Admiterea 2020 ! Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași are noutăți pentru selecția candidaților
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Examene de absolvire în condiții maxime de siguranță, la USAMV Iași
La Universitatea de Științe Agricole și Medicină Veterinară „Ion Ionescu de la Brad” din Iași (USAMV) a început, de ieri, examenul de finalizare a studiilor pentru tinerii aflați în ani terminali. Pe parcursul întregii săptămâni, cei aproape 600 de absolvenți înscriși la examene, vor susține atât proba scrisă, cât și prezentarea proiectelor, în cele mai sigure condiții oferite de instituție.
La Facultatea de Horticultură s-au înscris 93 de absolvenți, la cele trei specializări, în timp ce la Facultatea de Zootehnie sunt înscriși 109 viitori ingineri, la cele patru specializări.
La Facultatea de Medicină Veterinară, sunt 114 tineri viitori medici veterinari care vor susține examenul de finalizare la sediul instituției, în timp ce tinerii străini, studenți în ultimul an, la Medicină veterinară cu predare în limba engleză, vor susține examenul în mediul online, duminică, 26 iunie, pe platforma ZOOM
Publicație : Evenimentul
‘Witch-hunts’ and whistleblowers: University of the South Pacific in crisis
Vice-chancellor Pal Ahluwalia suspended, then reinstated after he alleged widespread financial irregularities
For decades a jewel in the crown of Pacific regionalism, the University of the South Pacific has endured 12 months of scandal, beset by allegations of widespread financial mismanagement, abuse of entitlements, unearned promotions and millions of dollars improperly spent.
And while the immediate crisis for the Pacific region’s premier education institution appears to have eased with the reinstatement of reformist – and widely popular – vice-chancellor Prof Pal Ahluwalia, the broader turmoil of the university’s governance remains unresolved.
Ahluwalia, reinstated after he was summarily suspended by the university’s executive committee last week, remains at loggerheads with executive and senior management staff, in particular pro-chancellor Winston Thompson, after a report he wrote alleged long-standing and widespread financial mismanagement at the university, running to millions of dollars.
Jointly owned by 12 countries – with campuses in all – and 20,000 students from across the region, it has produced generations of Pacific leaders since its inception in 1968, and has been a crucible for pan-Pacific political movements around independence and democratisation, as well as the region’s anti-nuclear campaign.
The current furore has been described by alumni and staff as one of the greatest crises in the institution’s history.
‘A deeply personal and vengeful vendetta’
Kenyan-born Canadian citizen Ahluwalia began his tenure as USP vice-chancellor in January 2019 with a mandate for reform and modernisation of the 52-year-old institution.
But a report he authored, alleging widespread irregularities, including massive salary increases, misappropriation of allowances, and unearned promotions that took place under the 10-year reign of the former vice-chancellor Prof Rajesh Chandra, and pro-chancellor Thompson, was leaked, bringing intense public scrutiny on the university.
Ahluwalia’s report sparked an independent investigation by New Zealand-based accounting firm BDO, ordered by USP’s audit and risk committee. The BDO report found some of the allegations were substantiated and said further investigation was required along with “stronger oversight” from the university council.
Both Ahluwalia’s original report, and the BDO report, have been seen by The Guardian.
Chandra said the reports “did not find any fraud, corruption or abuse of office against me personally” and that subsequent investigations had “vindicated” him. Thompson said the leak of Ahluwalia’s original report was a “gross injustice”, and the claims within it were “unsubstantiated”.
BDO’s 114-page report found its way into public domain last week, disclosing the names of 25 senior academic and administration staff who were being paid millions of dollars in salaries and allowances, to which they may not have been entitled.
Ahluwalia’s stance has won him the support of faculty and students but it has apparently set him in intractable opposition with many in senior management.
He was suspended by USP’s executive committee, on allegations of unspecified misdemeanours and material misconduct. But a special meeting of the larger university council on Friday reinstated him. Ahluwalia, however, still faces investigation.
Students had threatened to boycott exams and staff shut the library in protest over Ahluwalia’s treatment.
In a statement, Ahluwalia’s supporters and USP alumni claimed that he has been the victim of a “deeply personal and vengeful vendetta” to remove him from office for exposing allegedly corrupt practices at the university.
“Our vice-chancellor is standing up for justice, good governance and transparency,” Elizabeth Reade-Fong, USP’s chief librarian, who has worked at the university for 40 years, told The Guardian.
“We will continue to support him and his work to end corruption at our university.”
‘Thrown under the bus’
Ahluwalia denies all allegations of misconduct and claims he has been the victim of a witch-hunt. “I have no doubt that it is a by-product of that initial report that I took. I was a whistleblower. Most places … in the world whistleblowers are protected. Here I have been thrown under the bus,” he told RNZ Pacific.
Thompson, a former Fijian diplomat, defended the suspension of Ahluwalia.
“The executive council has the power … to take the action … that it did. For anyone to claim that it is acting illegally is clearly incorrect.
“The allegations [against Ahluwalia] need to be investigated, and there are not one or two allegations. There is a long list but a thorough investigation will be carried out so that the facts of those allegations will come forward.”
Across the region, there is significant concern that the university’s reputation has been damaged by the current crisis, along the quality of its teaching. Upwards of 100 academic positions at the university are currently unfilled.
A sub-text to the dispute is concern from smaller Pacific nations that Fiji, USP’s largest Pacific funder and the site of its main campus, is seeking to “nationalise” the university. That claim has been dismissed as “baseless” by Fiji’s government.
But Lionel Aingimea, Nauru’s president and the incoming chancellor of USP, said the executive committee’s suspension of Ahluwalia was illegal, and alleged that the USP was being “hijacked”.
“The region must not allow USP to become another national university. All member countries must have a say in its future,” he said.
Australia and New Zealand are also significant external funders of the university. Australia has been concerned enough about USP’s governance in recent years to withhold millions in funding and remains “concerned about leadership issues at the university”, foreign minister Marise Payne said last week. However, Australia has committed $84m over the next six years to USP.
Nitya Reddy, an alumnus and former vice president of USP student association, said Ahluwalia’s “trial by media” had established “a new nadir in public conduct and good governance”.
But Reade-Fong, who was questioned by Fiji police last week, said Ahluwalia’s subsequent reinstatement was a move in the best interest of education in the region.
“We were a bit fearful that the politics was overtaking the focus of the university with the current experience. But university council reaffirmed for all of us that it still has its eyes in the right direction.”
Publicație : The Guardian
Université: le DUT va devenir un bachelor
Dès la rentrée de septembre 2021, ce nouveau diplôme du grade de licence sera déployé pour ses 24 spécialités dans les 111 IUT.
C’est officiel, les IUT proposeront un diplôme au grade de licence. Fini le bac +2, bienvenue au bac +3. Dès la rentrée de septembre 2021, les étudiants ne s’inscriront plus en DUT, mais en Bachelor universitaire de technologie (BUT). Après six mois de concertation, la commission consultative nationale des IUT a pris sa décision jeudi 18 juin.
Comme l’annonce l’Assemblée des directeurs d’IUT (ADIUT) dans un communiqué, ce nouveau diplôme sera déployé pour les 24 spécialités dans les 111 IUT.Soit un total de près de 700 BUT. «Chaque parcours de BUT sera adossé à un référentiel de compétences qui viendra structurer et assurer, au travers des niveaux de développement identifiés, la progression et la professionnalisation de l’étudiant au cours des trois années de formation», indique l’ADIUT.
Un diplôme pour mieux former les étudiants
Chaque spécialité de BUT proposera au maximum cinq parcours, «qui seront, au choix des IUT, inscrits dans l’offre de formation locale, et adaptés à hauteur d’un tiers des référentiels de formation, pour assurer une adéquation et une cohérence avec les besoins des territoires et les publics», ajoute le communiqué.
Une aubaine pour les étudiants selon Laurent Gadessaud, porte-parole de l’ADIUT et directeur de l’IUT de Créteil-Vitry, dans le Val-de-Marne. «Le BUT est ancré dans le système européen et le processus de Bologne. Il permet de mieux accompagner les profils fragiles qui ne voudraient pas continuer leurs études ensuite et de leur offrir un parcours sécurisé en les formant un an de plus», observe-t-il.
Première édition du BUT et nouveau bac la même année
Ce nouveau diplôme permettra aux étudiants d’allier encore plus la théorie et la pratique. Dès la première année, l’alternance est possible pour découvrir le monde de l’entreprise et de la vie professionnelle. «Le BUT et son cadrage national incarnent les valeurs et missions des IUT: un diplôme national offrant une adaptation locale et une professionnalisation par la technologie, répondant ainsi aux enjeux de la société actuelle et de demain», précise l’ADIUT.
D’ici les 18 prochains mois, les référentiels de formation des trois années de BUT seront rédigés pour que les nouveaux bacheliers de 2021 puissent débuter au mieux cette nouvelle formation. «La mise en place de ce diplôme en même temps que la première édition du nouveau bac était volontaire. Même si le timing est serré, nous voulons permettre aux bacheliers des filières générales mais aussi technologiques, qui connaissent un bouleversement du bac, de bénéficier de cette nouvelle formule», partage Laurent Gadessaud.
Publicație : Le Figaro
« J’ai l’impression qu’on ne me laisse jamais ma chance » : en temps de crise, les difficultés accrues des jeunes diplômés issus de l’immigration
Alors que le marché du travail se tend pour tous les néo-entrants, beaucoup se heurtent à des obstacles supplémentaires pour accéder à des entretiens d’embauche.
Anissa, 22 ans, diplômée de l’ISCPA, une école privée spécialisée dans les métiers de la communication, est dépitée. Sa recherche d’emploi, elle la décrit en un mot : « catastrophique ». « J’envoie cinq à six candidatures par jour depuis presque un an. Quand on me répond, c’est un mail standard pour me dire que je ne suis pas retenue. » Et le contexte actuel risque de ne pas arranger les choses.
Anissa est française, porte un nom maghrébin, vit en Seine-Saint-Denis. Après un bac littéraire, elle s’est lancée dans des études de communication. « Ma formation est peut-être trop généraliste, je ne sais pas… Personne ne me dit jamais ce qui ne va pas. » Volontaire et motivée, la jeune femme aimerait comprendre pourquoi son CV « n’accroche pas », alors même qu’elle assurait des missions en free-lance pendant ses études. « C’est très frustrant. J’ai l’impression qu’on ne me laisse jamais ma chance. »
Elle s’est tournée vers NQT, une association qui accompagne des jeunes diplômés (bac + 3 et plus) des quartiers sensibles ou de milieu modeste dans leur recherche d’emploi. Un système de parrainage par un cadre en poste permet aux jeunes de mieux comprendre les codes du monde du travail. Avec sa marraine, Anissa a profité du confinement pour refaire son CV, travailler ses lettres de motivation et simuler de futurs entretiens. Mais elle n’a toujours pas d’emploi.
« Moins de propositions de postes »
En temps normal, l’accès à un premier travail est déjà semé d’embûches pour les jeunes diplômés issus de l’immigration ou des territoires d’outre-mer, dans un contexte de concurrence accrue – ces vingt dernières années, le nombre de diplômés bac + 5 a augmenté plus vite que celui des emplois qualifiés, selon le Centre d’études et de recherches sur les qualifications (Céreq).
Pour ces jeunes, le plus difficile, bien souvent, est d’accéder à un entretien d’embauche. En 2016, une vaste étude du ministère du travail a montré que, pour un même CV, les entreprises donnaient plus de réponses positives à des candidats aux noms « hexagonaux » qu’à ceux qui portaient un nom maghrébin. En moyenne, l’écart entre les deux types de candidats était de 11 points.
Alors que, dans un contexte de crise entre janvier et avril 2020, le volume d’offres d’emploi destinées aux jeunes diplômés a baissé de 65 % selon l’Association pour l’emploi des cadres (APEC), les difficultés risquent de se renforcer. « Ce sont les jeunes racisés, ceux qui ont déjà habituellement le plus de mal à trouver un emploi, qui seront les premiers touchés par le chômage », estime Mélanie Luce, présidente du syndicat étudiant UNEF, qui vient de sortir une enquête sur les discriminations dans l’enseignement supérieur.
Publicație : Le Monde
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