On the Agenda – Week 40, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Foreign students are picking Chinese campuses over U.S. ones, with scholarships from the Chinese government only increasing annually. https://t.co/GE3blSuIk3 pic.twitter.com/GBt3llfvzI
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) 5 oktober 2018
Hoods, hazing, and heavy drinking: A look inside an elite university’s fraternity culture https://t.co/uBqK7Kejy4 pic.twitter.com/536umBCjHc
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) 1 oktober 2018
Made-in-China robotic startup is changing education in Japan.
Read more: https://t.co/4B2ld6A4PS pic.twitter.com/sYowITdkgq
— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) 5 oktober 2018
Teacher crisis hits London as nearly half quit within five years https://t.co/k85RjO433M pic.twitter.com/qyiojZiPXe
— Campion Consultancy (@campionconsult) 4 oktober 2018
Take 2 –Research
First female Nobel physics prize winner in 55 years had Wikipedia entry denied https://t.co/R9n1UWvxW5
— Guardian Science (@guardianscience) 3 oktober 2018
The trolling trio wondered if a journal might even “publish a feminist rewrite of a chapter from Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.” The answer was yes: https://t.co/KxSSDZfDTA
— Chronicle Review (@ChronicleReview) 4 oktober 2018
University tenure decisions still gloss over scientists’ public outreach https://t.co/oU4xSBvHCU
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 4 oktober 2018
Innovation can happen anywhere. In @TheEconomist, I argue that the best way to guarantee that everyone benefits from the next great idea is to maintain strong ties around the world. #OpenFuture https://t.co/M6jtunsWeg
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) 4 oktober 2018
Take 3 –Spain
The founder of one of Spain’s few “unicorns”, Juan de Antonio, says that the Spanish government needs a wake up call on innovation. @cabify https://t.co/xqZtqShoI7
— Michael Stothard (@MStothard) 1 oktober 2018
Spain’s science minister latest to come under fire https://t.co/uYyBT1TQnL pic.twitter.com/rtWfLUr2gJ
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) 27 september 2018
In 1990 28% of Spain was forested; now the proportion is 37% https://t.co/BkkXbnz1KW
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 5 oktober 2018
In 1990 28% of Spain was forested; now the proportion is 37% https://t.co/BkkXbnz1KW
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 5 oktober 2018
