On the Agenda – Week 05, 2014
Take 1 – Second Chance Education
@emmy_arts: ‘Second chance’ routes into higher education Sweden, Norway and Germany compared.
@EHChalus: Shortsighted move: Further education funding cuts hit students looking for a second chance
@Meetasengupta: On Dropouts and Second Chances in India.
Take 2 – South Korea
@theobhe: Pink slip handed to ‘bad universities’ in South Korea
@litaaja: Book Club: South Korea Hates Its World-Class Education System
@MindShiftKQED: South Korea is starting to think about improving student happiness, not just test scores
Take 3 – R&D
@naturenews: China becomes world’s third-largest producer of research articles
@UniofOxford: Power lines don’t raise risk of leukemia in children
@EPFL_en: Scientists will track people’s emotions via their tweets during the Sochi Winter Olympics
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: A Herculean Task. Can Greece’s ambitious EU Presidency agenda repair its “weakest link” reputation?
@ScienceGuideEU: NATO Secretary General Rasmussen predicts growing technological divide between U.S. and EU: cooperation will become difficult
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’