On the Agenda – Week 39, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Why foreign students along Belt and Road are joining China’s colleges https://t.co/qcCJG8fZHb
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) 27 september 2018
UK risks falling behind rivals in North America and Asia if it does not seize “once-in-a-generation opportunity to break down the silos” between universities and rest of education sector, says @GordonMarsden, Labour’s shadow higher education ministerhttps://t.co/MUotzRwLA2
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 28 september 2018
How health affects working capacity: Indians work for just six-and-a-half years at peak productivity (compared to 20 years in China, 16 in Brazil and 13 in Sri Lanka) https://t.co/KPtPxhTT8I
— Business Standard (@bsindia) 25 september 2018
University ensures that Charlottesville marcher graduated, despite protests to expel him https://t.co/y2mOzPrPYE
— Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) 27 september 2018
Take 2 –Research
France’s budget for research would rise by 2% in 2019, to €25.1 billion. https://t.co/splwAs99vK
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 28 september 2018
Africa: The first step in addressing academic fraud in Africa is recognising its nature and scope. https://t.co/nNSDuyiejo #highered #Africa #academicfraud #universities pic.twitter.com/BVNCLg3ou5
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) 25 september 2018
Why China is a new Nexus of innovation and creativity https://t.co/Ec0HXjdnH1 #paid @OppFunds pic.twitter.com/vZyo5yWeQj
— Forbes (@Forbes) 27 september 2018
More container ships on Arctic sea routes will also mean more black soot… and more melting. https://t.co/qhojkIsQrM
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) 26 september 2018
Take 3 –Switzerland
Swiss rectors speak up in favor of a constructive, stable relationship with the EU. Knowledge is Switzerland’s most important resource. Without a bilateral framework agreement, we endanger our innovation lead and damage our competiveness. @ch_universities, @snsf_ch, @_Innosuisse https://t.co/JMcAsQC1ZM
— Michael Hengartner (@uzh_president) 27 september 2018
Forget chocolate, cheese and watches: fintech could be Switzerland’s hottest industry#Swiss #fintech https://t.co/3MwZdeIP1D
— Scale360solutions (@scale360) 28 september 2018
Start in (high) school: how this program helps high schoolers get a start on their careers #HR https://t.co/n3fHgNYHmN
— Argosight (@argosight) 27 september 2018
Julius Baer is clamping down after a series of run-ins involving Venezuelan oil money, FIFA bribes and arms sales to Russia https://t.co/rfqaT0C7va
— Bloomberg (@business) 28 september 2018
