On the agenda – Week 12, 2012
What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all overthe world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you with a selection ofthe most important topics and items trending in social media.
Take 1 – R&D
@GlobalHigherEd: Cutting red tape in EU Horizon2020: ‘The devil is in the
@Max Planck Press: Nature Publishing Index -Global Top 100: Max Planck Institutes on 3rd place after Harvard& Stanford
@Scholarly Kitchen: Publishing in a WeakPeer-Review Culture – Russian Academics and Paid Publication
Take 2 – Policy
@Nature Magazine: Numbers of young scientistsdeclining in
@Deborah Roseveare: Australian governmentannounces new policies for vocational education and training toaddress skill
@Centerfor International Higher Education: Top university posts stillelude female academics, study
Take 3 -Teaching
@OECDEducation: Andreas Schleicher talks to CBC on present bestpractices and the future of
@JohnDearn: “Making Exams More about Learning” by Maryellen Weimerin Faculty Focus.
@AIR Education: Teacher Turnover Affects AllStudents’ Achievement, Study
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Next G20 of education andteaching to be held in Amsterdam, the
@ScienceGuideEU: 8% of Dutch universityundergraduates decide against degree due to Dutch higher educationfinancing
Meest Gelezen
‘Compensatoir toetsen komt kwaliteit hoger onderwijs wél ten goede’
‘Juist bij flexibiliteit heeft student behoefte aan structuur’
Minister: “Verengelsing ondermijnt de toegankelijkheid van universiteiten”
Wet leeruitkomsten: Doorgeschoten individualisering of broodnodige keuzevrijheid?
Kamer zet voorlopig streep door volgende ronde Groeifonds