On the agenda - Week 23, 2012

8 juni 2012 - Have all Mediterranean countries given up on their knowledge economies? Portugal fosters high level HE and tech with MIT. Furthermore, in this week’s “On the agenda”: one third of all degrees held worldwide will be from China in 2020 and flowers optimize their colors for bee vision.

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'.