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The European Commission wants your opinion on a common European higher education qualification, appropriate quality assurance and recognition systems and attractive and sustainable careers in higher education. To this end, it has published consultations aimed at all interested parties - from the higher education sector to partners in its ecosystem, trade unions and employers' organisations, businesses and SMEs, research and innovation institutions, civil society, citizens and Member States (local, regional and national authorities).

The 'EIT Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative' will be extended until 2027. The initiative supports change processes in universities in order to increase their entrepreneurship and innovation potential. During the test phase, 359 universities and 179 institutions from the non-academic sector received 69 million euros in funding. In 65 projects, more than 40,000 students, academic and administrative staff received training on innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition, more than 1000 start-ups and scale-ups were supported.

From 1 January to 30 June, Belgium will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During its Presidency, Belgium will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the Council and promoting cooperation between the Member States. All this will be done under the Presidency's motto "Protect, Strengthen and Prepare".

Our office will be closed from 22 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. We will resume our services on 8 January 2024.

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European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) are central regional contact points that support companies and public sector organisations in overcoming the challenges of digitalisation and increasing their competitiveness. An overarching goal of the EDIH network is to support the achievement of the EU goals for the Digital Decade 2030.

UAS4EUROPE, the unique European network of universities of applied sciences (UAS), conducted a Christmas interview with Prof Dr Walter Schober as part of the "Faces of UAS4EUROPE" series of talks.

On 12 December 2023, the Board of Trustees of Bayerische Forschungsstiftung decided to support the Bavarian research association "Intelligent Manufacturing Processes & Closed-Loop Production - FORinFPRO" with around 2 million euros.

The EU Commission has adopted the European Innovation Council (EIC) 2024 work programme. It opens funding opportunities worth over €1.2 billion in 2024. The majority is dedicated to SMEs and start-ups to develop and scale up “deep tech” innovations in critical fields such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), space, critical raw materials, semiconductors and quantum technologies.

An interdisciplinary research association consisting of 18 scientists from eleven Bavarian universities of applied sciences, universities and non-university research institutions is starting its work to deepen scientific knowledge on the topic of right-wing extremism. The ForGeRex network - Research Network for Contemporary Analyses, Remembrance Practice and Counter-Strategies to Right-Wing Extremism in Bavaria - is being funded for four years by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts with a total of 4.5 million euros.

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) is looking for experts to evaluate funding proposals on agri-food promotional campaigns. Discover more about the eligibility criteria, benefits and application process.