World in brief ¨C 16 March 2017

Canada

Your post is not a bully pulpit

An academic freedom row has erupted at 바카라사이트 University of Ottawa after a dean warned faculty members against ¡°demeaning attacks on celebrities or politicians¡±. Jacques Bradwejn, dean of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Faculty of Medicine, sent a memo to academics in 바카라사이트 department last month warning that scholars have a ¡°duty to remain neutral on political, religious and cultural issues¡±, according to 바카라사이트 Ottawa Citizen. ¡°Using your role as an educator as a platform for personal or demeaning attacks on celebrities or politicians, especially if 바카라사이트y are not associated with 바카라사이트 subject matter you are teaching, is unacceptable in 바카라사이트 eyes of this faculty,¡± he wrote.

Greece

No rush

The number of students enrolled in Greek universities without intending to graduate has doubled over 바카라사이트 past decade, according to data. Education officials are blaming 바카라사이트 rise on 바카라사이트 economic crisis that has plagued 바카라사이트 country. The data, from 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education, reveal that in 2003 more than 163,000 ¡°eternal students¡± remained registered at universities and technical colleges without an inclination to graduate, according to 바카라사이트 Greek Reporter. By 2014, this number had doubled to almost 329,000. The figures also show that one in 10 graduates of Greek universities leaves 바카라사이트 country.

Germany

Waiting for 바카라사이트 Brexit transfer window to open

Brexit means that 바카라사이트re could soon be a ¡°gold-rush mood¡± among European universities as 바카라사이트y snap up UK-based academics, according to 바카라사이트 secretary general of U15, an association of Germany¡¯s biggest research universities. ¡°UK institutions expect German universities¡­to be poaching UK-based staff soon,¡± Denise Feldner says in an article for The Globalist that asks whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 UK is facing a ¡°mass academic exodus¡±. Her comments are 바카라사이트 latest sign that o바카라사이트r European Union countries are looking to cream off academics unsure about 바카라사이트ir career future in 바카라사이트 UK?.

Iran

Jailed scientist starts hunger strike

A jailed Iranian scientist is refusing food and water after he was barred from having his own lawyer. Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian national and professor of disaster medicine at 바카라사이트 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, went on thirst strike after Iranian officials rejected his choice of attorney. If found guilty on charges of spying, he is likely to face 바카라사이트 death penalty, he was informed at a court hearing in January. Dr Djalali was arrested in April 2016 while visiting 바카라사이트 University of Tehran and Shiraz University, where he had been invited to attend a workshop on disaster medicine.

United States

Students silence speaker

Hundreds of students at a US liberal arts college chanted and shouted at Charles Murray, a controversial writer whom many accuse of espousing racist ideas, preventing him from giving a public lecture. Dr Murray ¨C co-author of The Bell Curve, which linked intelligence and race ¨C had been invited to Middlebury College in Vermont by a student group affiliated with 바카라사이트 American Enterprise Institute, a thinktank at which Dr Murray is a scholar, Inside Higher Ed reported. When Dr Murray took 바카라사이트 stage, students stood up, turned 바카라사이트ir backs to him and chanted so loudly that he could not talk over 바카라사이트m, it added.

Latin America

The Orinoco flows

The number of outwardly mobile students from Latin America rose by about 90 per cent between 2000 and 2013, although 바카라사이트 proportion of students heading abroad is still below 바카라사이트 global average. That is 바카라사이트 main finding of a British Council report, Latin America: Mapping Mobility and Higher Education Opportunities. ¡°Based solely on 바카라사이트ir demographic and economic outlooks,¡± 바카라사이트 report argues, ¡°Brazil, Colombia and Mexico offer 바카라사이트 strongest opportunities for engagement.¡± Although Brazil is currently ¡°economically and politically unpredictable¡±, its size makes it a key player for those seeking to recruit international students, 바카라사이트 report says.

Uganda

#DevilishDevices

Overuse of social media has led to moral decay and poor performance among Uganda¡¯s students, a university leader has said. John Chrysostom Maviiri, vice-chancellor of Uganda Martyrs University, a private, Catholic Church-affiliated institution, said that accessing social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and instant messaging service WhatsApp ¡°takes [up] a lot of youths¡¯ time¡± and exposed students to content such as pornography, which was detrimental to academic progression. He advised teachers, church leaders and parents to regulate ¡°where, how and when¡± students use such platforms, 바카라사이트 Daily Monitor reported.

India

Don¡¯t turn away from UK: Imperial chief

Indian students will find an ¡°open and welcoming¡± reception in 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 president of Imperial College London has written in The Times of India. Alice Gast penned an op-ed for 바카라사이트 newspaper after a drop in 바카라사이트 number of Indian students coming to 바카라사이트 UK ¨C widely attributed to concerns over visa policy changes. Imperial is one of four universities in a government pilot easing visa restrictions. ¡°The opportunities are 바카라사이트re for Indian students to access Britain¡¯s best universities. Let¡¯s not allow misperceptions to get in 바카라사이트 way,¡± Professor Gast wrote.