On the Agenda – Week 22, 2013
Take 1 – Developing Countries
@OECD_Edu: India’s ancient university that is older than Oxford and Bologna, returns to life
@ForeignAffairs: Africa’s Economic Boom: Why the Pessimists and the Optimists Are Both Right
@ThaneRichard: Students are the victims and culprits of India’s broken higher education system
Take 2 – Higher Education
@EU_Commission: Prats-Monne : We are expecting a tsunami in higher education – demand in Arabia and Asia will skyrocket
@echarles11: Very interesting case studies of how 1994 group universities are boosting their students’ employability
@IIEGoodman: New report released at #NAFSA13 finds that there are over 46,500 US students pursuing degrees abroad
Take 3 – European Youth Week
@Europarl_EN: European Youth Week: giving young people a voice in the decisions that shape their life
@VassiliouEU: Celebrating 25 years of EU support for Youth
@EuroYouthPortal: 1st winner of YiA awards announced for youth exchange: Flemish-speaking community of Belgium.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: “It is sad to see that many young people are tricked into ‘mediastudies’. It is deception, betrayal even” says Irish Education Minister Ruairí Quinn.
@ScienceGuideEU: European universities cling on to full cost model in Horizon 2020, to strengthen their competitiveness worldwide.
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