©  University of Florence
Indignation in Italy after anti-Semitic engravings on the door of a Florence university professor

"Unacceptable. There are no other words to describe what happened at the Department of Legal Sciences at the University of Florence", says Giovanna Iannantuoni, president of the Italian Rector's Conference (CRUI) on 22/05/2024. This declaration is in reaction to the engraving of a Star of David…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , State, Universities, …
• Article # 325637
• Published on 22/05/24 at 18:30
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Ulysseus expanding its R&I agenda beyond the European shores with partners in Vietnam and Canada

Ulysseus, one of the 50 existing European University alliances, is working towards becoming an R&I hub reaching beyond the European shores, it says on 21/05/2024 during an online workshop presenting its partnership with the University of Laval (Canada) and the University of Da Nang…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 325432
• Published on 22/05/24 at 17:30
© EUA
European elections: "Get university communities out to vote" (A-L. Claeys-Kulik, EUA)

"We invite our members to mobilise university communities, students, and staff to go out and vote. It's about the civic role of universities to inform students and staff that these elections are happening and that they have an impact", Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik, Deputy Director of Policy Coordination…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Advocacy groups , Quality Assurance, …
• Article # 325384
• Published on 22/05/24 at 08:00
©  Yeray Díaz Zbida
Spanish Government to invest €18.4 Bn in science, "the largest investment in history"

"The State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2024-2027 increases funding by 32% compared to the previous plan", says the Government of Spain on 07/05/2024. "The Council of Ministers has approved the State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research (PEICTI) for…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Research Funding Organisation (RFO), State, Universities, …
• Article # 324897
• Published on 16/05/24 at 12:47
©  PSL
THE Young University Ranking 2024: France first European ranked with five universities in the top 20

PSL Research University Paris (France) is the first European institution ranked in the Times Higher Education Young University Ranking 2024, published on 14/05/2024 and showing the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger. The French university appears in second place (up from…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Universities, Quality Assurance
• Article # 324709
• Published on 15/05/24 at 13:56
©  D.R.
France: Rennes School of Business's Equis accreditation renewed for five years

Rennes School of Business (France) has been awarded renewal of its Equis accreditation by the EFMD for five years, i.e. the maximum period of time possible, the school announces on 06/05/2024. "Among the points praised by the auditors are the differentiation supported by its strategic plan, the…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Business schools, Quality Assurance, Strategy, …
• Article # 324255
• Published on 13/05/24 at 08:53
©  ETH Zürich / Markus Bertschi
ETH Zurich: "With less funding the quality of teaching decreases" (S. Spiegel, VP for Finance)

"We have to look to the future, and the federal budget won't increase so we think that it will be very difficult to maintain ETH’s high quality in the coming years. Financial boundaries will stay and so will the pressure on our budget, therefore we need to take structural measures - possibly even…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, State, Universities, …
• Article # 322900
• Published on 06/05/24 at 13:16
© EU
European funding of dual-use technologies: concerns and revendications from Leru, Cesaer and VLIR

VLIR (the Flemish Interuniversity Council), Cesaer (the association of Universities of Science and Technology in Europe) and Leru (a consortium of European research universities) express their reactions, on 24/04 and 30/04/2024 respectively, after the publication of the European Commission's White…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , European commission, Universities, …
• Article # 323822
• Published on 03/05/24 at 16:20
©  MESR / Alexandra Lebon
Exclusive OECD ministerial council meeting: "A success of scientific diplomacy" (S. Retailleau to News Tank)

"The discussions over the last two days have been a great success of scientific diplomacy", says Sylvie Retailleau, French Minister for Higher Education and Research, to News Tank on 26/04/2024. She co-chaired the ministerial meeting of the OECD's Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Policy, Essentials Politics
• Article # 323401
• Published on 26/04/24 at 10:00
©  Irasutoya / TiTi Lee
Barcelona Declaration: 45 organisations commit to taking a lead for open research information

Making open research information the norm is the first of four commitments made by the 45 signatories of the Barcelona Declaration on open research information, published on 16/04/2024. Among them, organisations and universities from several European and American countries and international…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Funding, Advocacy groups , Essentials Politics
• Article # 321929
• Published on 17/04/24 at 12:50