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Brussels stakeholders debate whether “dual-use” should be embedded in EU research policy

Brussels stakeholders are questioning the need to implement the "dual-use" concept in European research policies. During an event organised in Brussels by the European Association of Innovation Consultants (EAIC) on 02/12/2025, Manuel Heitor, Professor at the University of Lisbon and former…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
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College of Europe Rector and former Commission VP Federica Mogherini quizzed amid fraud accusations

Federica Mogherini, rector of the College of Europe and a former Vice-President of the European Commission, was detained for questioning on 02/12/2025 by Belgian police as part of an investigation into an alleged fraud involving a contract for an EU diplomatic training academy. Mogherini, who…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
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US: Northwestern and other universities reach agreements with the Trump Administration

Northwestern University (Illinois) has reached a deal with the Trump Administration under which $790 million (€678.7m) in frozen federal research funding will be released, the university announced on 28/11/2025. The university agreed to pay $75m to the federal government over the next three…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): State, Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 421660
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[Echoes from the EU] SEA-EU alliance, EIC, Digital skills and more - Editorial watch no.9

A new legal entity for the SEA-EU alliance; reports on Spinouts and the State of EU Tech 2025; record number of EIC pathfinder applications, and more. This collection is designed to aid your professional monitoring by highlighting major news and policy developments across the EU. By sharing…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 421748
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Germany: €21.82 billion for the Ministry of Research in the 2026 budget; €1.64 billion in special funds

The German Ministry of Research, Technology and Space will have a budget of €21.82 billion in 2026 after a vote by the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, on 28/11/2025. This amount, which was increased by MPs compared to the government's initial proposal (€21.26bn), is lower than the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
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Universities and research bodies propose changes to Horizon Europe proposal for 2028-2034

Seven universities and research organisations in Brussels have asked for amendments to the European Commission's proposal for the European research and innovation programme Horizon Europe for 2028-2034. The organisations have asked for the future research programme, FP10, to have clear…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 421503
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 01/12

EAIC, FOREU4ALL, Research Council, etc., these institutions are hosting events from 01/12/2025. 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 # 421470
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EU and Turkey agree to deepen cooperation in industrial decarbonisation and innovation policy 

Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, have agreed to further explore « how the EU and Turkey could work together under the Horizon Policy Support Facility to strengthen the innovation…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
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European Commission working on longer-term support for university alliances

A member of the cabinet of the Commissioner for Education, Roxana Mînzatu, has said the Commission is working on a new model to provide longer-term support to European universities alliances as part of the EU budget for 2028 to 2034. During an event organised by the YUFE universities alliance…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 421366
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr. 3

A growing number of Japanese university students are receiving job offers; in Australia, arts degrees have become increasingly expensive; across Africa, the creation of the continent’s first drug-regulation agency is emerging as a potential game-changer for public health; students and faculty at…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
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