A look back at the calls for reform of the EIC European innovation council with its Chairman, Michiel Scheffer President of the EIC board @ European Commission
; an overview of the work done on European university alliances with Pia Arhenkilde, Director General of DG EAC Directorate-General responsible for the EU Commission's policies on education, youth, sport and culture at the European Commission; an interview with Michael Hengartner President @ ETH Board
, President of the ETH Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Board...

In this selection, you will find around thirty most-read News Tank interviews with leading figures in higher education and R&I Research & Innovation from 2024.

The subjects that have animated the most News Tank interviews in research and innovation this year are the setting up of the future FP10 The next Framework Programme for Research, currently referred to as FP10 and the publication of various reports, such as those by Mario Draghi and Manuel Heitor Chairman of the expert group on the mid-term evaluation of Horizon Europe @ European Commission • Envoy for careers in research @ Cesaer (Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering… .

In the interviews devoted to higher education, we talked in particular about rankings, leadership, and alliances of European universities, with the creation of a community of practice funded by the European Commission, and a tour of the evolution of the European degree as seen by various alliances...

The editorial team was also present at the EAIE European Association for International Education in Toulouse and interviewed Mervin Bakker Executive Director @ EAIE: European Association for International Education
, the incoming EAIE Executive Director, and Laura Rumbley Director, Knowledge Development and Research @ EAIE: European Association for International Education
, Director for Knowledge Development and Research.

More transversally, we also discussed the European elections and the expectations surrounding them, followed by the division of portfolios within the College of Commissioners. The editorial team also followed the budget cuts in certain member states.

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