A mercantilist approach to higher education post-Brexit
Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator, used a noughts and crosses graphic to show what leaving the EU means under the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). For what now looks like a majority of Brits, according to a recent YouGov poll, it is not a pretty picture. But the government can consider it a triumph. It shows that, to borrow a phrase from David Cameron, it has made a bonfire of the regulations to get Brexit done.
In this context, it is easy to understand the relief in the United Kingdom’s research-strong universities and its specialised higher education sector that the UK will remain in the EU’s Horizon science and innovation programme, at least for the period 2021-27. The UK, now as a third country in EU terms, will have associated status. The price tag has still to be worked out, because the EU is reviewing the contribution of associated countries in general.
26 Jan 2021 | News
Let the party begin: EU Commission plans ‘symbolic launch’ for Horizon Europe
An event on 2 February will mark the end of the lengthy negotiations and preparations for the next research programme. But with significant elements still to be settled, the funds won’t be flowing for a while
The European Commission is about to uncork the champagne to mark the start of Horizon Europe, but significant parts of the research programme are still being negotiated, as stakeholders scramble for last minute changes.
The Commission and the Portuguese presidency of the EU Council will host the launch event for Horizon Europe on 2 February, with terms for public private partnerships, the legal framework under which the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) will operate, and the scope of the research missions, yet to be agreed.
26 Jan 2021 | News
MEPs raise doubts about the funding of New European Bauhaus
Parliament welcomes the start of the first phase of the project to marry form and function with sustainability, but asks how the Commission plans to fund it
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The New European Bauhaus project has entered the design phase, but the European Commission still has no plan for how it will be funded, prompting the European Parliament’s Culture and Education committee to demand clarity.
“The project needs to be credible, and for the project to be credible, it needs clear results. And for results, we need funds,” said green MEP Diana Riba i Giner.
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This week, the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) providing a framework for the two EU-backed institutions to work together in supporting Europe’s best entrepreneurs.
The MoU marks a crucial step in the process and means that the EIT’s knowledge and innovation communities (of which EIT Health is one), will soon be in position to partner with the EIC.