On the Agenda – Week 44, 2019
Take 1 –Education
China gaat universitair docenten verplichten zich meer te richten op onderwijs in plaats van onderzoek, de Europese zoektocht naar hoger opgeleiden en de rol van onderwijs in de aankomende verkiezingen in Groot-Brittannië.
Professors who only focus on academic research and do not teach undergraduate courses for three consecutive years will be removed from teaching positions at universities, said a new guideline issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. #education #China
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) October 31, 2019
Italy has jobs for skilled workers. So why are one in three young Italians unemployed? Ask Barbara Colombo, whose factory is having trouble hiring. https://t.co/bipFyqD9ii
— Paul Hannon (@PaulHannon29) October 29, 2019
Education level has become another key factor. Those with a low education level (GCSE or below) back the Tories over Labour by 45% to 18%. Those educated to degree level or above are slightly more likely to back Labour (28%) or Lib Dem (28%) than Con (24%)https://t.co/E9Ep1Xbv8h pic.twitter.com/MiwNqlx1YS
— YouGov (@YouGov) October 31, 2019
The education conversation we should be having – @alfiekohn – Washington Post https://t.co/sotaQk8dpf#VoteKids
— First Focus Campaign for Children (@Campaign4Kids) October 31, 2019
Take 2 –Research
De nieuwe CEO van de American Association for the Advancement of Science geeft zijn visie op academisch publiceren, nieuwe trends in onderzoek zorgen voor slechte wetenschap en de groeiende vraag aan PhD’s in Afrika.
The new CEO of AAAS, Sudip Parikh, shares his thoughts on the challenges facing membership organizations and scientific publishers. https://t.co/xVTqg7v3L1
— Jeffrey Mervis (@jeffmervis) October 30, 2019
Opinion: Current research trends incentivize bad science, creating a “bubble” of faulty scientific observations https://t.co/YABOSbrzOr
— Scientific American (@sciam) October 29, 2019
One of the issues coming out of the ninth conference of the African Network for Internationalisation of Education (ANIE) is how universities in #Africa can meet the rising demand for PhDs. Report by Maina Waruru. #highered #PhDhttps://t.co/BS4qoS5k7F pic.twitter.com/bFLGgrkGkl
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) October 31, 2019
Laura Bassi – the Italian philosopher and physicist who became the world’s first woman to earn a professorship in physics – was born on this day in 1711. In her honor, an illustrated celebration of trailblazing women in science https://t.co/CNBDnN2A8J pic.twitter.com/akl4pYcG7f
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) November 1, 2019
Take 3 – Switzerland
Alles over Zwitserland waar men vreest de start van Horizon Europe te moeten missen.
Swiss fear missing out on start of Horizon Europe – and with it, the opportunity to recruit leading researchers, reports @johncmorgan3 https://t.co/dpea63TXHP
— Chris Havergal (@CHavergalTHE) November 1, 2019
Swiss inclusive education policy bears fruit – SWI https://t.co/sZBWeHyMP4 – https://t.co/sZBWeHyMP4 https://t.co/gU5HuNNhzG
— swissbusiness (@swissbusiness) October 29, 2019
How real wages in Switzerland are set to increase for the first time in three years https://t.co/By66mHQ3Ha
— The Local Switzerland (@TheLocalSwitzer) October 28, 2019
Swiss aim for European data protection standards – SWI https://t.co/sZBWeHyMP4 – https://t.co/sZBWeHyMP4 https://t.co/5rFlQ6tRM9
— swissbusiness (@swissbusiness) October 30, 2019
