Prefab Doubt: Confiscated Classrooms ‘Sold to Highest Bidder’!

#Israel's Ministry of Defence is planning to sell two prefabricated #classrooms that were donated to Palestinian schoolchildren by the European Union #edchat #edu #EU

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The prefab classrooms – which were intended for children in grades 1-6 – were torn down and confiscated by Israeli authorities in October 2018; #Israel has flatly ignored calls by the EU to rebuild them 'without delay' #edu

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Analysis: the theft and destruction of two prefabricated classrooms by the #Israeli authorities represents yet another needless soft power blunder which is not in #Israel's long-term strategic interests

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To watch: #Israel's political spectrum is seemingly shifting ever-rightwards; crucially, the country risks losing its sense of perspective, meaning that basic errors of judgement are becoming baked into everyday dynamics https://t.co/4oan5T4Vhx #edu

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You Bet, Commish: Reflections On Bart Chilton’s Educational Legacy

While normally we at Mediolana are more than pleased to announce the population of our main corporate portal with yet another exclusive article, our latest mediolana.com piece – You Bet, Commish: Reflections On Bart Chilton’s Educational Legacy – is tinged with sadness at the loss of its subject, the former Commodities Futures Trading Commission (‘CFTC’) doyen Bart Chilton (1960-2019); please do take a few moments out from your day to reflect on the educational legacy of this remarkable regulator-turned-broadcaster.

Rediscovering One’s Roots: World-Class English University ‘Self-Investigates Slavery Links’!

The #University of #Cambridge is set to investigate its historical links with #slavery and the possible associated financial gains between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries #edchat

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) May 4, 2019

An advisory group based out of #Cambridge's Centre of African Studies has been tasked with examining the #university's archives, libraries and museums to determine connections with #slavery – and the fiscal implications thereof #edu

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Analysis: the University of #Cambridge is showing considerable courage in launching an investigation into its historical links with #slavery, but this probe may lack independence; its two-year timescale is very compressed

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To watch: the #University of #Cambridge will consider how it might make reparations for any historical slave trade profits; whether these will amount to anything other than symbolic gestures remains to be seen #edu https://t.co/V0iiqf4tA8

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Magic Money Tree Latest: EU Students ‘Perceived as Walking Cash Machines’!

England: international #students from the European Union are facing a sharp post-2021 rise in their already-steep tuition fees as they will no longer be treated the same as domestic nationals #Brexit #Universities #EuropeanUnion

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) April 30, 2019

Presently, #students from the #EuropeanUnion have their English #university tuition fees capped at £9,250/year (€10,730); the government is now looking to remove this limit, meaning that EU students could be billed anything from £10,000-25,000/year (€11,600-€29,000) #edchat

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Analysis: England – which has long treated international students as a magic money tree – risks pricing itself out of the global #highered market through massive, structural and delusional ineptitude #internationalstudents

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To watch: in 2017, there were 135,000 non-British EU #students at UK universities; the equivalent figures for the mid-2020s could make for grim reading as myopic policies bite away the nails of competitive advantage https://t.co/nzUGR4U6dw #universities

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School’s Out, Forever: Leading London Secondary ‘Cancels Friday’!

A top UK state school is to introduce a 4.5 day working week from 09/2019 with the express aim of engendering a 'happier, more productive' institution #schools #edchat #edchateu #happiness

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Forest Gate Community #School – which is ranked as outstanding by government department #Ofsted – has cited the example of New Zealand financial services company Perpetual Guardian, which announced a 20% rise in #productivity after switching to a four-day week

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Analysis: the fact that a simple move to a four-day week by a single #school can generate so many headlines is testament to the incredible inertia within many educational systems #schools #edchat

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To watch: at least some #educators will be watching Forest Gate Community School's future #exam results closely to see if the new 4.5 day week yields the purported gains; whether politics will obstruct other #schools following suit remains to be seen https://t.co/hVZRMbAN6V

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Reaching for the Stars: New #Waseda University President Sets Miraculous Objectives!

Incoming #Waseda #University President Aiji Tanaka has set the incredible target of getting his institution into the top 30-40 global #universities, despite presently placing in the 601-800 category (TES World University Rankings)

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) February 24, 2019

To help propel his #university up the rankings, #Tanaka also wants to send every single #Waseda #student to study abroad, an unprecedented measure even in the world of global education integration #edu #Japan

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Analysis: #Waseda #University's modest international cachet highlights a curiosity of various university ranking mechanisms: the remarkably low placement of East #Asian institutions despite outstanding intakes + #innovation

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To watch: #Waseda #University celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2032; expect yet more ambitious objectives from the cult #Tokyo #highered icon as part of Waseda Vision 150 in the near future https://t.co/m6VUU51jIt

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Going South: Student #Scandal Subverts Taiwanese Overtures to #ASEAN!

#Taiwan's New Southbound Policy of strengthening political and economic ties with #ASEAN has suffered a setback owing to allegations of serious mistreatment of #students from #Indonesia #edu #NewSouthboundPolicy

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 20, 2019

Legislator Ko Chi-en of the opposition Nationalist Party of #China claims that six Taiwanese #universities permitted #Indonesian #students to be used as cheap labour for 10 hours/day in settings such as contact lens factories #edu #Taiwan

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Analysis: similar to #Japan and South #Korea, #Taiwan is a highly-developed Asian economy which is confronting a declining birth rate, and needs international #students to plug the gaps in its #education system #Asia

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 20, 2019

To watch: an increasingly confident #Indonesia has suspended recruitment of its nationals by Taiwanese #universities pending 'better management' conditions; the #ASEAN giant is scheduled to be the fourth-largest economy in the world by 2030 #edu https://t.co/SIvNWEk2kg

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) January 20, 2019