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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Maria Leptin]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Former Harvard University President Larry Summers relinquishes professorship over Epstein files scandal]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Three European universities given AACSB initial business accreditation]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-27T13:52:09+01:00</lastmod>        
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        <lastmod>2026-02-27T10:04:09+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[France's budget bill for 2026 passes, allocating €32bn for higher education and research]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-26T18:27:55+01:00</lastmod>        
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        <lastmod>2026-02-26T18:10:04+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Borys Budka]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[ Philippe Aghion]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-26T10:22:06+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Francisco Veloso, Dean of INSEAD.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431808/university-research-associations-present-ideas-for-horizon-europe-ecf-work.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-25T17:26:04+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[FP10-ECF interface model]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-25T16:33:25+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Danish Research Foundation to increase budget for scientific grants and deepen public-private cooperation]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-24T17:57:26+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[The Guild joins coalition supporting Ukraine’s research and innovation landscape]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431745/eight-universities-join-eua-as-full-or-associate-members.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-24T17:08:47+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Università Bocconi]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431572/eua-learning-teaching-lead-says-universities-should-prepare-students-part.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-24T16:24:10+01:00</lastmod>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431639/european-commission-nigeria-open-negotiations-on-science-technology.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-24T10:33:08+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission and Nigeria open negotiations on a Science & Technology Cooperation Agreement]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431558/eic-awarded-61-accelerator-grants-in-october-2025-round.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-23T15:53:08+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[The EIC awarded 61 Accelerator grants in the October 2025 round]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431497/agenda-hei-conferences-events-in-europe-from-23-02.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-23T14:53:56+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 23/02]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-20T18:27:00+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[France: University presidents asked to limit controversial political conferences after student's death]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/430846/forward-college-aims-invent-post-ai-education-system-according-its-ceo.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-20T17:46:36+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Forward College aims to "invent a post-AI education system", according to its CEO]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-20T15:33:47+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Rob Jetten]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/430553/international-news-around-world-in-higher-education-research-by-news-tank.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-20T14:37:52+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Harvard University]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431181/meps-from-education-committee-visit-uk-discuss-joining-next-erasmus.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-19T17:20:09+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Delegation of MEPs from the CULT Commtitee in the UK]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-19T15:16:27+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission awards 9,847 MSCA certificates of excellence to postdoctoral applicants]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-19T14:56:17+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[ESSEC Business School opens hub in Mumbai and deepens partnerships with Indian institutions]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-19T10:08:53+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Italy and Uzbekistan "strengthen academic ties" with 10 joint scientific projects]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431041/seventeen-higher-education-organisations-urge-erasmus-2028-2034-keep.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-18T18:05:59+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Seventeen higher education organisations urge Erasmus+ 2028–2034 to keep mobility at its core]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/431032/un-creates-40-member-scientific-panel-on-ai-provide-impartial-assessment-on.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-18T17:07:54+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[UN creates 40-member scientific panel on AI to "provide impartial assessment on opportunities and risks"]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-18T15:53:49+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Spanish State Research Agency sets out new 2026-2028 strategy around internationalisation and equality]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-18T13:55:40+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission allocates €120 million for a research partnership on pandemic preparedness]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-18T12:15:22+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Katarina Mårtensson, Manuel João Costa and Lana Par]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-17T18:20:15+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Central European University launches Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on EU Eastern Enlargement]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/430825/foreeu4all-reappoints-chair-vice-chair-for-second-term.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-17T17:09:46+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Emily Helmeid, Fernando Perez-Peña and Beatrix Busse]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-17T15:31:30+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[US: Cut in R&D spending in 2026 much lower than feared, according to scientific association]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[New Dutch government softens clamp down on English courses and limits on international students]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Macron calls for common EU debt to finance innovation]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[International rankings: THE and QS publication schedule for 2026]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Launch of the TUM Security and Defense Alliance.]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Four university and scientific networks call for stronger recognition of their role in science diplomacy]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[International Association of Universities urges less reliance on rankings in policy]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EIC awards €96 million of Transition grants to 40 projects]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Von der Leyen sets out measures to boost EU global competitiveness and spur innovation]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission awards €404.3 million to postdoctoral researchers under MSCA programme]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EUA develops evaluation programme supporting European university alliances’ strategies]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Philippe Baptiste, French Minister for Higher education, research and space]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission allocates €98 million to academic staff-exchange projects]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Clément Beaune, Anne Lequy and Nathalie Drach-Temam]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Coventry University's campus in Astana, Kazakhstan.]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Rob Jetten (D66), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) present the coalition agreement.]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Philippe Aghion, Nathalie Drach-Temam and Clément Beaune at the opening of Think 2026.]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump administration seeking $1bn "in damages" from Harvard University over antisemitism accusations]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[The Guild sets out recommendations for alliances to recognise and boost value they bring to EU research ]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Senior French and German finance figures set out reform strategy to close EU's innovation funding gap]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Gender Equality Champions in Research & Innovation]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[E³UDRES² alliance publishes Sustainability Guide to "advance green efforts"]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[University Campus Spui]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EU countries and regions offer 101 schemes worth over €1bn to attract global research talent]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-02-02T14:38:56+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Switzerland launches six National Centres of Competence in Research to "strengthen cutting-edge research"]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/428700/commission-proposes-visa-strategy-make-eu-more-attractive-in-global-race.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-02-11T11:03:42+01:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Henna Virkkunen and Magnus Brunner]]></image:caption>
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