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About 350 university leaders and representatives from the higher education sector gathered in Brussels for the European University Association Annual Conference, hosted by the Université libre de Bruxelles.

It has been announced that Dublin will host the XXV ISPIM Innovation Conference later this year. The event is in addition to the second Open Innovation 2.0 (OI2.0) Conference.

The Governing Board of the EIT has unanimously elected Peter Olesen as its next chairman. Olesen will succeed Alexander von Gabain, whose mandate ends on 31 July 2014.

The Greek National Documentation Centre and the European Commission have announced details of the ‘Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2014’ conference.

Climate-KIC CEO Mary Ritter said Europe needs to leverage its combined expertise on climate change mitigation and adaptation to compete globally on energy efficiency.

Climate-KIC and ERRIN EU Capitals: Brussels) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to develop joint activities and share information.

The European Commission has awarded the European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) prize to Barcelona, Spain, “for introducing the use of new technologies to bring the city closer to citizens.”

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has announced details of its fringe sessions at the 2014 Innovation Convention in Brussels.

The Innovation Convention 2014 will host a selection of ‘Innovation Showcases’ featuring interactive demonstrations of new ideas, products, and services from a wide range of fields.

Europe is closing the innovation gap with the United States and Japan but differences in performance between EU member states are still high and diminishing slowly, according to the latest Innovation Union Scoreboard.

A group of independent experts headed by former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho has released its review of EIPs, established under the Innovation Union initiative.

The OECD and the World Bank have launched the Innovation Policy Platform, an interactive website that supports analysts and stakeholders in the innovation policy making process.

The League of European Research Universities, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, and the European University Association will jointly organise a fringe session at the 2014 Innovation Convention.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has launched the 2014 Call for Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) proposals.

KIC InnoEnergy Iberia was named the best private public partnership in R&D at the National Research Awards 2013.

Climate-KIC Germany has called on climate innovation start-ups to apply for their 2014 Acceleration Programme by 19 February 2014.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has published the principles for financing, monitoring and evaluating KIC activities.

The European Commission will host its second Innovation Convention on 10-11 March in Brussels.

The EU Commission is going to fund research into electric powered two-wheelers for the first time.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has organised an information day on the topics for the 2014 Call for Knowledge and Innovation Communities proposals.