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 - Europe
@MITPortugal: At MIT talk, Portugal's foreign
minister emphasizes commitment to 'stability' in Europe.
@Global Higher Ed: What effect is the economic
crisis really having on European Higher Education?
@ESU: Minister scraps Czech university reform bill.
Take 2 - Policy
@Lloyd Armstrong: One third of young people with
a tertiary degree from China by 2020?
@Jamil Salmi: Attracting talent in a global
academic world - How emerging research universities can benefit
from brain circulation.
@INTO: Colleges and universities must take
entrepreneurial approach to overcome challenges, new report says.
Take 3 - R&D
@Futurity News: Flowers 'optimized' colors for
bee vision.
@Indian Higher Education: Our scientists should
speak out, says PM; Scientists ask Centre to cut red tape to aid research.
@InTechWeb: Keep the research library open after
graduation.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Bankers turn from vice to value.
@ScienceGuideEU: The natural enemies of the
cigarette: fruits and veggies.
@ScienceGuideEU: "Europe's governments must
fulfill promise to secure 'highest possible level of public funding
for higher education'.