On the Agenda – Week 22, 2016

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3 juni 2016 | This week's On the Agenda with China's students preparing for the Big Test, EU ministers debating higher education, South Korea being the big spending in research, how technology and science can be used to develop Africa and all on France, its teachers, economy and innovation policy.

Take 1 –Education

This Is How #China Preps for the Big Test https://t.co/3e2u685znj via @business @dtiffroberts #gaokao #education

— Fion Li (@fion_li) June 3, 2016

Are the odds of graduating from college a coin flip? 55% of students w loans complete their degree via @TamaraHiler https://t.co/AADH0fWH4l

— Third Way Politics (@ThirdWaySPandP) June 1, 2016

Ministers debate the future of #highereducation with Commissioner @TNavracsicsEU @Parlimag https://t.co/m7QybXEAN0 pic.twitter.com/avgG8FlF1f

— Dods EU Monitoring (@DodsEUM) June 1, 2016

As Brazil cuts student loans, university Kroton seeks to attract private funds: https://t.co/IEYZw79MgO pic.twitter.com/HfvpDKvial

— Denyse Godoy (@denysegodoy) June 1, 2016

Take 2 –Research

Why South Korea is the world’s biggest investor in research https://t.co/BGTW540c62 pic.twitter.com/14G400PSSo

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) June 3, 2016

Using science and technology to develop Africa https://t.co/vKMmfx6yvw

— Nigerian Tribune (@nigeriantribune) June 3, 2016

Britain fourth on ‘good country’ index thanks to science and technology https://t.co/mVVLHzrShg

— The Guardian (@guardian) June 2, 2016

Why European Union Is Hounding Google.

By @RajeevSrinivasahttps://t.co/QaWzHwioYk

— Swarajya (@SwarajyaMag) June 3, 2016

Take 3 –France

France-Education – French teachers sceptical about government plan to boost pay https://t.co/55hPNJ3tAS

— RFI English (@RFI_English) June 1, 2016

For the sake of France’s future, the government has to win the political game https://t.co/H5IiSiDbgN pic.twitter.com/5JKr56LM6D

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 2, 2016

France’s digital minister to Silicon Valley: Strong regulation is good for competition and innovation https://t.co/c93qyY2Cta by @obrien

— VentureBeat (@VentureBeat) May 27, 2016

Interesting piece about refugee school children in nth France BBC News – The school where children go missing https://t.co/mLcchiOEjF

— Catherine Farmer (@gwithiansunset) June 3, 2016

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

“The first unambiguous detection” of ingredients for life by @ESA_Rosetta on comet 67P https://t.co/YFAjR0Phq6

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) May 30, 2016