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US election, international student policies, new British guideline: C. Cripps on higher ed news

"Four years ago, when Trump was in office, the higher education sector was talking doom and gloom, but now I think people are more prepared to look at opportunities", declares Christopher Cripps, Vice-President for Europe & International Affairs at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (France)…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 347255
• Published on 10/12/24 at 09:00
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Alliances bring more prestige, status and public trust in the institutions (EUI survey)

Raising the profile of the institution in terms of status and prestige at the national level and globally is selected by 90% of respondents as the main area of impact of being in a European university alliance, can we learn in the Higher Education Informal Diplomacy Survey, presented on 21/11/2024…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 346444
• Published on 09/12/24 at 17:10
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 09/12/2024

Eutopia, QS, the European Commission... these institutions host events from 09/12/2024. 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 # 347215
• Published on 09/12/24 at 11:04
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Making academia relevant in AI: Stanford among universities asking for public-funded AI research

American universities don’t have the resources to do generative AI research due to lack of funds, report Fei-Fei Li and Russell Wald, respectively co-director and executive director of the Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), to Congressional staff members on…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Companies, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 346915
• Published on 06/12/24 at 11:30
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"Frontier research leads to progress on the biggest challenges facing humanity" (Maria Leptin, ERC)

"ERC-funded researchers advance knowledge and contribute to ambitious goals for climate objectives and green transitions. Frontier research, by giving the best researchers the freedom to investigate what they find groundbreaking, leads to progress on the biggest challenges facing humanity…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Digital, …
• Article # 346843
• Published on 06/12/24 at 11:15
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Swiss universities : "Sustainable development still underrepresented" (WWF sustainability rating)

"Despite significant progress, particularly in the areas of governance and operations, sustainable development and education for sustainable development are still underrepresented in training provision in Swiss universities and need targeted encouragement", says the Swiss World Wide Fund for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 346596
• Published on 06/12/24 at 09:00
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Europa Conference 2024: "Science can only thrive through the free exchange of knowledge and ideas"

"The European alliances are incubators for the transformation of universities, and their success can benefit the entire landscape of higher education in Europe", says Mathilde Labregere, Director of International Relations at the University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne (France), during the Europa…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Business schools, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 346339
• Published on 05/12/24 at 17:00
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EU: Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, member of the cabinet of Roxana Minzatu, Commission Vice-President

Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, previously head of the higher education unit at the European Commission's DG EAC, has become member of the cabinet of executive vice-president Roxana Minzatu, with particular responsibility for skills and education, she announces on Linkedin on 03/12/2024. Tine Delva…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 346694
• Published on 05/12/24 at 16:11
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EU R&I Council: "Strengthening of the ERC's independence" (22 member states)

22 of the 27 EU member states present a document supporting the strengthening of the ERC's independence during the Council of European Research Ministers on 29/11/2024 in Brussels. The document "welcomes the statement of support for the independence of the ERC made by Commissioner Ekaterina…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, Careers, Policy, …
• Article # 346586
• Published on 04/12/24 at 15:14
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ERC Consolidator grants 2024: €678 M for 328 winners, Germany leads the way with 67 winning projects

Germany is the country hosting the most winners of the European Research Council's Consolidator grant in 2024 with 67 projects, followed by France and the United Kingdom with 38 recipients, according to the results published on 03/12/2024. The 328 winners share €678 M, compared with €627 M for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 346547
• Published on 03/12/24 at 16:38