Soros urges world leaders to back his $1-billion Global Education Network — from chronicle.com by Dan Parks
Excerpt:
George Soros urged world leaders on Thursday to back his Open Society University Network, a $1-billion effort to integrate teaching and research across higher-education institutions worldwide to solve big problems.
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The Central European University, which Soros founded, and Bard College will team up with Arizona State University and other institutions around the globe, according to a news release.
From DSC:
This is not an endorsement of the GEN nor do I have any perspectives to relay one way or another re: George Soros. I just find the idea of a global learning network/platform very interesting…and likely a piece of our future learning ecosystems.