On the agenda - Week 24, 2012

15 juni 2012 - Has the Arab Spring led to a greater demand for study abroad? Unemployment and HE capacity constraints drive students to foreign universities. Furthermore, in this week’s “On the agenda”: Australia faces major transformation of its economy towards export of education and cave art found its way to Spain 40.800 years ago.

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 - Internationalization

@ICEF Monitor: Has Arab Spring contributed to increased demand for study abroad?

@Christopher Ziguras: English students escape the fees nightmare and head for Europe.

@International Unit: Russia announces $US165 million programme: Up to 2,000 students a year to study abroad from 2013 to 2015.

Take 2 - Policy

@John Dearn: Australia has to shift from exporting natural resources towards education and services, new report urges.

@Diplomatic Courier: Talent Mobility: By 2050 population older than 65 will be 67% in Japan, 53% in Germany, 39% in USA and 19% in India.

@OECD Edu: UK: More teachers to learn in classroom, not universities.

Take 3 - R&D

@Bristol University: Uranium-series dating reveals Iberian paintings are Europe's oldest cave art.

@Global Higher Ed: The role of research universities for America's future.

@Max Planck Society: What is beautiful? Max Planck Society plans establishment of a Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

@ScienceGuideEU: Teachers, reclaim higher education! urges Terry Aladjem from Harvard's Derek Bok Center.

@ScienceGuideEU: Economic crisis splits EU education.

@ScienceGuideEU: Rising stars of Latin higher education.