On the Agenda – Week 9, 2018

Take 1 –Education
“Just 10 years ago, the flow of talent was at about seven Chinese students leaving for every one that came back. Now it’s six [students] returning in every seven.” https://t.co/YvXN3ulrXQ pic.twitter.com/QZtYEshZiR
— Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) 1 maart 2018
Six factors that could shape the future of HE internationalisation. https://t.co/ZuKj9JIvMM #highered #internationalisation #English #branchcampus #AcademicFreedom pic.twitter.com/iyT9rzWo4o
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) 28 februari 2018
Anurag Behar: There is no substitute for education’s role in developing a good society. But in the here and now, we need education, and more https://t.co/x9ndYbdDQ4
— Livemint Opinion (@Mint_Opinion) 1 maart 2018
“I have a daughter who’s 9. When she goes to college, I want her to be able to go to class and feel comfortable and not be worried about some professor grabbing her leg.” https://t.co/gkRjIbh8bC
— The Chronicle of Higher Education (@chronicle) 2 maart 2018
Take 2 –Research
Germany lures top young scientists with new graduate schools https://t.co/QAH2TQd5SO via @timeshighered
— Phil Baty (@Phil_Baty) 1 maart 2018
Meet the group that’s trying to fix the internet https://t.co/WFLSWfhLqf
— POLITICO Europe (@POLITICOEurope) 27 februari 2018
Robert-Jan Smits is about to stand down from one of the most important science-policy jobs in Europe. https://t.co/rpZOB2X3Gg
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 1 maart 2018
Vietnam currently has more than 3,000 new technology firms. We are proud to be one of their tech leading firms – our Ho Chi Minh operation is packed full of talent. https://t.co/DA7X4Bf7Ug
— Atlas Industries (@AtlasIndustries) 2 maart 2018
Take 3 –Italy
Why is Italy’s election such a mess? Political scientist @ProfHansNoel explains https://t.co/7997230yBK via @BV pic.twitter.com/Lc6oT7hSC0
— Bloomberg (@business) 2 maart 2018
A beautiful story on how #migration transformed a village in Tuscany. “They went through wars, moves and economic troubles. We need to integrate those who want to work, because we will all benefit from it.”https://t.co/nUpFQb6N6d
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 25 februari 2018
Italy is a sinking ship, but nobody is paying attention. https://t.co/VVe6PWDHLX
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) 28 februari 2018
Italy’s left is raising fears of resurgent fascism, while adopting the right’s xenophobia: https://t.co/Qoh1gEhycj pic.twitter.com/vn8oJYzcNb
— Slate (@Slate) 2 maart 2018
