My daily selection of the most interesting news on the internets:
- What Is a College Degree Worth? – With average college tuition costs rising about 4.4% to 6.5% a year, research shows students are increasingly skeptical about the value of a big-ticket college degree. And more parents are pausing before signing big tuition checks.
- OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 focuses on innovation – What impact has the crisis had on innovation and spending on research and development? How can innovation help to solve environmental and social threats? How are countries tackling these challenges? The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 provides the data and analysis to answer these questions and others to give policy makers an insight into the trends shaping science and innovation.
- A certificate for excellence in internationalisation? (in Dutch) – Accreditatieorganisatie NVAO wil een certificaat invoeren waarmee opleidingen kunnen aantonen dat ze 'goed' of 'excellent' bezig zijn op het gebied van internationalisering. De organisatie lanceerde dit plan vorige week tijdens een seminar over internationalisering en accreditatie. Een pilot moet begin volgend jaar plaatsvinden. Medewerkers van onderwijsinstellingen toonden zich kritisch.
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