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
