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[To our readers] News Tank Academic: One year on - Key insights, what’s new, and what’s next

Launched in May 2024, News Tank Academic is starting its second academic year. Over the past year, our editorial development has grown steadily. We have published nearly 600 articles: original English-language content including news stories, interviews, appointments, policy reports and event…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics
• Article # 409455
• Published on 01/09/25 at 16:00
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MFF : "We must preserve the synergy between education and research and aim to simplify it" (L. Thilly)

"Our message to political decision-makers is as follows: whatever mechanisms are put in place (ECF, Erasmus+, FP10, etc.), we must preserve the fundamental synergy between education and research and aim to simplify it, which we have been talking about for years. If mechanisms such as the ECF can…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 405645
• Published on 15/07/25 at 17:55
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Worldwide, economic results uncorrelated with the rate of access to higher education (Paxter study)

"Public policies based on the idea that more access to higher education means a better economy are disconnected from empirical results", says Pierre Tapie, Chairman of Paxter, on 02/07/2025. He presents the study he conducted alongside Pierre Aliphat, Scientific Director of Paxter, and Nikola…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 405451
• Published on 15/07/25 at 17:02
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Exclusive Alliances: "Moving them to the Competitiveness Fund raises the question of 'agility' (J. Palmowski)

"Moving the alliances to the European Competitiveness Fund raises the fundamental question of directionality and ‘agility’. The Commission President has been clear that she wants the ECF to be agile, to allow her to respond to priorities as they arise, and move budgets accordingly. But agility…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 402796
• Published on 23/06/25 at 17:00
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Cesaer and The Guild's call to "ensure widely spread and predictable call deadlines"

"We call on the European Commission and the member states to ensure widely spread and predictable call deadlines of Framework Programmes year after year, in line with the objective to support the professionalisation of research management and regardless of transition periods in the leadership of…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 400796
• Published on 10/06/25 at 14:02
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An alliance of business schools against climate change to face "a challenge that impacts humanity"

"Business schools pride themselves in being relevant, and climate change is a challenge that impacts humanity, so we need to be present", declares David Bach, President of IMD Business School (Switzerland), on 25/04/2025. He is speaking at the Change Now event in Paris (France), centred around…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Business schools, Executive education, …
• Article # 396338
• Published on 28/04/25 at 18:02
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Implementation of AI: "The biggest challenge academic institutions face is the lack of clear policy"

"The biggest challenge institutions face in effectively integrating AI is the lack of clear policy. It is understandable because technology is rapidly changing so government regulations are sometimes vague", declares Claudio Colaiacomo, Vice President of Global Academic Relations at Elsevier BV…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 386483
• Published on 05/02/25 at 09:17
©  Christophe Licoppe
Exclusive "Need of feedback to explain the European University initiative better to Member States"(R. Minzatu)

"While the European University initiative is only five years old, it is progressing well. But there is still much to do. I need inspiration and feedback from your experiences to explain the concept better to governments and member states, gain more support, and improve the funding", says Roxana…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, European commission, …
• Article # 385233
• Published on 27/01/25 at 11:26
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US election, international student policies, new British guideline: C. Cripps on higher ed news

"Four years ago, when Trump was in office, the higher education sector was talking doom and gloom, but now I think people are more prepared to look at opportunities", declares Christopher Cripps, Vice-President for Europe & International Affairs at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (France)…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): State, Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 347255
• Published on 10/12/24 at 09:00
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Cesaer annual meeting: "Reflecting on the pivotal moment Europe is experiencing" (Orla Feely)

"We gathered for our annual general meeting around several major themes. One of the most pressing was reflecting on the pivotal moment Europe is experiencing. The changes we are seeing could have lasting implications, and we must ensure Europe’s success for decades to come through a strong…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 345100
• Published on 21/11/24 at 17:22