Tag: universities
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Czech culture cannot make it big in science
I remember days when top Czech scientists were denying the Global warming on one Czech scientific website. And here we go. Why the Czech website? Because Czech scientists sometimes struggle with English. You don’t need Czech language to understand scientific news. Czech culture just cannot make it large in scientific fields. Bad governance: Bad top…
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The former politicians give lectures and are generously paid for it. Here is the real reason
You invite a former president to lecture the super-bright students at some prestigious university. And the amount of money he receives is stunning. Is he about to reveal how to make the atomic bomb, or reveal deep secrets of politics? None of it. Shallow sentences at best. You cannot be a politician when not listening…
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Everything you need to know why East Asian universities are lagging
No one is denying Japan or South Korea are developed high-income countries. Their universities can definitely teach how to construct buildings, roads, how to build a nuclear plant, subway system, how to make telephones, and so on. Their universities (unlike the Czech ones) are well-funded, yet they are not on par with the quality of…