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European Commission appoints Diana Jabłońska as Director for Youth, Education and Erasmus+

The European Commission has appointed Diana Jabłońska as its Director for Youth, Education and Erasmus+ within the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC). In a decision announced on 25/11/2025, the Commission said she will replace Michael Teutsch, who is currently…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 420857
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Council of Finnish Rectors hits out at goverment's higher education cuts

The Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities (Unifi) has criticised cuts in higher education by the Finnish Government. Unifi said on 21/11/2025 that the government proposed to cut €2.9 million of basic funding for higher education institutions, in addition to €56.2 million cut earlier this…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 420803
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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