On the Agenda – Week 16, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Greater autonomy is considered as a key factor to be listed among the best universities in the world: “Autonomy from government is often seen as key to the success of the world’s leading universities and higher education systems”: https://t.co/Ge0PsPPFAr
— MagnaChartaObservat (@MagnaChartaObs) 18 april 2018
French students dig in for a bitter battle against Macron’s reforms https://t.co/nZEfJEhPqj by @France24_en #France #HigherEd #Eqalite #Merit #Reform #HE #StudentProtest
— The OBHE (@theobhe) 20 april 2018
Why American students haven’t gotten better at reading in the past 20 years, by @natwexler: https://t.co/wWQson2HRk pic.twitter.com/aaglY0MOJZ
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) 15 april 2018
The program’s name, “Highly Likely Welcome Back,” appears to be a jab at UK PM Theresa May, who said it was “highly likely” that Russia bears responsibility for the poisoning of #Skripal, a former Russian double agent in England.https://t.co/jZ61lIx72q
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) 18 april 2018
Take 2 –Research
Keeping research relevant requires blurring the traditional boundaries among disciplines https://t.co/eA8yUqFvbJ
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) 19 april 2018
Europe’s tech scene is rapidly maturing, as evidenced by new data and research from @tech_eu. Download their latest report ‘Next Station: Europe’ (including my contribution) free of charge here ⇣https://t.co/XEPpkFMkOb pic.twitter.com/O6BaDxiyWl
— Carlos Moedas (@Moedas) 19 april 2018
Can a checklist address the core problems that can lead to poor reproducibility? https://t.co/i3WJWFPQwa
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 19 april 2018
If #China can pull this off it will be massive. Go inside the high-level nuclear fusion facility on Science Island: https://t.co/wyYCAHaVao
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) 18 april 2018
Take 3 –Vietnam
Vietnam reported that its real (inflation-adjusted) GDP growth was 7.4% in the latest quarter, outpacing China https://t.co/zrh8g5ZBU4
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) 19 april 2018
‘No job, no money’: Life in Vietnam for immigrants deported by U.S. https://t.co/oBo1xWiE8R pic.twitter.com/CDWGddQEWk
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) 20 april 2018
Daily chart: Parents in poorer countries devote more time to their kids’ homework https://t.co/pL6hl5NBFd via @TheEconomist#Vietnam, #Malaysia, #Indonesia, #Singapore > all above the global average. pic.twitter.com/HZgyALoKnV
— Miguel Chanco (@mc_economist) 19 april 2018
Vietnam’s biggest developer is targeting an initial equity offering of as much as $2 billion for its luxury residential arm https://t.co/FQoHCyBRjK pic.twitter.com/CP0Yp9VX5R
— Bloomberg (@business) 17 april 2018
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