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Nathalie Drach-Temam elected President of Sorbonne University

Nathalie Drach-Temam was elected president of Sorbonne University by the University's new Management Board, on Monday 14 December 2021. Having campaigned on Sorbonne University's REUNIS ticket, Nathalie Drach-Temam obtained 24 votes out of 35. She succeeds Jean Chambaz (2018-2021) and has become the first woman president of Sorbonne University.

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EU members 'must step up' for European Universities

EU members ‘must step up’ for European Universities The Council of the European Union, comprising ministers of EU member states, has called on European governments and higher education systems to support the European Universities Initiative (EUI) and make it a central to building a European Education Area by 2025. The ministers have urged more cooperation between education authorities, higher education institutions and stakeholders to remove obstacles to European level cooperation. In this context, they suggest exploring the need for and feasibility of joint European degrees within the alliance of ‘European Universities’. The call came in conclusions, “The European Universities Initiative – Bridging higher education, research, innovation and society: paving the way for a new dimension in European higher education”, adopted on 17 May at a Council education ministers’ meeting moderated by Manuel Heitor, minister of science, technology and higher education of Portugal, which currently holds the EU presidency.

4EU+ Alliance Becomes an Association

These updates are republished press releases and communications from members of the Science|Business Network 4EU+ Alliance Becomes an Association The 4EU+ Governing Board, comprising Rectors of six member universities of the 4EU+ Alliance, met online on 1 April 2021 to pass a resolution to establish an association "4EU+ European University Alliance e.V." The association’s registered office will be in Heidelberg, Germany. “This legal entity represents a strengthened and deepened cooperation among our six researchintensive universities. It is a pledge for a higher level of mutual relations,” said Prof. Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University and Chair of the 4EU+ Governing Board.

French political space slides rightward as Macron, Le Pen swap planks

As next year’s presidential elections in France approach, the two front-runners are trying on each other’s clothes.  Marine Le Pen, traditionally a candidate of the extreme right, is seeking more moderate voters by steering her party, the National Rally, toward the middle ground of French politics. More surprisingly, perhaps, President Emmanuel Macron is veering sharply rightward, shocking many of his supporters and raising questions about the boundaries of acceptable political discourse. Why We Wrote This The French president and his far-right competitor for the 2022 elections are adopting parts of each other’s platforms, throwing into question just what topics are acceptable in the mainstream.

Macron government doubles down on right-wing attack on French universities

Macron government doubles down on right-wing attack on French universities Following the adoption of the “anti-separatist” law in the French National Assembly, Higher Education Minister Frédérique Vidal has continued to defend the government’s measures announced over the past week to bring universities into line with the law. Vidal proposed to investigate all university research in France and to take action against academics guilty of supposed “separatism” and “Islamo-leftism.” Vidal’s proposal highlights the anti-democratic character of the “anti-separatism” law. It restricts religious freedom, overriding the 1905 secularism law in France. It contains a far-reaching attack on the right to association, as all associations are kept under constant threat of dissolution for the actions of their members. In the context of universities, the law is now being used to impose the political criteria of the extreme right on academic researchers.

Paris to Probe How Far 'Islamo-Leftism' Penetrated French Universities

France: 'Islamo-leftism' debate shows just how low Macron's regime can go

Published date: 22 February 2021 11:52 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago Frederique Vidal, the minister of higher education, faces backlash after claiming that 'Islamo-leftism' has become a scourge on society French Minister of Higher Education Frederique Vidal speaks in Mulhouse on 1 October 2020 (AFP) When French Minister of Higher Education Frederique Vidal appeared on CNews last Sunday to warn of the dangers of “Islamo-leftism”, one may wonder whether she had planned to deliberately reignite one of the most destructive debates in the country, or - for structural reasons related to her privilege - she simply felt confident enough to allow herself to be candid?