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Tenth edition of iCapital Awards: 12 semi-finalists selected in two categories

The 12 cities selected as semi-finalists in the tenth edition of the iCapital Awards are announced by the European Commission's European Innovation Council on 28/08/2024. "The award recognises cities that adopt innovative governance practices and position themselves as role models for others…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Deeptech, …
• Article # 335604
• Published on 28/08/24 at 19:10
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Overview of association of third countries to Horizon Europe since 2021

19 of the 25 third countries that have expressed an interest are associated with the European framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe, as of 17/10/2024. Three other countries have completed or are in the process of completing their negotiations, with another due to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 334118
• Published on 28/08/24 at 16:17
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Challenges and use of data in doctoral education, new EUA-CDE Head: the doctoral news from 06/2024

News Tank attended the EUA-CDE annual meeting in Barcelona (Spain), from 26 to 28/06/2024. The Council for Doctoral Education of the EUA gathered many higher education and research stakeholders from Europe and beyond to discuss the use of data in doctoral education. The challenge of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 332669
• Published on 28/08/24 at 12:17
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Exclusive "Education will climb higher on the European political agenda" (Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, DG EAC)

"I expect that education will climb higher on the political agenda, as it has become a critical strategic priority across EU member states. This is reflected in the new Political Guidelines presented on 18/07/2024 by Ursula von der Leyen, the reelected President of the next Commission", says Pia…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 333924
• Published on 27/08/24 at 18:36
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Elections, political crises and budget changes: main policies in European countries from 04/2024

European countries have seen various political changes since 04/2024, with national elections in the UK and France and new budgets for higher education and research being announced. In Switzerland and the Netherlands, national budgets for higher education and research are being reduced by the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 334883
• Published on 27/08/24 at 09:00
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Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week

From the programs of presidential candidates to the latest Shanghai ranking results, and the evolving trends in European universities as highlighted by the EUA, the summer has been filled with significant developments in research and education. There have also been numerous key appointments within…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 335386
• Published on 26/08/24 at 17:10
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Europe: Ministers responsible for Higher education, Research and Innovation

Every European government has ministers or secretaries of state responsible for higher education, research and innovation. Listed below are the ministers from the 27 European Union countries, the countries of the European Economic Area, the countries seeking EU membership, as well as the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Policy
• Article # 334979
• Published on 26/08/24 at 16:18
🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 26/08/2024

Young Academy of Europe, EFMD, European Student Ambassador Forum... these HEIs (Higher education institutions) host events from 26/08/2024. News Tank's agenda purpose is to provide an overview of the events taking place in the higher education, research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. We…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 335368
• Published on 26/08/24 at 14:54
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European institutions and countries to support Palestinian students access education amid conflict

The Mediterranean Universities Union (Unimed) launched an initiative to support Palestinian students in pursuing their studies in the context of the war with Israel, called Technical Education Support for Higher Education Students (Tesi Initiative) on 27/02/2024, which now supports 750 students…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 333148
• Published on 26/08/24 at 10:49
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Innovation Scoreboard: changes in the European Commission's index since 2015

Every year, the European Innovation Scoreboard provides a comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU countries, other European countries and regional neighbours. It is operated by the services of the European Commission. News Tank has been compiling this data since 2015, enabling to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, State, Policy, …
• Article # 334615
• Published on 23/08/24 at 14:41