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Conflict of interest
A conflict of interest ( COI ) occurs when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act in another.Naar verluidt wil Halbe Zijlstra de subsidiëring van deeltijdstudies afschaffen.
Deeltijdstudies wellicht geprivatiseerd
With a mere eight lines buried in an 82,000-word budget bill passed in 2006, Congress eliminated legislation that had for more than a decade limited how many students colleges could enroll in online courses -- rules aimed at protecting students against dubious programs.
John Boehner Backed Deregulation Of Online Learning, Leading To Explosive Growth At For-Profit Colleges
Google
Pearson
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Apple
inside job: banks & academia
Goldman Sachs - University of Phoenix
private equity investers / banks
AkzoNobel
Akzo Nobel N.V. , trading as AkzoNobel , is a Dutch multinational , active in the fields of decorative paints , performance coatings and specialty chemicals .Unilever [ 3 ] ( Euronext : UNA , LSE : ULVR ) is an Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products . It is the world's third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2011 revenues (after Procter & Gamble and Nestlé ) and the world's largest maker of ice cream. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Unilever
KLM
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (Royal Aviation Company), known by its initials KLM , is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands . KLM's headquarters is in Amstelveen near its hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . KLM operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 90 destinations. It is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. As of 31 March 2010 ( 2010-03-31 ) [update] it had 31,787 employees. [ 2 ]Ter gelegenheid van de opening van het nieuwe academische jaar ontving cultureel entrepreneur Joop van den Ende vandaag een eredoctoraat van Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Joop van den Ende maakte vooral naam met de productie van musicals, films, televisieshows en -drama, maar ook met de bouw van theaters en als cultureel mecenas. Van den Ende is inmiddels een begrip in de internationale media- en theaterwereld.
Joop van den Ende ontvangt eredoctoraat van Nyenrode Business Universiteit - Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Het sponsoren van leerstoelen is op Nederlandse universiteiten een goed gebruik. Vooral de financiële wereld rammelt graag met de geldbuidel wanneer behoeftige universiteiten en lieden met professorale ambities op de koffie komen. Wie niet compleet naïef is, beseft dat dit gevolgen heeft voor de onafhankelijkheid van de wetenschap. Tal van hoogleraren, die vaak ongeclausuleerd door journalisten worden geciteerd, blijken in de praktijk praatjes te verkopen die vaak verdacht veel te maken hebben met de belangen van hun geldschieters. En niet zelden zijn leerstoelen op ondoorzichtige wijze tot stand gekomen en hebben ze een twijfelachtig nut. " Bedriegersstoelen ", noemt FTM-columnist Ewald Engelen dit type zetels die met intellect narcotiserende injecties privaat geld worden geconstrueerd.
Nyenrode hoogleraar Paul Frentrop valt door de mand
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc ( LSE : RDSA , RDSB ), commonly known as Shell , is an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague , Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. [ 2 ] It is the biggest company in the world in terms of revenue (after ExxonMobil ) [ 3 ] and one of the six oil and gas " supermajors ". Shell is also one of the world's most valuable companies . [ 4 ] As of January, 2013 the largest shareholder is Capital Research Global Investors with 9.85% ahead of BlackRock in second with 6.89%. [ 5 ] Shell topped the Fortune 500 list of largest companies in the world. [ 3 ]
Blauw Bloed - 26-1-2013 - TVblik
Deze uitzending van Blauw Bloed staat vrijwel geheel in het teken van de staatsbezoeken aan Brunei en Singapore . Presentator Jeroen Snel volgt koningin Beatrix , prins Willem-Alexander en prinses Máxima op de voet tijdens beide bezoeken, die vooral ook in het teken staan van economische betrekkingen. Naast rondetafelgesprekken en bezoeken aan bedrijven, hebben de Oranjes ook tijd ingeruimd om wat meer van de bezochte landen te zien. Zo maakten de royals in Brunei een boottocht naar een traditioneel waterdorp. En uiteraard is er ook genoeg glitter en glamour te zien tijdens de staatsbanketten en contraprestaties, die in beide landen op het programma staan. In Brunei ontving sultan Hassanal Bolkiah de Oranjes in het Istana Nurul Iman, met 1788 kamers het grootste paleis ter wereld.
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. ( Royal Philips Electronics , commonly known as Philips ) ( Euronext : PHIA , NYSE : PHG ) is a Dutch multinational electronics company headquartered in Amsterdam . It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891 by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik.Charter school mythology -- Part I, The myth of authentic choice
By Mike Klonsky This is the first part of a two-part series of posts on Charter school mythology. "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." -- Anatole France Current conceptions of school choice were originally conceived by free-market, neo-liberal ideologues like the University of Chicago's Milton Friedman. In his 1955 article "The Role of Government in Education" Friedman first proposed a system of publicly operated schools with privately run but publicly funded schools, using payment vouchers issued to parents/consumers.Capitalism and the University: collection of articles
Edited by Des Freedman and Michael Bailey The University as a centre of inquiry, research, teaching and publishing is one of the defining institutions of society. It helps to produce the knowledge on which elites depend as well as the capacity to challenge elite power.NCH
LMU: London Metropolitan University
Murdoch
Bush-clan & Education , Oil and War
Bertil Hult - education first
tools for analysis
charity ? philanthrocapitalism
Bloomberg
ADAC: American Research and Development Corporation
the world's first publicly owned venture capital firm by Jan 6
who owns the law?
international student recruitment - Leeds Equity