Every Monday, France Universités offers you a free weekly update on university-related news. In addition to news relating to France Universités, our Weekly News Watch features information relating to university networks, training and employment, research and innovation in France and...

As the current framework programme, Horizon Europe, enters its 4th year and reaches its midterm, several working groups have been launched by Member States and the European Commission in order to prepare the 10th Framework programm (FP). The French Ministry...

Against the backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions, the European general elections (June 9th 2024) are crucial for the future of the European Union, the preservation of democratic values and the Rule of law. These principles are embodied in the European...

France Universités and the Conference of Deans of French Schools of Engineering (Conférence des directeurs des écoles françaises d’ingénieurs – CDEFI) have taken note of the bill ‘‘to regain control of immigration, integration and asylum policy’’ proposed by Les Républicains...

On the occasion of World Health Day, April 7, 2023, France Universités publishes a report on the state of biomedical research in France and formulates its proposals.
Based on an in-depth bibliometric analysis, the study reveals France’s situation on...

The rectors’ conferences of France – France Universités and CDEFI (the French Engineering School Directors’ Conference), Poland – KRASP, and Germany – HRK, consider European and international cooperation as a cornerstone of the successful work of our universities. Therefore, the...

The first round results of the early general elections on Sunday, June 30, show a real risk of the Rassemblement National (the extreme right party) winning a large majority in the French National Assembly on the evening of the second...

France Universités condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks perpetrated at the end of last week by Hamas on Israeli territory against civilians, including students. It condemns with equal vigor the threat to execute hostages, including children.
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France Universités, the National Rectors’ Conference, wishes to expresses its concern about the Swedish government’s unilateral decision to change the procedure for appointing external members to the country’s university boards, reducing their term of office from 36 to 17 months...

On April 23, 2023, in Ottawa, France Universités – which represents the 73 French universities –, and the Ontario Council on University Research, – which brings together 21 Canadian public universities –, signed a cooperation agreement designed to promote international...