On the Agenda – Week 41 , 2016

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14 oktober 2016 | Everything on the South African student protests, why MOOC´s are not dead yet, scientists in the United Kingdom clashing over reforms, India´s rise in science research and science at stake in the upcoming elections in the United States. This week's On the Agenda.

Take1 –Education

Five things you should know about the South Africa student protest: https://t.co/ikRm6mvnrF

— Intl. Business Times (@IBTimes) October 13, 2016

“2 ideas to control the cost of college” https://t.co/4u7EwO03XT

— TIME (@TIME) October 13, 2016

Australia’s first ambassador to China has raised the alarm about China’s influence in the higher education sectorhttps://t.co/j7xVEVCQHi

— ABC News (@abcnews) October 13, 2016

Global: Why #MOOCs aren’t dead and they’re going to get better. https://t.co/RuHR1NUN4S #highered #onlineed

— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) October 13, 2016

Take 2 –Research

Leading scientists clash over sweeping UK research reforms https://t.co/iE00GecD7P pic.twitter.com/jkLRCXvs7H

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) October 14, 2016

#India shows second highest growth in science research: Report https://t.co/jtMuigVM83 (via @IndianExpress) #GREATforCollaboration

— UK in India (@UKinIndia) October 12, 2016

I’m a researcher from the EU and Brexit has left me in limbo https://t.co/R6pYrOj8Hw

— Higher Education (@GdnHigherEd) October 14, 2016

Nobel winner Yoshinori Ohsumi urges investment in science https://t.co/Ze91Xu9Pxg #NobelPrize

— The Japan Times (@japantimes) October 4, 2016

Take 3 – USA

At stake in the upcoming election: whether the next president acknowledges that facts exist https://t.co/b9IyAxVYcL

— WIRED (@WIRED) October 14, 2016

How can you explain the varying levels of backlash against Donald Trump? Here’s the science behind it: https://t.co/9vcixY0pra pic.twitter.com/praGm47Cbv

— Forbes (@Forbes) October 13, 2016

“If current polling holds, Clinton would be the first Democrat in at least 50 years to win college-educated whites.” https://t.co/yXlaarUqIa

— Clay Shirky (@cshirky) October 14, 2016

The existential question of higher education https://t.co/jiz1LXgvqd pic.twitter.com/KWlPuFlVTH

— TheAtlanticEducation (@TheAtlEducation) October 12, 2016

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

The White House has presented a plan for the reaearch and development of artificial intelligence https://t.co/GzoLNYlTRy

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) October 13, 2016