Intellectual property claims of university classes leads to questionable consequences for students and the society. Some – undoubtedly very important – Harvard university professors try to protect the ideas they present in lecture and control the ways students can use them for study and professional life. The university of Texas even suggests professors to make…
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Dubai – Studying in Another Universe
At the same time as Europe is debating scholarships, university fees, taxing academics and student debts, Dubai’s students not only live on another continent but at least financially, in another universe. The campus has its own freeway and the parking lots are packed with all kinds of luxury cars – not of professors, but with…
British Education – Taxing Academics Instead of Charging Students
Facing massive budget cuts, England’s administration gets creative. Instead of further increasing university fees – already the highest in Europe – the ministry of education is thinking about radically changing the system, eliminating fees altogether and introducing a life-long university tax for successful graduates. Like this, socially disadvantaged students could study much more easily, high-income…
Scientific Publications – Quality wins over Quality
Publications are by far the single most important benchmark in the scientific community. Be it for applications for university jobs, university rankings or fundraising, the quantity of published papers is of paramount importance. No wonder that scientist are under pressure to slice their results in many small packages each making their publication list a bit…
