On the Agenda – Week 41, 2019
Take 1 –Education
Betsy DeVos ziet mogelijk celstraf tegemoet omdat zij geld blijft innen van een failliet instituut, in de Canadese verkiezingen zijn onderwijsinvesteringen een belangrijke inzet en in Colombia gaan studenten juist de straat op om te protesteren tegen bezuinigingen en corruptie in het hoger onderwijs.
Betsy DeVos could be facing jail time for continuing to collect on the debt of former students from a bankrupt institution: https://t.co/8G8APcygSr pic.twitter.com/Jf3EDryWPO
— The Root (@TheRoot) October 8, 2019
Student fees and funding ‘key battleground’ in Canadian election: main political parties take different approaches to improving affordability of higher education https://t.co/Ze7YcOeAW8 pic.twitter.com/J7utFRd4aT
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) October 11, 2019
#Colombia | The march is for quality public education and against corruption.https://t.co/ht5wuHJBFC
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 10, 2019
#Editorial: China is among those countries whose education systems are failing to keep up with the pace of innovation. So China will have to make even greater efforts to reform and improve its education system and further enhance its capacity for innovation. #education
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) October 10, 2019
Take 2 –Research
De 97 jarige John B Goodenough hoorde dat hij de Nobelprijs had gewonnen toen hij zijn tanden aan het poetsen was. Mariya Gabriel overleeft de gesprekken in het Europees Parlement omtrent haar kandidaatschap voor de Europese Commissie en een grote chaos in Amerikaanse laboratoria vanwege een stroomstoring.
John B Goodenough got the news about his Nobel Prize while brushing his teeth. Hear his spirit and infectious laughter at his age all of 97 pic.twitter.com/ILBuF9VWvn
— Partho Dasgupta (@parthodasgupta) October 10, 2019
@timeshighered article about commissioner designate Mariya #Gabriel and the next framework programme. My view: she is qualified for the job and has the right priorities. #HorizonEurope still has open questions in order to become a completely successful programme. pic.twitter.com/iQtBxPrDmm
— Maria Graça Carvalho (@mgracacarvalho) October 10, 2019
California’s massive power outage has triggered chaos in science labs, with researchers scrambling to save specimens and reagents that need to be refrigerated or frozen. https://t.co/9cWfRD91n9
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) October 11, 2019
NEW REPORT: Today we publish new research on unexplained pupil exits from schools – including breakdowns by local authority and multi-academy trust.
You can read all the key findings here: https://t.co/q8e5ByHDcP#PupilExits
— EPI (@EduPolicyInst) October 11, 2019
Take 3 – Turkey
Alles over de chaos in het Midden Oosten nu Erdogan alle ruimte krijgt om het noorden van Syrië binnen te vallen. Wat betekent dit voor de Koerden, voor Europa en voor de situatie in de hele regio?
France says EU summit will discuss Turkey sanctions next week https://t.co/SMrj12RtYq pic.twitter.com/4J1LwRa9Co
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 11, 2019
#YPG-affiliated ANHA claims the Turkish plan to establish the higher education institutions “confirms” #Ankara is trying to engineer the demographic of the region https://t.co/xmF8pkkH0j
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 6, 2019
Why is Turkey launching an offensive in Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria?
[Tap to expand] https://t.co/NFo9tnfskE pic.twitter.com/QtInsxWTbf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 11, 2019
NGO to help Turkish migrants access higher education https://t.co/i3Z0PU7vlE
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) October 9, 2019
Meest Gelezen
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Wet leeruitkomsten: Doorgeschoten individualisering of broodnodige keuzevrijheid?
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