On the agenda – Week 5, 2012

3 februari 2012 - Does the crisis function as a catalyst for Greek HE reforms? Furthermore, in this week’s “On the agenda”: internationalization champion Canada wants more of its students to study abroad and Japan plans to merge its five top research institutes.

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

@Vangelis Tsiligiris: The Debt Crisis and Higher Education Reforms in Greece: A Catalyst for Change.

@University of Kassel: International Student Mobility in Europe in the Context of Bologna Process.

@News direct: UCAS publishes 2012 application figures & analysis by country.

Take 2 - Policy

@Globe and Mail: University leaders want more Canadians to study abroad.

@Andreas Schleicher: Skills matter - Developing an OECD Skills Strategy, presentation.

@The Local: Fees bring flurry of 'fake' colleges to Sweden: After the introduction of tuition fees to Swedish universities.

Take 3 - R&D

@Nature News: Japan plans to merge major science bodies.

@Open Science Federation: Elsevier's Publishing Model Might be About to Go Up in Smoke :: "a revolt of the academics".

@Jules Evans: Royal Society - Neural evidence for the non-utilitarian representation of sacred values.