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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Marilena Raouna. Deputy Minister of EU Affairs of Cyprus]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee ]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-10T16:56:01+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[ERA Scoreboard 2025]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-10T16:32:47+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EARTO awards prizes to Jožef Stefan Institute and Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology ]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EFMD grants EQUIS seal to nine schools, marking first-time accreditations in Lebanon and Jordan]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-10T14:10:01+02:00</lastmod>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/444084/anoaneta-angelova-krasteva-takes-over-as-director-for-policy-strategy.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-10T10:05:06+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva, Director, DG EAC]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-10T09:29:35+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Senior professor says business schools need to accept they are political bodies]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-09T17:54:07+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EIC Board member calls for building capacity to stop failing projects]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/444046/eu-australia-conclude-negotiations-on-joining-horizon-europe.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-09T17:40:19+02:00</lastmod>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-09T16:13:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Boubacar Camara, minister of higher education, research and innovation, Senegal]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-09T12:13:00+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Sèdami Romarique Mèdégan Fagla, minister of higher education and scientific research]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443841/university-of-pretoria-poster-child-of-china-africa-collaboration.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-08T15:07:19+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Setsipane Mokoduwe, Deputy Director, University of Pretoria]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Senior research policy MEP and Commission's R&I head say EU has to take more risks in investment]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 08/06]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EU 2026 Spring Package: Commission sounds alarm on R&D investment gap and STEM shortages]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission adopts Ocean Eye initiative to expand EU's role in ocean observation]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-05T10:58:22+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Harvard]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-04T17:46:20+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[ESCP students and graduates praise European careers but concerned by economic and geopolitical situation]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-04T17:11:21+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[2026 European Women Innovators Prize]]></image:caption>
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        <lastmod>2026-06-04T16:02:04+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Alliances and UK universities prepare for Erasmus+ association to open new opportunities as full members]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443428/eic-accounts-for-45-of-eu-s-venture-capital-investment-in-quantum.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-04T12:36:38+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina Zaharieva]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443329/european-commission-launches-multibillion-scaleup-europe-fund.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-03T16:23:57+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina Zaharieva at EIC Summit]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Heikki Holopainen, Executive Director of UNIFI]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EELISA Governing Board Meetings in Madrid.]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[European Research Council launches grants worth €210 million for "visionary science in Europe"]]></image:caption>
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Call for research security to be embedded in sector's culture]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443145/belgium-toughens-visa-policy-for-non-eu-students.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-02T17:32:56+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Anneleen Van Bossuyt]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443147/eunice-alliance-strengthens-ties-with-external-associated-partners-prepares.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-02T16:56:15+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[EUNICE General Assembly 2026.]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443087/german-coalition-government-reveals-internal-disagreements-over-reforms.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-02T16:46:32+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:caption><![CDATA[Dorothee Bär]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443088/eight-alliances-call-for-changes-erasmus-mobility-rules-better-support.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-02T14:47:19+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/crop/fill/d1bb36dbedff9b0e9dedfe7b981fc6a9/0/0/6000/4005/1200/627/image-article-443088.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[Eight alliances call for changes to Erasmus+ mobility rules to better support Joint Programmes]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/443106/higher-education-sector-calls-for-restoration-of-erasmus-education-budget.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-02T14:27:04+02:00</lastmod>        
        <image:image>
            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/crop/fill/26b3d71c465ee94c5f3d09efe58c8d4d/0/0/1024/768/1200/627/image-article-443106.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[Higher education sector calls for restoration of Erasmus+ education budget share]]></image:caption>
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    </url>
    
    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/441385/uk-union-protests-universities-closing-arts-humanities-courses-amid.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-02T13:42:30+02:00</lastmod>        
        <image:image>
            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/crop/none/d6c428867fd40b23e52c3500898ccbe4/0/0/1200/627/1200/627/image-article-441385.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[Protest against job cuts in UK universities.]]></image:caption>
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    </url>
    
    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/442986/estonia-leads-eu-in-terms-of-startup-scaleup-performance.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-01T16:51:50+02:00</lastmod>        
        <image:image>
            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/crop/fill/64309637275d9405568b3a419e9df670/0/0/1180/900/1200/627/image-article-442986.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[Estonia leads the EU in terms of startup and scaleup performance]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/442610/senior-commission-r-policy-official-says-eu-must-align-research-security.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-01T15:50:14+02:00</lastmod>        
        <image:image>
            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/crop/fill/0a1416b65b5a85c883da895f4db360c2/0/0/3024/4032/1200/627/image-article-442610.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[Nienke Buisman]]></image:caption>
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    </url>
    
    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/442946/nordic-rectors-conferences-call-for-strengthened-funding-of-research.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-01T14:10:39+02:00</lastmod>        
        <image:image>
            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/crop/fill/cd72e0a43b97cdebf49767f09b6f2523/0/0/720/488/1200/627/image-article-442946.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[Nordic countries include Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.]]></image:caption>
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    <url>
        <loc>https://academic.newstank.eu/article/view/442912/agenda-hei-conferences-events-in-europe-from-01-06.html</loc>
        <lastmod>2026-06-01T12:10:11+02:00</lastmod>        
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            <image:loc>https://img.newstank.fr/fill/6d85789cc5a86e45fed4f103a9a838b0/1200/627/image-article-442912.jpg</image:loc>
            <image:caption><![CDATA[🚨 [Agenda] HEI conferences and events in Europe from 01/06]]></image:caption>
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