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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 and Foresight at the EUA, tells News Tank on 17/05/2024.According to her, "what is at stake in this...

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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 the period 2024-2027, which plans to allocate €18.4 Bn to promote science and knowledge through calls for...

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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 third last year), after Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), arriving first for the second...

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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 solidity of its international positioning and the strong anchoring of CSR at Rennes SB", says the...

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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 ones that hurt the university. We need to see what’s possible", says Stefan Spiegel, Vice...

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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 Paper "On options for enhancing support for research and development involving technologies with...

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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 (CSTP) in Paris on 23 and 24/04. The meeting resulted in the "Declaration on Transformative Science,...

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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 research groups.The signatories are committed to:• "work with services and systems that support and enable...

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Excelia Business School: a DBA degree at the start of the 2024 academic year

Excelia Business School will be offering a DBA at the start of the 2024 academic year, the school announces on 04/04/2024. The development of this degree is in line with "Excelia's strategy of positioning its research at the heart of social and societal issues and producing knowledge that benefits civil society".Over the three years, participants will have:• a first year of theoretical and...

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EUA and Swissuniversities call for Switzerland to join Horizon Europe and Erasmus+

“The EUA and Swissuniversities call for a rapid association of Switzerland with Horizon Europe and Erasmus+”, they declare on 04/12/2024. The Swiss Federal Council and the European Commission adopted final mandates for the negotiations between Switzerland and the EU on 08 and 12/03 respectively. “Given the current geopolitical climate and growing concerns about knowledge security, it is more...

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FP10: "a budget commensurate with the EU's needs and ambitions" among the EUA's demands

A budget commensurate with the EU's needs and ambitions, providing a balanced mix of support for basic research, applied research and innovation, promoting the synergistic use of funds, widening participation and maximising excellence, simplifying the rules and structure of the programme, opening up to international cooperation... These are some of the recommendations made by the EUA for the...

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