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🌐 #WeekendRead: Dive into this new article by EUA's Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik and Thomas Ekman Jørgensen, featured in the latest issue of International Higher Education (Center for International Higher Education). This piece explores possible futures of transnational cooperation of European universities outlining drivers of change and four forecasts developed in the context of our project “Universities and the Future of Europe” (#UniFE). It makes a pledge for using foresight and futures thinking in combination with strategic decision-making to enhance the resilience of universities in times of uncertainty and accelerated change. Access the article here: https://bit.ly/45YnCvz DOI link https://bit.ly/4cT1ODM #HigherEducation #FuturesThinking #StrategicPlanning #Resilience #TransnationalCooperation

A must-read: In this insightful paper, League of European Research Universities (LERU) sets out 16 key messages for the incoming European Commission and Parliament.   https://lnkd.in/dGypYCkv   1. Develop a future-proof Multiannual Financial Framework 2. Establish clear responsibilities and funding lines for action 3. Create workable synergies between EU programmes and with EU funds 4. Increase investment in research, innovation and education 5. Harmonise national regulatory frameworks to stimulate innovation and growth 6. Introduce a research, innovation, education check for EU legislative action and inaction 7. Make education a shared competence of the EU and Member States 8. Enshrine the protection of academic freedom in the EU treaties 9. Strengthen sustainable societal transformation and innovation by increasing support for frontier research across disciplines 10. Ensure and stimulate open international collaboration 11. Recognise and support frontrunners 12. Involve universities as key partners in the EU industrial policy 13. Build a real European Research Area 14. Enhance research careers 15. Strengthen the digital sovereignty of universities 16. Support universities to thrive in a changing environment   #FP10 #Europe #HigherEd #Science #Research #Innovation #InternationalCooperation

🎓 367,578 international students studied at a German university in the winter semester 2022/2023, more than ever before. This puts #Germany in third place in the global popularity ranking among students. 🔬 Universities are the basis for Germany's broad scientific and research landscape. These areas are central to the future: by 2025, the proportion of total government spending on research and development is set to rise to at least 3.5 per cent. You can find out more about Germany as a centre of science here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqxvrjKP

Our research report on China Scholarship Council (CSC) Students in The Netherlands is out! We found that the Netherlands is the 4th largest host of CSC sponsored students and researchers worldwide. This reflects the importance of China as a research and innovation (R&I) partner for Dutch knowledge institutions and of the Dutch academic eco-system for China. The majority of the almost 2,200 CSC sponsored students in the Netherlands conduct research in the fields of #engineering, #technology, and #natural_sciences, including #biology, and #agricultural_technology. This collaboration involves both benefits and risks, including a few cases of (potential) dependency of Dutch academic institutions on CSC. Read more about our findings and our recommendations to the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the China Knowledge Network and The Clingendael Institute report by Ingrid dHooghe 高英丽 and Xiaoxue Martin: https://lnkd.in/dWx2NRfD

Science with & for Society (SwafS) at the Alliances of European Universities Given the recent or upcoming conclusion of several SwafS projects within pilot II European Universities Alliances, Norway House helped EU university alliances, including Circle U. (European University Alliance) celebrate their achievements and consider the opportunities and challenges that the Alliances will face in the R&I domain in the future. If you missed it, find the recordings here https://lnkd.in/eJa79D9Q and the presentation slides below.

📣 There's still time to join our International Education Research Seminar TODAY Tuesday (8 Oct) at 12pm! No need to register for this FREE event, simply join the Teams meeting here: https://lnkd.in/gkRcapHK In today's session, Dr Liping (Daisy) Xu, Whitireia-Weltec, will share some findings from her PhD research which examined Chinese students’ experience interacting with education agents, including the rationales of using, or not using, an agent; Chinese students’ expectations; as well as examples of some of the problems encountered. The presentation offers evidence-based recommendations for providers’ engagement strategies when working with agents to recruit students from China.

Why should the Swiss government not reduce its contributions to swissuniversities - Short, informative, to-the-point arguments here: In German: https://lnkd.in/eSVXSrk7 In French: https://lnkd.in/eVgSFQqU By the way: "The number of high school graduates who have access to university is increasing. For 2025-2028, an average annual growth in student numbers of 1.3% is expected for universities and 1.4% for universities of applied sciences; if the basic contributions are not adjusted, the number of students per professorship will increase, which will inevitably lead to a deterioration in the student-teacher ratio."

swissuniversities, together with other stakeholders in the FRI sector, calls for long-term, forward-thinking investment in innovation in Switzerland, rather than an exclusive focus on short-term spending cuts. If Switzerland loses its leading position in education, research, and innovation, it risks long-term structural disadvantages and economic losses that may be difficult, if not impossible, to recover. Research, Education, and Innovation is Switzerland's sustainable ticket to the Future. Where do we want to go? Do we want Switzerland to travel the next 20 years at high-speed with a first-class ticket, or do we think it's ok to see where the "economy" wagon will lead us? #weareswissuniversities

Drapers' Lecture: The UK global research university in turbulent times, 14th November, 5.30pm (followed by networking reception) This year the prestigious Drapers’ Lecture will be given by Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford. Universities have always been highly international: it is central to their strengths, their identity and their contribution. What is the mission of a UK global research university today, how can policymakers support them, and what is their accountability to stakeholders? The speaker will look at where the problems lie, what we can be optimistic about in turbulent times. Find out more and book your place by following the link in the comments, below

New Open Access Book "50 essentials on science communication", covering fundamental to strategic aspects of #sciencecommunication, including tackling fake news and ethical considerations