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3rd RISIS Policymakers Session: behind the excellence of US and EU universities

14.00 - 14.10  Opening by Emanuela Reale, IRCrES- CNR Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth RISIS project datasets system, integrated resources to depict the scientific production   14.10 - 14.45 Presentation by Benedetto Lepori from Università della Svizzera italiana (CH) and University of Paris Est (FR) “Scientific output scales with resources. A comparison of US and European universities”   14.45 - 15.30   Discussion on "Resource Allocation in Higher Education" Sumathi Subramanian, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Policy Officer in…

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RISIS Online Training on Applications of multilevel models to research policy and higher education studies

The Online Methodological course on Applications of multilevel models to research policy and higher education studies is organized by Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and will take place on online platform 19th of October 2020 and 26th of October 2020 Deadline for request of participation: 9th of October 2020 Course main objectives: Introduction of basic concepts and rationales of multilevel analysis. Understanding the applicability of the method, specifically to datasets in research policy and higher education studies. Know and practice the basic steps for…

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5th RISIS Policymakers Session: Heterogeneity of EU Universities call for differentiated strategies

2.00 – 2.10 Welcome & Introduction by Emanuela Reale Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth, CNR-IRCrES   2.10 –3.00  Presentation by Benedetto Lepori                       Università della Svizzera Italiana, USI   3.00 – 3.30 Discussion with: Marc Saillard - National Research Agency, FRANCE   3.30 – 4.00 Debate & Closing   Agenda Policy brief | Issue #5 

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RISIS ETER Dataset, data and indicator needs for the European University Initiative

The 11th RISIS Policymakers Session took place on 13 June in an online format (2– 5 pm CEST)  and was introduced by Yann-Maël Bideau, Policy officer at European Commission.   The European University Initiative, promoted by the European Commission has ignited collaborations and alliances across all European countries. The goal of the 11 Policymakers' session is to discuss the evolution of the Initiative based on new evidence coming from RISIS ETER Dataset.  ETER, the European Tertiary Education Register is a…

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Early evidence of Brexit’s impact on UK HEI participation in H2020

While debates on the accessibility of the United Kingdom (UK) and non-EU countries to Horizon Europe are still ongoing, a research conducted by Marco Cavallaro and Benedetto Lepori (USI, Università della Svizzera Italiana) entitled Institutional barriers to participation in EU Framework Programs.  Contrasting the Swiss and UK cases estimates the effects of access restrictions and uncertainty on the participation of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in H2020. In the paper which is going to be published…

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