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
@Julie Harris: The Global Skill Gap: 38 million
to 40 million fewer workers with tertiary education than employers
will need.
@Education intelligence: Higher education
leaders predict a two-tier university system.
@Ed Week: STEM programs - why they make no sense
(in the US).
Take 2 - Internationalization
@Deccan Chronicle: Germany relaxes job rules for
international students.
@CIHE: Ireland joins Brazil scholarship scheme.
@OBHE: UK seeks private finance for overseas
university expansion.
Take 3 - R&D
@PLoS
ONE: Dynamics of Wikipedia edit wars.
@Warwick Knowledge: Alan Turing, Polymath.
@Scholarly Kitchen: The Finch Report on Open
Access has been released.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: How can university leaders
overcome the communication barrier between them and their students?
@ScienceGuideEU: Could geo-engineering turn
Europe into a desert?