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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Bernard Vanheusden]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2025-08-29T09:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Budget cuts, DEI erasure, antisemitism investigations: Research and education under Trump's presidency]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/409104/global-average-shows-35-dissatisfied-with-education-systems-ipsos-education.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-28T18:14:37+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Global average shows 35% dissatisfied with education systems (Ipsos Education Monitor 2025)]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408283/rebuild-collaborations-learning-associated-member-uuki-delegation-s-tour-of.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-28T12:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA["Rebuild collaborations", "learning to be an associated member": UUKi delegation's tour of Europe in 2025]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/406791/interdisciplinary-transformation-university-real-innovations-at-borders.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-27T11:36:12+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[The Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria opened its first programmes in 2024.]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2025-08-27T08:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[A tour of European, national and institutional initiatives to attract international researchers in 2025]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408730/three-academics-on-future-of-higher-education-research-in-u-s-we-all.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-26T15:05:07+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Caroline Levander, Barbara Buchenau, El-Mouhoub Mouhoud]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408232/business-schools-world-universities-sustainability-tour-of-2025-rankings.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-26T14:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Business schools, world universities, sustainability,...: A tour of the 2025 rankings]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408850/african-research-university-alliance-we-want-african-union-s-knowledge-hub.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-26T11:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[John Gyapong]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408183/year-of-new-policies-strategies-initiatives-use-ai-in-science-innovation.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-25T10:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[A year of new policies, strategies and initiatives to use AI in science, innovation and higher education]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408778/agenda-heis-conferences-events-in-europe-from-25-08.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-25T09:48:37+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[🚨 [Agenda] HEIs conferences and events in Europe from 25/08]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408739/back-from-holiday-catch-up-on-summer-news-week-by-week.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-25T08:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408625/eaie-president-s-award-allan-goodman-for-his-decades-long-leadership.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-21T14:45:42+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Allan Goodman, Saskia Loer Hansen and Tia Loukkola]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408388/u-s-court-order-restore-suspended-grants-at-ucla-universities-settling-with.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-19T17:07:21+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[U.S: Court order to restore suspended grants at UCLA; universities settling with the Trump administration]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408382/shanghai-ranking-2025-europe-leading-top-500-with-most-institutions-china.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-19T11:16:06+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Shanghai ranking 2025: Europe leading top 500 with most institutions, China leading top 1,000]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408345/helmholtz-association-germany-sabine-helling-moegen-appointed-managing.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-18T16:54:19+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Helmholtz association (Germany): Sabine Helling-Moegen appointed Managing Director]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408222/shanghai-ranking-2025-steady-american-podium-led-by-harvard-uk-leading.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-15T06:02:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Shanghai ranking 2025: Steady American podium led by Harvard, UK leading Europe followed by France]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408133/uk-royal-society-move-journals-full-open-access-in-2026-through-subscribe.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-14T17:22:33+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[UK: The Royal Society to move journals to full open access in 2026 through Subscribe to Open]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408017/european-research-area-act-call-for-evidence-open-until-10-09-2025.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-12T16:00:30+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Research Area Act : Call for evidence open until 10/09/2025]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408076/finland-2026-budget-proposal-cut-funding-for-universities-abandon-r-funding.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-12T10:50:12+02:00</lastmod>        
        <image:image>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Finland: 2026 budget proposal to cut funding for universities and abandon R&D funding increase]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/408136/belgian-universities-urge-government-back-suspension-of-eu-israel-horizon.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-11T16:56:19+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Belgian universities urge government to back suspension of EU–Israel Horizon Europe association]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407936/spain-245-m-256-public-private-partnership-projects-667-m-in-funding-for.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-07T18:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Spain: €245 M to 256 Public-Private Partnership Projects and €667 M in funding for research projects]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407922/max-planck-society-launching-transatlantic-programme-max-planck-centre-with.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-07T15:51:01+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[The administrative headquarters of the Max Planck Society in Munich (Germany).]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407845/universities-uk-malcolm-press-appointed-president.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-06T09:00:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Universities UK: Malcolm Press appointed President]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407857/law-on-turkish-president-appointing-rectors-misses-opportunity-align-with.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-05T17:31:03+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish President.]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407828/european-students-union-lana-par-president-as-of-01-08-2025.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-05T15:25:29+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Lana Par]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407751/launch-of-global-talent-ireland-attract-world-class-researchers-j-lawless.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-04T16:54:10+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[James Lawless, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407746/germany-launch-of-global-minds-initiative-attract-international-talents.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-04T16:52:13+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407714/erasmus-student-network-simone-lepore-president-for-2025-2026-secretariat.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-04T15:26:21+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right: Rui Vinha, Kaja Kaczkiełło, Anja Miljković, Simone Lepore, Marco Comotti]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407485/germany-hightech-agenda-focusing-on-six-key-technologies.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-01T17:50:48+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/407622/kedge-business-school-france-open-new-associated-campus-in-india.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2025-08-01T15:56:48+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[The new Kedge associated campus at Karjat (India).]]></image:caption>
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