31/08/2026

When Washington Dreams of the Moon, Europe Worries About Climate Change and the Power Bill

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Reflections on the White House "Golden Age of Science" interview, and what its comment section tells us that the interview itself ...
26/08/2026

The ARWU Ranking Has 500 Seats. China Brought 71 New Universities in 2020

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Introduction Every August when ARWU university rankings are published, the same headlines return. A German university has slipped out of the...
24/08/2026

The Dozen Universities Behind China's Tech Dominance (And Why "They Just Spend More" Misses the Point)

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Introduction Ask almost anyone why China now leads the world in solar patents, battery research, and semiconductor publications, and you wil...

Your Universities Didn't Get Worse. The Scoreboard Ran Out of Seats

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Every August, the same ritual plays out. The Shanghai Ranking, formally the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), publishes its lis...
21/08/2026

Who Runs the University? Governance for the Age of AI

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A three-part explainer on university governance in Europe, the rhetoric that blocks reform, and the systemic changes the Fourth Industrial R...
06/08/2026

Italy Teaches Business. It's Time to Let Students Do Business

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By Gabby Goetz, Makena Maddigan, and Albert Schram, Ph.D. USAC Verona, International Business Program Italy is a nation of entrepreneurs. N...
04/08/2026

Why Is Everyone in Europe Talking About "Competitiveness"?

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  First, what does "competitiveness" even mean? Imagine a shop on a street with ten other shops selling similar things. If your ...