On the Agenda – Week 5, 2015

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30 januari 2015 | The crucial role of education in the economic succes of countries. Competition for Genghis Khan's genetic legacy. Afghanistan building its economic system. And in this week's On the Agenda extra focus on China which further tightens the internet as well as its education.

Take 1 – Education

The crucial role of #education in the economic success of countries. #OECD’s @SchleicherEDU talks to @CMRubinWorld http://t.co/DLaW63fPCF

— OECD Education (@OECD_Edu) January 30, 2015

3 forces shaping the university of the future @Harvard http://t.co/Zqs3XLmE0n #wef15 #education pic.twitter.com/cljxCjJLmv

— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 30, 2015

Some blunt advice for future academics who “just want to #teach.” http://t.co/r3mE1xHmxu #mentoring pic.twitter.com/7SP6IKY3we

— Vitae (@chroniclevitae) January 29, 2015

#Afghanistan continues to build its #educationsystem: http://t.co/KRju03o39N Country snapshot by @icefmonitor #intled #globaled #highered

— WES (@WESPicks) January 29, 2015

Take 2 –Research

Most popular this week: Genghis Khan’s genetic legacy has competition http://t.co/IQsxVCG7B9 pic.twitter.com/5atutR7S4e

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) January 30, 2015

This boggling photo shows grains of comet dust caught on the fly by the Rosetta spacecraft: http://t.co/i2YQQNcuSv pic.twitter.com/QSdna982cc

— Slate (@Slate) January 27, 2015

EU research project will develop app to boost #dementia sufferers’ quality of life http://t.co/fH3H2uf94Q #mhealth #InnovateForAge #H2020

— ActiveHealthyAgeing (@EIP_AHA) January 30, 2015

Superhydrophobia, lasers, and the toilet you never need to clean http://t.co/WxtipZpeyI pic.twitter.com/7SgdPGCtRx

— The Economist (@EconSciTech) January 29, 2015

Take 3 – China

China says no room for ‘Western values’ in university education http://t.co/DRizAhCsQj

— The Guardian (@guardian) January 30, 2015

China is clamping down harder on Internet access, cutting off a lifeline for millions of people http://t.co/qPuVeEOZo9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 29, 2015

The Pessimistic and Optimistic Case for the Future of Innovation in China: http://t.co/SB39Y3p2G6

— LA Review of Books (@LAReviewofBooks) January 30, 2015

The question is not: can China innovate? But: what obstructs Chinese innovation? The answer: CCP centralized power. http://t.co/dFYvezJ9tD

— Sam Crane (@UselessTree) January 29, 2015

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

Initiatied by @NetherBXL, the Dutch knowledge sector sets out its agenda for effective innovation and R&D http://t.co/o163V2pO1K

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) January 30, 2015

Strengthen capabilities instead of providing services. @tommilaitio takes lessons in youth policy from London visit http://t.co/oLAyFSApbn

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) January 29, 2015