Parliament’s work on the EU’s next medium-term budget for 2028-2024, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The Parliament’s budget committee is planning to finalise an interim report on the entire MFF around April or May next year. This…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 419702
• Published on 24/11/25 at 15:53
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 24/11

Una Europa, Yufe, Eutopia, etc., these institutions are hosting events from 24/11/2025. 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 related to…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 420503
• Published on 24/11/25 at 11:16
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Universities alliances ask for long-term, flexible support and funding

European universities alliances are calling for long-term, flexible support that gives institutions autonomy to pursue their broad education and research goals and "holistic funding", which would finance all of the universities' missions. These are the requests set out in a paper drawn up by the…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 420130
• Published on 21/11/25 at 17:57
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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