On the agenda – Week 25, 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 – Policy
@Julie Harris: The Global Skill Gap: 38 millionto 40 million fewer workers with tertiary education than employerswill
@Education intelligence: Higher educationleaders predict a two-tier university
@Ed Week: STEM programs – why they make no sense(in the US).
Take 2 – Internationalization
@Deccan Chronicle: Germany relaxes job rules forinternational students.
@CIHE: Ireland joins Brazil scholarship
@OBHE: UK seeks private finance for overseasuniversity expansion.
Take 3 – R&D
@PLoSONE: Dynamics of Wikipedia edit
@Warwick Knowledge: Alan Turing,
@Scholarly Kitchen: The Finch Report on OpenAccess has been
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: How can university leadersovercome the communication barrier between them and their
@ScienceGuideEU: Could geo-engineering turnEurope into a
