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Commission's "unwavering commitment to R&I" amid uncertainty over Competitiveness Fund details

"While it is too early to be concrete on how the Competitiveness Fund will be formed, we count on your input for designing a strong framework for R&I", can one read in the response of the European Commission to the open letter to the President Ursula von der Leyen from Leru and Yerun, made public…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
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EU political priorities: Two "Project Groups" dedicated to start-ups and skills

Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, and Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, chair two of the 14 Project Groups set up by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on 10/01/2025…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Policy, …
• Article # 383874
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Germany projected to exceed 400,000 international students in 2024-2025 (Daad survey)

"Foreign enrolment in German higher education will reach 405,000 in the 2024-2025 winter semester. That represents a nearly 10% increase year-over-year, and the greatest annual growth of the past decade", indicates the German Academic Exchange Service (Daad) on 09/01/2025, after a December 2024…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 383759
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Belgium: "We worry about possible substantial budget cuts to federal research" (K. Verlaeckt, Vlir)

"We worry about possible substantial budget cuts to federal research programmes. These programmes are vital for collaboration between universities across the language border and federal scientific institutions. Another concern related to federal science policy is the danger that all or many…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
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Elections, political crisis, funding... : All the higher education policy news from 09/2024

European countries have gone through many political changes and decisions regarding higher education and research since September 2024. France went through two governments: the first one was appointed on 21/09/2024 but fell following a motion of no confidence by the National Assembly, and…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 383199
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Dutch Research Council (NWO): Anka Mulder new Vice President from 05/2025; organisation to leave X

Anka Mulder is appointed new Vice President of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and will start her new position on 01/05/2025, announces the NWO on 20/12/2024. She will succeed Caroline Visser, who held the position for eight years. "In this role, she will, among other things, be…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 383644
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🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 13/01/2025

AACSB, the European Commission, Leru,... these institutions host events from 13/01/2025. 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 , …
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EU highlights in 2024: Reports, new European Commission, Horizon Europe associations, budget...

2024 was a particularly eventful year in the European Union: Enrico Letta's reports on the Single Market, Mario Draghi's on competitiveness and Manuel Heitor's and Christian Ehler's on Horizon Europe and its successor, triggered numerous reactions from both political and academic decision-makers…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 383275
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Elections in Germany: The main political parties' proposals for higher education and R&I

Reducing bureaucracy, strengthening military research, increasing tax credits for businesses and modernising campuses: these are some of the targeted higher education and research measures that the main German political parties are putting forward in their respective programmes for the early…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 382963
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UK to drive up participation in Horizon Europe to support researchers, innovators and businesses

A raft of plans to drive up participation in Horizon Europe by researchers, innovators and businesses from across the country will start in 2025, announces the UK government on 01/01/2025, on the first anniversary of their association to the European R&I programme. The British government…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, Funding, …
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