On the Agenda – Week 19, 2016

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13 mei 2016 | How Turkish universities are enrolling thousands of Syrian students, bringing college to students who can't leave home, which fake universities in India to watch for, the 'success' of the EU Commission Think Thank and all on Brazil's ongoing political crises as Temer seems to take over from Rousseff. This week's On the Agenda.

Take 1 –Education

Some 5,600 Syrians enrolled at Turkey’s universities: AFAD https://t.co/3oPlcU45SD pic.twitter.com/HD8rHyrT8D

— Hürriyet Daily News (@HDNER) May 12, 2016

Bringing college to students who can’t leave home https://t.co/bNLXBOpFzv pic.twitter.com/BGIuNmQV8O

— TheAtlanticEducation (@TheAtlEducation) May 12, 2016

Chilling #highered cooperation in #China? https://t.co/nRPoZC2QHT via @insidehighered

— WES (@WESPicks) May 12, 2016

These 22 #Fake Universities Have Been Running In #India For Over 15 Years!-https://t.co/WI7gR2eWKx #Shame pic.twitter.com/tMvaNDcWmt

— Indiatimes (@indiatimes) May 9, 2016

Take 2 –Research

In science, follow the money – if you can.
In @latimesopinion : https://t.co/2yK7jp31LZ pic.twitter.com/Vf7fgeHArg

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 12, 2016

The new @EU_Commission think tank ‘feels like a success’ @ECThinkTank https://t.co/hXAOmT2e3r pic.twitter.com/9ttf7lobMx

— Science|Business (@scibus) May 13, 2016

To confront 21st Century challenges, science needs to rethink its reward system https://t.co/A12EYG3rTr

— Guardian Science (@guardianscience) May 12, 2016

Awarding digital badges acts as powerful incentive for scientists to share data behind rsrch https://t.co/kiXtBrDmb5 pic.twitter.com/JEmRNzeYsa

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) May 13, 2016

Take 3 –Brazil

NYT: “Rousseff is right to question the motives & moral authority of those who ousted her” – calls for new elections https://t.co/mqiIeVQpgW

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 13, 2016

Michel Temer’s plans for Brazil https://t.co/OlMb0A7JYM pic.twitter.com/D9EeuuclvH

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 13, 2016

One of the first actions by Brazil’s new president? Demoting the science ministry. https://t.co/rTRmucwgsg pic.twitter.com/NegO7W57pA

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) May 13, 2016

Previous efforts to control the Zika virus have failed in Brazil, and the Olympics will help spread it globally. https://t.co/499tplSi0E

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 13, 2016

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

EU, @EpNuffic @DAAD_Germany and partners launch program for HE support to Syrian refugees https://t.co/enUjqyTabp

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) May 11, 2016