Poison Ivy: Places at Top US Colleges ‘Now Beyond Scarce’! #IvyLeague

Competition for admission to elite US #colleges is now reaching ultra-intense levels, with Ivy League universities routinely turning away >90% of applicants #IvyLeague #collegeadmissionsscandal

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 31, 2019

United States: acceptance rates at #Harvard University are now just 4.5%, while those for Columbia (5.1%), Princeton (5.8%) and Yale (5.9%) are also all down on their respective 2015 levels; indeed, the same is true for every #IvyLeague #college

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 31, 2019

Analysis: competition for places at top US universities is especially pronounced because of the strength and dynamism of the country's #highered sector and is unlikely to diminish any time soon; parents need to prioritise accordingly #parentingtips

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 31, 2019

To watch: #China's incredible applications surge to top US colleges is likely to be followed by a number of other emerging economies, including #ASEAN; top-level scholastic attainment has never been more vital https://t.co/1Jl54ivDmC

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) October 31, 2019

It’s the Language: Former French Colony Switches to English! #highered

#Algeria's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research ('MHESR') Tayeb Bouzid has ordered the country's 77 #universities and #highered institutes to use English rather than French, sparking uproar

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 23, 2019

Supporters of the use of English in #Algeria's #highered system have pointed to the language's dominance in global scientific discourse, but many Algerians have long regarded French as their window into cultural modernity #Francophone

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 23, 2019

Analysis: #Algeria's adoption of #English in its #highered system is inevitable; the question is one of scale, and how to proceed without causing an economic rupture

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 23, 2019

To watch: Algeria is a huge export market for French #universities, with Algerian nationals making up 8% of all foreign students in France's #highered system; Algerians may increasingly choose Anglophone destinations for further study https://t.co/Cy7rsKkzmU

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 23, 2019

Back-to-School Shopping Latest: US College Students Could Join the G20!

College #students in the United States now possess spending power north of US$574bn/year #education #economics

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 19, 2019

United States: college #students in the US were responsible for no less than US$55.3bn in back-to-school shopping alone in 2018, and that season is upon us once again #education #highered

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 19, 2019

Analysis: the #UnitedStates remains the world's higher education behemoth, and it has retained its edge partly through embracing deep globalisation; spending patterns within the sector reflect this #USA #highered

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 19, 2019

To watch: the increasing disparity between the outstanding tertiary level and the erratic secondary level could be bridged by greater discretionary expenditure on #education at younger ages https://t.co/9P7ctZXLyo #highered #USA

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 19, 2019

Divided and Falling: GCSE Outcomes Reflect Stratified Society!

United Kingdom: the attainment gap in GCSE English and Mathematics between the poorest students and everybody else may not be closed until the year 2581 at current rates #education #edchat

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 10, 2019

As recently as 2018, it was predicted that the education disadvantage chasm suffered by the poorest students would not be bridged before 2154, but the trends towards societal inequality are accelerating faster than statisticians can calculate #education

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 10, 2019

Analysis: political divisions within the United Kingdom are actually far milder than social ones, with the country often resembling little more than a series of disconnected micro-identities running in parallel

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 10, 2019

To watch: serious corrective action is needed to get the UK on a sustainable path to being just like any other Western European state; presently, joining #NAFTA as a very junior partner seems to be the dream scenario of its purported elites https://t.co/EruICBcuIK #Brexit

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) August 10, 2019

Changing a Winning Game: Singapore Goes Back to the Blackboard! #PISA

#Singapore is reforming its world-class school system to try and reduce the incredibly high levels of #stress and #anxiety being experienced by all too many #students #PISA

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) July 16, 2019

Changes to #Singapore's education system include the scrapping of some #tests at both primary and secondary levels, and ending streaming in classes such as art and music #exams

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) July 16, 2019

Analysis: the remarkable success of some East and South-East Asian nations in international #scholastic rankings has come at a serious human cost; the tweaks announced by #Singapore Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung are a welcome response #Asia

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) July 16, 2019

To watch: #Singapore topped the PISA 2015 rankings across the three main categories of #mathematics, #reading and #science; reformist pressures will be counterbalanced by the desire to preserve the status quo #PISA https://t.co/kDpk9n7Mb9

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) July 16, 2019

Summer Nights Latest: What’s Happening at Mediolana® HQ?

As June gives way to July and the first half of 2019 yields unceasingly to the second, we at Mediolana are assembling product components from all across Europe; running logistics tests; and generally doing everything possible to ensure a blissful summer ahead. Something very exciting is about to happen – be sure to stay tuned!

If you have any interest whatsoever in becoming ultra-productive, supremely creative and academically peerless, then right now is precisely the time to follow this account #productivity #creativity #education #fashion pic.twitter.com/DXfAY3agoI

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) July 2, 2019

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

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) June 2, 2019

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

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) June 2, 2019

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

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) June 2, 2019

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

— ッ MEDIOLANA® EDU (@Mediolana) June 2, 2019