On the Agenda – Week 7, 2017

Take 1 – Education
The Christian Brotherhood of the USA wants to indoctrinate American school children https://t.co/P56rXyIaSQ
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) February 16, 2017
Plugging India’s teacher shortage with virtual tutors: https://t.co/MDqKiLVZKg by @AmyKazmin pic.twitter.com/eLH8bq1a4p
— FT Special Reports (@ftreports) February 16, 2017
There are more than 200 red army schools in China, where children in military uniforms receive ‘patriotic education’ https://t.co/1HJq2L4haa pic.twitter.com/usx1ASsuqq
— AFP news agency (@AFP) February 13, 2017
A great primer on what’s been happening at South Africa’s universities, with ‘Fallists’ taking hold: https://t.co/om3vYSQlEC pic.twitter.com/cquShW0j8H
— Melissa Korn (@melissakorn) February 16, 2017
Take 2 – Research
UK spending on R&D has lagged behind rest of the OECD https://t.co/qn4inuzBdJ pic.twitter.com/uRfvYazXQb
— FT Special Reports (@ftreports) February 16, 2017
They’re keeping track of what’s already been removed—because yes, the pruning has already begun. https://t.co/u5eSnD8UEF
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) February 13, 2017
Europe’s start-ups and venture capitalists are investing big to challenge Silicon Valley’s dominance https://t.co/6nTSQNJaBd pic.twitter.com/hqi2kyaJq7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 16, 2017
Collaborations between artists and researchers lead to new insights and ways of thinking, argues @ProfKneebone: https://t.co/AawZndRpt4 pic.twitter.com/KoD1cm53wY
— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) February 16, 2017
Take 3 – Turkey
How one of Europe’s biggest geopolitical rivalries became its most unlikely alliance https://t.co/cH6kaOu4Ng
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 16, 2017
New analysis shows Thailand and Turkey could actually be leading the way in terms of global education rankingshttps://t.co/VpTBqik7Rr pic.twitter.com/vgp1V7bwxP
— The Conversation (@ConversationUK) February 16, 2017
Turkey: Universities reeling as academics endure heavy clampdown. https://t.co/O7ABOwOeGe #highered #Turkey #universities #Academics pic.twitter.com/W8Ch8MGIp0
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) February 14, 2017
Maybe it is time Turkish scholars create an exile university, akin to the Free University of Berlin… https://t.co/JZAgBb2Kwn #Erdogan
— Ragnar Weilandt (@RagnarWeilandt) February 13, 2017
And this week on ScienceGuideEU…
Ten recommendations from @euatweets to enhance the Erasmus+ programme https://t.co/KsAXcP1ZDO
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) February 14, 2017
Meest Gelezen
Bekostiging per student in het hbo en wo gaat dalen
De student als consument maakt vrouwelijke docenten extra kwetsbaar
Dijkgraaf wil zijn waaier doortrekken naar het onderzoek in het hbo en mbo
NS onderzoekt financiële prikkels om studenten uit de spits te weren
Fel debat over internationalisering tekent zich af in hoger onderwijs
