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20 septembre 2017

19 cities bid for European Medicines Agency post-Brexit

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Nineteen European cities have bid to host the European Medicines Agency or EMA, which will be relocated from London as a result of Brexit. The agency does not conduct research but draws on hundreds of top scientists from across the world for expert working groups. More...

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20 septembre 2017

Strong punishment for misuse of the title ‘Professor’

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Ministry of Education and Research is proposing new legislation to punish unauthorised use of the title of professor. In a letter outlining proposed new regulations, the ministry said that those falsely using the protected title of professor, or using this title in part, will be punished by fines of up to NOK188,000 (US$22,700). More...

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20 septembre 2017

Students to mobilise against university budget cuts

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Education Alliance or EA, comprising more than 40 Danish student organisations, is calling for a demonstration in central Copenhagen and elsewhere in Denmark on 5 October against government cuts, including what it claims will be a DKK14.7 billion (US$2.4 billion) cut in 2016-21 in higher education spending. More...

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20 septembre 2017

MPs want to scrap HE funding and study-time reforms

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The major Danish political parties except for the Social Democrats are now in favour of scrapping the unpopular progress reform introduced in 2013 to speed up student time to graduation, financially penalising institutions that do not meet specified targets, as previously reported by University World News. More...

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20 septembre 2017

Plan to broaden access to HE raises funding questions

By Jan Petter Myklebust. A proposal by the Minister for Higher Education and Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson to broaden access to universities, sent out for consultation last month, has sparked a row over whether it can be achieved without providing more funding for teaching. More...

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20 septembre 2017

Government unveils post-Brexit science position paper

By Brendan O'Malley. The United Kingdom will seek a far-reaching agreement to strengthen science and innovation collaboration with European partners post-Brexit and would prefer to design a new type of deal than build on existing precedents, according to a position paper published by the government last week. More...

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20 septembre 2017

Pressure rises to take students out of migration target

By Brendan O'Malley. The prime minister is under mounting pressure to remove international students from the target of cutting immigration from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands a year following the release of new figures showing that nearly all students leave the country on time. More...

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20 septembre 2017

Brexit and universities FAQ

What will happen to university collaboration in Europe after Brexit? What do we know, and what do we have to guess? EUA has gathered a few questions that members often raise and provided answers.
With Europe’s research and mobility heavyweight leaving the European Union, many are understandably worried about what will happen in the future. The United Kingdom has been a valued and active partner in research collaborations and a favourite student destination. Will Brexit change this?
EUA has published a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to provide answers based on the current information on the situation.
Click here to download the document as a PDF. More...

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19 septembre 2017

European Commission launch event on "Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions"

A launch event is organised by the European Commission to mark the adoption of its Communication "Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions". The event will take place on 20 and 21 September 2017 in Brussels.
A draft agenda is available and you can register online no later than 8 September 2017. More...

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19 septembre 2017

Brexit: Communiqué from the EU-UK Culture and Education Series (British Council)

The British Council has published a communiqué entitled ‘Our Shared European Future’, outlining specific recommendations to EU and UK leaders. Since January 2017, the EU-UK Culture and Education Series has convened over 500 leaders from the education, culture, science and research sectors across 32 European countries. More...

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