Trading Academic Freedom for Foreign Markets?
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Studenten 18 oktober 2011 17:37 | De nieuwe cateraar Eurest is nog niet eens aan de UvA begonnen of studenten dagen hem nu al uit toch vooral met nieuwe en vernieuwende ideeën te komen voor de catering. UvA-studente natuur- en sterrenkunde Charlotte van Leeuwen en VU-studente religiestudies Maaike de Reuver hebben het nieuwe cateringconcept Yeswecanteen bedacht dat binnenkort een week lang zal worden uitgeprobeerd aan de UvA. ‘Je kunt het zien als een hint aan de nieuwe cateraar, maar ook als tip voor andere universiteiten,’ zegt Charlotte.
Nieuwe cateraar nu al uitgedaagd
Nieuw educatief platform ontwerpers HvA wint internationale competitie
Wetenschap 21 september 2011 11:59 | Een team van medewerkers en studenten van HvA Open BIM Lab dat deelnam aan de Design Asia Live@Singapore competitie, heeft de eerste prijs gewonnen. Het Open BIM Lab is een nieuw educatief platform aan de HvA dat studenten van het domein Techniek laat werken met het Bouw Informatie Model (BIM).
Organisatie 30 augustus 2012 10:54 | In de UB is op de tweede verdieping een nieuwe zaal geopend, die bedoeld is om samen te kunnen werken.
* Praten, bellen en skypen in nieuwe samenwerkingszaal UB
601. Mini-staatjes 17: De republiek Singapore
Mini-staatjes: De republiek Singapore Winsemius rol in founding
SUMMARY He was a Dutch Economist who was Singapore's long-time economic advisor for his invaluable contribution to its development. He was a foreigner, who had faith in Singapore and believed strongly in the fact that it had a future, at a time when not many people did.
Dr Albert Winsemius
National University of Singapore
University Cultural Centre The National University of Singapore ( Abbreviation : NUS ; Malay : Universiti Kebangsaan Singapura ; Jawi script : اونيۏرسيتي كبڠسأن سيڠاڤورا; Chinese : 新加坡国立大学 ; pinyin : Xīnjiāpō Guólì Dàxué ; Abbreviated 国大; Tamil : சிங்கப்பூர் தேசியப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் , Ciṅkappūr Tēciyap Palkalaikkaḻakam ?Yale-NUS College
paid for entirely by the authoritarian city-state of Singapore and its National University of Singapore by Aug 3
Trading Academic Freedom for Foreign Markets | Academe Blog
By Marjorie Heins, founder, Free Expression Policy Project
Concerns over political freedoms at Yale-NUS College resurfaced this week after a Monday article in the Wall Street Journal quoted Pericles Lewis, the college’s president, as saying political parties and political protests will not be allowed on campus.
YaledailyNews: Unease grows over freedoms at Yale-NUS
YaledailyNews: Yale-NUS students deserve free speech
Just over a year before Yale-NUS opens its doors, top University officials remain unable to explain what constraints on political expression its students will face.
YaledailyNews: Miller: Yale’s principles for sale in Singapore
Last Thursday brought news of the final agreement between Yale and the National University of Singapore to open a joint campus. Coverage of this story in the News and the superb editorials of February 11 and April 1 have focused mainly on issues of academic freedom and political repression.Two staff reporters for the News, Ava Kofman and Tapley Stephenson, traveled to Singapore over spring break, interviewing more than 80 sources on the founding of Yale-NUS College — how Singaporeans view the project, how the liberal arts function in Singapore and how the country’s values differ from those on Yale’s campus. This is the final part of the three-part series. (Read part 1 and part 2 .)
Yale values to be tested in Singapore | Yale Daily News
Yale-Singapore Venture to Forbid Political Protest
By SHIBANI MAHTANI" The college, which is wholly funded by the Singapore government and private donors, " by Aug 3