My daily selection of the most interesting news on the internets:
- Number of researchers in developing countries is rising – The number of researchers, on the rise world-wide, jumped by 56% in developing countries between 2002 and 2007, according to a new study published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). In comparison, their number increased by only 8.6% in developed countries during the same period.
- Universities are failing South Africa – Half a million of South Africa’s graduates are without jobs as they don’t have enough occupational experience. So says Ivor Blumenthal, chief executive of the Service Seta (Sector Education and Training Authority), who believes universities don’t offer enough on-the-job training for their graduates.
- White House Begins Campaign to Promote Science and Math Education – To improve science and mathematics education for American children, the White House is recruiting Elmo and Big Bird, video game programmers and thousands of scientists.
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