On the Agenda – Week 35, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Canadian universities have become addicted to the revenues brought in by international students. But how much should they subsidize our institutions? https://t.co/ot39wKUgEP #HigherEd #CdnPoli #CdnUni @AlexUsherHESA pic.twitter.com/oOR8wLThLI
— IRPP/Policy Options (@IRPP) 30 augustus 2018
Students have begun their courses at Westlake University, a private institution in #China that aims to be among the world’s best within 15 years.https://t.co/Jy5yD2ICOy
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 30 augustus 2018
It is a matter of grave concern that the Higher Education System in India, is being subjected to dangerous experimentations, that may ruin its foundations for several generations to come.https://t.co/rupw2oCUC7
— The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) 25 augustus 2018
Denmark to cut international student numbers, targeting university programmes where a large share do not stay on to work in the country. https://t.co/rjplRGxBP6 #highered #Denmark #internationalstudents
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) 31 augustus 2018
Take 2 –Research
Out of 21 social-science results reported in Science and Nature between 2010 and 2015, 62% of findings were able to be reproduced. https://t.co/LBwVV0upPa
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 31 augustus 2018
The heated debate over what killed the dinosaurs may be the nastiest feud in all of science. @bbosker reports: https://t.co/iOqn7M8i8O
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) 11 augustus 2018
To compete in the global #nuclear energy sector, @DavidGattie says the U.S. must develop a strategic, forward-thinking vision to advance the state of nuclear science and keep pace with nuclear #energy leaders China and Russia. https://t.co/NYwOGFHtZz via @thehill
— Nuclear Matters (@Nuclear_Matters) 30 augustus 2018
China is creating its own Silicon Valley with a trillion-dollar economy… and it threatens to swallow up Hong Kong https://t.co/0PBNKdN9Ig pic.twitter.com/E4GponD9LO
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) 29 augustus 2018
Take 3 –Russia
Students should soon be filling back the European University, a world-class liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, after teaching there was banned for a year. The attacks against it illustrated seesaw battles waged in the Russian government. My story: https://t.co/NC46Do1SeG
— Ivan Nechepurenko (@INechepurenko) 27 augustus 2018
How Russian agents tweeted *both* pro- and anti-vaccination messages, mirroring the false equivalency in media (i.e. Jenny McCarthy vs. science) and spreading fear, discord, and malware. https://t.co/iyA2huzeUG
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) 25 augustus 2018
How a language teacher is beating billionaires in Russian online retail https://t.co/o1Gew6f2V9
— Bloomberg (@business) 30 augustus 2018
Putin’s pensions crisis could have an impact on his popularity – but do his ratings really matter at this point? | Mary Dejevsky https://t.co/JAuwfNoMPi pic.twitter.com/OrRpKjUHkN
— The Independent (@Independent) 31 augustus 2018
