On the agenda – Week 18, 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 – Teaching
@Neelie Kroes: A big eLearning wake-up call herefor skeptics and European universities
@The Local: Foreign students ‘should learn
@Edutopia: How Project-Based Learning Builds21st-Century Skills.
Take 2 – Internationalization
@CIHE: Delegation of 30 Canadian universitypresidents woos Brazil for exchange students from Sciences WithoutBorders
@International Unit: In the UK ‘wanderlust’, notfinance is the key factor for studying
@JørgenHeramb: At G8 sessions on higher education, the role of moneyproves
Take 3 – R&D
@CERN:Fundamental research impact on your life. Ideas developed at CERNfind practical applications, starting with the
@Linköping University: Is open source good
@Max Planck Society: First successful electroniceye implant.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Online learning – prodigy orproblem
@ScienceGuideEU: Reforming “Erasmus for all”mostly benefits its managers, not
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