On the Agenda – Week 12, 2013

Take 1 – India
@indiaedu_ news: President Pranab Mukherjee called for concrete steps to create a “culture of excellence” in Higher Education in India
@Forbes_India: India’s Education Challenge: Designing for Scale or Swell
@IIEglobal: By 2020 India projected to become the ‘youngest’ nation. Outlook on its demographic for education
Take 2 – EU
@NeelieKroesEU: We’re definitely entering the era of open science, and better off for it
@SeanKellyMEP: Parliament vote against MFF prompts new round of lobbying on Horizon2020
@EU_Commission: Education budgets under pressure in Member States
Take 3 – R&D
@PaulMbaker: US Senate votes to defund political science research, save tuition assistance in budget bill
@UniofOxford: Protection from leading malaria vaccine declines over time in young children
@naturenews: BREAKING: Here’s the most detailed picture EVER of the early universe
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Rebecca Mieliwocki: “Civil disobedience from teachers”
@ScienceGuideEU: New Zealand: frontrunner or failure?
Meest Gelezen
Internationale studenten Maastricht faliekant tegen verplichte cursus Nederlands
Alleen bèta’s tegen Erkennen en Waarderen
VVD en CDA willen weer terug naar prestatiebekostiging in het hoger onderwijs
‘Digitalisering slecht voor staf- en studentenwelzijn’
Expliciete directe instructie is minder effectief dan het lijkt
