On the Agenda – Week 36, 2015

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4 september 2015 | The real value of higher education, why Silicon Valley falls short in education, academia on Twitter, the struggle for the Horizon 2020 budget, ideas for the next explorations of NASA, the lost generation of Syria when it comes to education and how ISIS is organizing its economy. This week's On the Agenda.

Take 1 –Education

What’s the real value of higher education? @JohnCassidy explores, in this week’s issue: http://t.co/IlviwXsnYB

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 1, 2015

ISIS prints new books for Mosul schools, universities http://t.co/7wTem2XGCC via @RudawEnglish #Iraq #HigherEd #Education #Islamism

— The OBHE (@theobhe) September 2, 2015

Interesting new education #EdNews content from The Verge! Microsoft, Facebook, and others want to make accessibili… http://t.co/nobkMeu4Sz

— The Department (@TheDeptHQ) July 23, 2015

Why Silicon Valley falls short when it comes to education http://t.co/zmyVfeJF74

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) August 31, 2015

Take 2 –Research

The weird and wonderful world of academic Twitter: http://t.co/PV5ChthRyR

— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) September 2, 2015

New journal @RIOjournal aims to publish from ‘all stages of the research cycle’ http://t.co/AGOqQeO3bu pic.twitter.com/F2J4AyUtfm

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) September 4, 2015

Give #research a break! Struggle for #Horizon2020 during negotiations of 2016 EU budget http://t.co/QqUeAokL5F #LERU pic.twitter.com/yTMPSg5SFr

— LERU (@LERUnews) August 31, 2015

What should NASA explore next? Here are some ideas: http://t.co/eszUTsNreJ pic.twitter.com/QPqForTBtL

— NYT Science (@NYTScience) September 2, 2015

Take 3 –Syria

War stops 13 million going to school in Middle East, North Africa: U.N. http://t.co/4qUFNSc2fy

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 3, 2015

The ISIS economy: Crushing taxes and high unemployment http://t.co/l3Ki2vQ8jL pic.twitter.com/5x2M22tYAf

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 3, 2015

In May, Dexter Filkins reflected on his time in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, now being destroyed by ISIS: http://t.co/KacTl8SH3f

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 1, 2015

Education without borders: teaching #Syria‘s lost generation http://t.co/JxnMe9k4de via @GuardianSustBiz

— Development Pros (@GuardianGDP) August 21, 2015

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

At the academic opening of the UvA @ppverbeek talked about the role of academic freedom and valorisation http://t.co/IxnRjhyKlK

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) September 1, 2015

President of Association of Community Colleges hails Obama’s plan for free first years of education http://t.co/bS0SuRaSEO

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) September 2, 2015