On the Agenda – Week 25, 2018

Take 1 –Education
US colleges are warming up to China’s toughest exam https://t.co/4IS1qeorX9
— Quartz (@qz) 21 juni 2018
‘The economy may have improved, but I certainly haven’t felt it.’ A youth revolt in southern Europe is changing politics. https://t.co/ryx4TflBGc via @WSJ
— Anna Irrera (@annairrera) 18 juni 2018
U.S. Dept. of Education willing to experiment on accreditation, saying it holds back innovators in higher ed https://t.co/DXXyP9N6ho
— Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) 20 juni 2018
Their highly successful model originated decades ago in South Africa but was dumped when the education system was overhauled in 1994. https://t.co/7BrcPUmQEZ
— Sunday Times (@SundayTimesZA) 17 juni 2018
Take 2 –Research
The government’s “settled status” plan for European Union nationals in the UK “will be a serious challenge for our academic community” in its restrictions on exits from the country, according to @RussellGroup https://t.co/pCGrKifhDu
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 22 juni 2018
“An accurate, concise and unbiased synthesis of the available evidence is arguably one of the most valuable contributions a research community can offer decision-makers.’” https://t.co/jRh3xJ1nCG
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 22 juni 2018
Quantity-driven #China beats #India in the #technological #knowhow race https://t.co/pzMpsk16u4 pic.twitter.com/yLOOzEYYEy
— EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) 21 juni 2018
Why Sierra Leone appointed a 31-year old MIT PhD as its first chief innovation officer https://t.co/b0M6N85eh0 via @qzafrica
— Quartz Africa (@qzafrica) 21 juni 2018
Take 3 –Germany
A nationalist Germany is not an impossibility https://t.co/GBy3JHcARr
— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) 21 juni 2018
“He is the kind of person who can bring a beer tent to boiling point” – great profile of Markus Söder, the Bavarian strongman has Angela Merkel in his sights https://t.co/VOEw7ZNzda
— Tony Tassell (@TonyTassell) 22 juni 2018
A new breed of German startups are focusing on its historical strengths – science and manufacturing https://t.co/A9Vi4mmMcz pic.twitter.com/euSQiiA9HN
— Lucy Houghton (@Houghtini) 18 juni 2018
Study or work — or study and work? @NiranjanAjit looks at the secret behind Germany’s manufacturing might. @dw_businesshttps://t.co/V8NgbjtpOr
— DW Volos (@dw_volos) 11 april 2018
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