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Ukraine : €20 M of EIC funding available for 40 deep-tech start-ups and SMEs projects

The EIC (European Innovation Council) announces that €20 M of funding will be made available for Ukrainian deep-tech start-ups and SMEs as part of ongoing efforts to reinforce Ukraine’s innovation capacity amid Russia’s military invasion, states the Council on 17/07/2025. Eligible companies…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 406450
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Horizon Europe 2028-2034: The new features planned by the European Commission in the MFF proposal

The European Commission is granting €31.5 Bn to the ERC (+97%), €10 Bn to the MSCA (+54%), and €34.5 Bn (+245%) to the EIC as part of its proposal for Horizon Europe 2028-2034 in the MFF, a European Commission official tells News Tank on 18/07/2025. He notes that the doubling of budget in…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Funding, …
• Article # 406227
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"Erasmus+ should support the core education mission of Universities Alliances" (Commission)

Erasmus + "should support the core education mission of the European Universities Alliances" and will receive support from other programmes, such as Horizon Europe, which should "reinforce links between universities and innovation ecosystems", and the European Competitiveness Fund, with the aim of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 405981
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QS Best Student Cities 2026: Seoul and Tokyo first Asian cities to take the lead, London falling in third

Seoul (South Korea) takes first place and Tokyo (Japan) second place in the QS Best Student Cities 2026, published on 15/07/2024. These two capitals are now ahead of London (UK), which topped the ranking in 2025, and is now in third place. The UK and the USA are the two most represented…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 406009
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Association of the Republic of Korea to Horizon Europe formalised on 17/07/2025

"The Republic of Korea has officially become the first Asian country to associate with Horizon Europe", announces the European Commission on 17/07/2025. The Republic of Korea also contributes financially to the programme's budget. The association negotiations concluded on 25/03/2024. Since…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 405967
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Reactions to the MFF: "A new course for the future" (C.Ehler); "Ensuring scientific excellence" (EUA)

"With the new MFF proposal, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, charts a new course for the future of Europe. The new European Competitiveness Fund finally makes global competitiveness of European industry a budgetary priority, but we cannot allow it to be a blank cheque to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 405905
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"Investing in education and universities is important for Europe's competitiveness" (R. Minzatu)

"The European universities alliances are one example showing that investing in education and stronger universities in Europe is very important for our competitiveness. We will continue to finance them so that they are globally competitive and can support our efforts to boost our industries…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 405866
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€2 trillion for the European budget 2028-2034 (MFF): €175 Bn for Horizon Europe; €40.8 Bn for Erasmus+

The European Commission earmarks €175 Bn for Horizon Europe 2028-2034, representing an 87.2% increase over its predecessor (€93.5 Bn), as part of the proposed €409 Bn European Competitiveness Fund included in the proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) presented on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 405760
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"China is now the world’s research powerhouse" (Clarivate G20 research and innovation scorecard 2025)

"Mainland China is arguably now the world’s research powerhouse, publishing 75% more papers indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection than the United States in 2024", indicates Clarivate, based on its annual G20 research and innovation scorecard, released on 10/07/2025. The scorecard is…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics
• Article # 405373
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UK businesses and academia partnering in new Prosperity Partnerships to "tackle key industry challenges"

The British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding 23 partnerships with a £41 M (€47.3 M) investment, matched with a further £56 M (€64.6 M), from UK businesses and academia, in new Prosperity Partnerships that will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Companies, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
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