On the agenda – Week 43, 2011

24 oktober 2011 - How much competition is good for HE? In Australia doubts are raised about a liberal market approach. Furthermore, this week’s “On the agenda” shows that Chinese students reach record numbers worldwide and education hubs fostering cross-border excellence.

What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all over the world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you a selection of the most important topics and items trending in social media.

Take 1 - Internationalization

@Megan Brenn-White: Students from China to reach record numbers this year, with highest enrollments at US and UK universities http://ow.ly/76Smb

@British Council: De Wit explains the internationalisation of HE and the inclination to apply broad-based labels on it http://goo.gl/fx2Xh

@Jørgen Heramb: Last of the free: will Norway's universal no-fee policy endure? http://bit.ly/pV7W4j

Take 2 - Policy

@Organization for Borderless Higher Education: Three types of education hubs http://bit.ly/ooQzsY by Dr Jane Knight

@Richard Yelland: Quality and assessment in higher ed becoming more global - Madeleine Green writes in 'Change' http://bit.ly/oUR91U

@WISE: "Teachers are the biggest influencers." Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the UK http://bit.ly/qk3B1S

Take 3 - Finance

@Francois Therin: What does La Trobe's budget crisis tell us about marketisation of education? http://bit.ly/qqtz3x

@Harvard Business Review: What business should do about 'Occupy Wall Street' http://s.hbr.org/nUyQCu

@Lloyd Armstrong: Who should pay for higher education? The view from Chile and Colombia http://bit.ly/orwZS2