On the Agenda – Week 24, 2015
Take 1 –Education
Sub-Saharan universities must adapt to the shifting career aims of their future graduates, study suggests http://t.co/9YqZ6BDNGx
— World Uni Rankings (@THEworldunirank) June 11, 2015
‘It’s a political failure’: how Sweden’s celebrated schools system fell into crisis http://t.co/eW1ix71JO2
— Mark Priestley (@MarkRPriestley) June 10, 2015
Universities in conflict zones: ‘we face intimidation and arrests’ http://t.co/qnhfkAlC7R
— Higher Education (@GdnHigherEd) June 10, 2015
ICYMI: What a $400-million gift to Harvard could’ve done if it hadn’t gone to Harvard: http://t.co/LNFgzydrC7 pic.twitter.com/A7ToDaeSSM
— Chronicle (@chronicle) June 11, 2015
Take 2 –Research
3 Ways Drones Are Revolutionizing Science http://t.co/NhUWRGaQWF
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) June 12, 2015
Australian science agency staff announce strike http://t.co/O75LxDCqBH pic.twitter.com/fcm6LltRAD
— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) June 11, 2015
A Nobel laureate spoke about his “problem with girls” in science. Now he has resigned http://t.co/OP8isia53B pic.twitter.com/EdmZLeMH9n
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) June 12, 2015
Returned @Space_Station crew worked @ISS_Research that advances our #JourneyToMars: http://t.co/zKiwoWnMzi pic.twitter.com/nLJMPJ00s7
— NASA (@NASA) June 11, 2015
This one’s perfect for a Friday! Fancy becoming a lego professor? Well now you can – Cambridge University is… http://t.co/UFhRu1hxBR
— Voice of Researchers (@Research_Voice) June 12, 2015
Meet @google #privacy chief: Asia more open to #data #innovation than Europe http://t.co/bn2BUSvgXI by @george_chen pic.twitter.com/jAeFN1053h
— SCMP Int’l Edition (@SCMPInt) June 11, 2015
Take 3 –China
China overtakes Japan as Asia’s education powerhouse. India slips in #TimesAsiaUniversityRankings. @timesofindia pic.twitter.com/fNDZ1AqA9D
— Himanshu Shekhar (@HimaanshuS) June 11, 2015
#China investment in biotech paying off http://t.co/PRoORQ4u6h
— The Global IP Center (@globalIPcenter) June 10, 2015
In #China, universities are exploring ways on how #MOOCs can be used in teaching and learning: http://t.co/4kFlQXKOYh pic.twitter.com/sG8RWTvW9N
— World Bank (@WorldBank) June 12, 2015
China brings in the drones to monitor uni entrance exams. http://t.co/zI2bsltVDO pic.twitter.com/jWvDHysvL5
— The Australian (@australian) June 10, 2015
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
China is facing difficulties to match the skills of its graduates with the demands of emerging markets http://t.co/dTYpRTcCwJ
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) June 10, 2015
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