The Bloomberg index analyzes dozens of criteria using seven equally weighted metrics, including research and development spending, manufacturing capability and concentration of high-tech public companies.
Seems kind of arbitrary. If spending was down, or innovation was mostly in private hands, that would count against a country.
"where once the U.S. was the uncontested leader in science and engineering, we are now playing a less dominant role.”
The country scores badly in higher education, even though U.S. universities are world-famous. That underperformance was likely made worse by obstacles to foreign students, who are usually prominent in science and technology classes -- first due to the Trump administration’s visa policies, and later to the pandemic." -snip
Not surprised at all.
The US was trying to push coal back to its former glory starting four years ago. What a boob move.
Originally posted by Robtard
"where once the U.S. was the uncontested leader in science and engineering, we are now playing a less dominant role.”The country scores badly in higher education, even though U.S. universities are world-famous. That underperformance was likely made worse by obstacles to foreign students, who are usually prominent in science and technology classes -- first due to the Trump administration’s visa policies, and later to the pandemic." -snip
Not surprised at all.
The US was trying to push coal back to its former glory starting four years ago. What a boob move.
I dunno, my roomate was Indian. I saw a lot of foreign students at Keene New Hampshire.
Not exactly a top tier college, but lets be honest, any university will take those who can afford to pay. The top 1% economically/intellectually of any country will always have a place at Yale, Harvard, or anywhere else they opt to go, which adds up to a lot in a country with billions of people.
Since late 2016 the US has seen a drop in foreign enrollment in schools and that was largely expanded due to Trump's crazy xenophobic rhetoric and shit visa policies in 2017: New NAFSA Data Show First Ever Drop in International Student Economic Value to the U.S -Nov 2016
Roll onto 2020 and covid-19 only made that worse.
edit: Link should be working now