On the Agenda – Week 23, 2016

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10 juni 2016 | Britain's share of foreign residents with higher education, why academic leaders are afraid of free speech, China's ambition on the market of educational technology, how the candy industry tries to control nutrition science, Google closer to a universal quantum computer and all on Turkey in this week's On the Agenda.

Take 1 –Education

Unskilled EU migration? Britain has highest share of foreign residents with higher education https://t.co/KjNgHvxAPX pic.twitter.com/G6JJSdEmU1

— Ashley Kirk (@Ashley_J_Kirk) June 8, 2016

Why academic leaders are afraid of free speech https://t.co/xLZNZu33xU pic.twitter.com/zQtxnV4mH1

— TheAtlanticEducation (@TheAtlEducation) June 9, 2016

#OECDbizfin report finds #education has an impact on life expectancy https://t.co/SZvF1p99fJ https://t.co/Q4Kx3LKpAr pic.twitter.com/t3RYmtJIqs

— OECD Education (@OECDEduSkills) June 9, 2016

Yes, China is a big #edtech market. But beware the failures in the scramble for market share https://t.co/Cit3t1A1c4 pic.twitter.com/xTlJ6idNBx

— EdSurge (@EdSurge) June 7, 2016

Take 2 –Research

How the candy industry is trying to control nutrition sciencehttps://t.co/VULJK0dJME pic.twitter.com/BdSd380jOs

— Business Insider UK (@BI_Europe) June 3, 2016

Google edges closer to a universal quantum computer. https://t.co/LyWaDqYSlh pic.twitter.com/DvzL8TbmVp

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) June 9, 2016

Girls defy Boko Haram with science https://t.co/ue1nRn6oZ4

— tech&politics (@tech_politics) June 7, 2016

Brain gain: Six ways the EU startup visa will bring success to Europe https://t.co/PVZrof0G9u pic.twitter.com/pu3pv9V81v

— EurActiv Digital (@eaDigitalEU) June 6, 2016

Take 3 –Turkey

Turkey: 78,000 students face exclusion from university. https://t.co/5aZRpVZP5q #highered #Turkey #university #students

— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) June 9, 2016

Turkey’s economy expands by more than forecast https://t.co/V3P9C8KJaF pic.twitter.com/rqIcqhKc3g

— Bloomberg (@business) June 10, 2016

From saying Germany’s press isn’t free to calling women who work “half persons,” it’s been quite a week for Turkey. https://t.co/JCQWD49iPH

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 8, 2016

Is he a uni graduate or not? Could he be disqualified from office? The curious case of President Erdogan’s degree https://t.co/4MXrLC8A2Y

— Selin Girit (@selingirit) June 6, 2016

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

EU presents first ‘Skills Agenda’. “Skills determine Europe’s competitiveness and the capacity to drive innovation” https://t.co/1T8EF41jOk

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) June 9, 2016