On the agenda – Week 8, 2011
What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all overthe world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you with a selection ofthe most important topics and items trending in social media.
Take 1 – Policy
@CIHE: Think global or stay local? Finnishsector weighs its options.
@QS World University Rankings: Harvard for $6700a year?
@OECDEducation: Universities that charge moderate fees, combinedwith robust financial aid, promote access, equity &
Take 2 – Developing countries
@HigherEducation Authority: Libya looks to Ireland as a model foreducation
@TimeMagazine: The world’s largest university struggles to educatemillions of new students in
@EAIE: Indonesia – Controversy over compulsoryresearch publishing for all students.
Take 3 – R&D
@WallStreet Journal: People who work in cafes are onto something: amoderate level of noise prompts more-creative thought, a study
@Elspeth Jones: Belief in cultural superiorityhas declined among Americans across age, gender and education
@Nature Magazine: Wild flower blooms again after30,000 years on
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: “No barriers for science,please” – Interview with Jason Wilde from Nature Publishing Groupon open access.
Meest Gelezen
Wederom intimidatie van journalisten door universiteit, nu in Delft
‘Burgerschapsonderwijs moet ook verplicht worden in hbo en wo’
Extra geld voor bètafaculteiten is daar nooit terechtgekomen
Raad van State: laat taaltoets nog niet gelden voor hbo-opleidingen
‘Wijze van instructie cruciaal voor succes blended onderwijs’