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Interesting. I guess when it's a matter of national prestige and encouraging scientific accomplishment, the authorities might look the other way. But that's n
by blisterpeanuts 11y ago
Interesting. I guess when it's a matter of national prestige and encouraging scientific accomplishment, the authorities might look the other way. But that's not really the same as complete and open access.
And I agree with you that we don't need even more gaming of the system; but we definitely need more motivation of K-12 students in the math and science fields.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoThe "motivation" should come from a genuine curiosity and interest in making the world a better place. Academia, even western academia, is often motivated by securing more funding so they can....secure more funding. That creates a closed loop that serves no one outside of it. The US News report just shows who is better at gaming the system. Heck, even MIT has its problems, though you'll find more pockets of genuine interest and capabilities. Tsinghua also has a lot of great researchers, but usually this is inspite of, not because of, the games played to optimize for these metrics.