What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all over
the world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you with a selection of
the most important topics and items trending in social media.
Take 1 - Policy
@Global Higher Ed: Ivy League's failure is Wall
Street's gain.
@Eric
Beerkens: Fallacies of a market approach to public higher education.
@Centre
for Market Reform of Education: Breaking the education
apartheid between academic and vocational skills.
Take 2 - Internationalization
@World Uni Rankings: QS Best Student Cities
Rankings, see the full list here.
@Geoff Wilmshurst: International Student World
Map Based on Tweets.
@UK Border Agency: From 6 April, only the most
talented international graduates can apply to stay in the UK for
work purposes.
Take 3 - R&D
@Mark
Graham: Where do Wikipedia edits come from? Our graphics map
the locations of wikipedia contributions.
@EADI:
Global Food Price Volatility and Spikes: An Overview of Costs,
Causes, and Solutions.
@MIT: Study from MIT Global
Change, China's pollution puts a dent in its economy even
though air quality is getting better.