Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași a lansat prima licitație pentru dezvoltarea unui proiect imobiliar de amploare, într-o zonă selectă din Sărărie (EXCLUSIV)
Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași a lansat o licitație pentru demararea unui proiect pe zona de imobiliare într-o zonă selectă și foarte bună pe segmentul rezidențial al orașului. Este vorba despre începerea lucrărilor pentru realizarea celei mai moderne baze sportive amplasate în zona Sărărie. Pentru început se caută o firmă care să împrejmuiască terenul cu un gard. Urmeaza ca, pe aproximativ 9.000 metri pătrați, să se pună la punct o mega-construcție, unde se vor investi 15 milioane de euro
Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” (UAIC) din Iași a lansat o licitație pentru demararea lucrărilor pentru realizarea celei mai moderne baze sportive amplasate în zona Sărărie! Este vorba despre începerea lucrărilor pentru realizarea celei mai moderne baze sportive amplasate în zona Sărărie. Pentru început se caută o firmă care să împrejmuiască terenul cu un gard.
„Prima licitație legată de acest obiectiv, anume pentru realizare gard de împrejmuire, a fost lansată. Termenul limită pentru depunerea ofertelor de către firmele doritoare este 2 noiembrie 2020. Urmează perioada de evaluare și a contestațiilor, dacă vor fi. Termenul de execuție este de maximum 4 luni. Valoarea acestei lucrări este de 663 mii lei, fără TVA. Cel mai probabil, de anul viitor vom demara și lucrarea mare. Cred că în maximum 4 ani vom finaliza și marea lucrare pentru baza sportivă din Sărărie”, a declarat prof. univ. dr. Tudorel Toader, rectorul UAIC.
Licitație pentru demararea unui proiect pe zona de imobiliare într-o zonă selectă a orașului Iași
Concret, pe o suprafață uriașă amplasată într-o zonă rezidențială a Iașului, de aproximativ 9.000 metri pătrați, se pregătește o mega-construcție, unde se vor investi 15 milioane de euro. Deja, Primăria Municipiului Iași a aprobat Planul Urbanistic Zonal (PUZ). Totul se va întâmpla pe strada Sărărie, numărul 200. Aici, Universitatea „Cuza” va realizeza un Complex Sportiv. Acesta include un compus din terenuri exterioare, bazin de înot acoperit, sală de jocuri sportive, cu terenuri omologate de handbal, baschet și volei, prevăzut cu tribune rabatabile pentru 4.000 de locuri. Construcția va avea o înălțime de 21 de metri din punctul cel mai înalt al terenului natural în zona construită, subsol, demisol, parter și un etaj. E vorba și despre spații verzi, pe acoperișul clădirii urmând a fi propuse astfel de spații, cu respectarea legislației în vigoare.
„Vom construi un Complex Sportiv modern pentru întreaga comunitate academică”, a menționat rectorul Tudorel Toader
Având în vedere toate acestea, rectorul UAIC arată că investiția este destinată atât facultății de profil a instituției de învățământ superior, cât și pentru întreaga comunitate academică a urbei și nu numai.
„Vom construi un Complex Sportiv modern, pentru Facultatea de Educație Fizică și Sport, pentru întreaga comunitate academică. Este nefiresc să ai Facultate de Educație Fizică și Sport, să ai Sportul ca disciplină obligatorie în planurile de învățămant ale tuturor facultăților și să nu ai o bază sportivă modernă. Va fi cea mai modernă din oraș și chiar din întreaga Moldovă, de acest gen!”, a mai transmis prof. univ. dr. Tudorel Toader.
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Rectorul primei universități din Macedonia de Nord, „Chiril și Metodiu”, profesorul Nikola Jankulovski, anunță încheierea unui acord de colaborare extinsă cu Universitatea „Cuza” din Iași
Rectorul primei universități din Macedonia de Nord, „Chiril și Metodiu”, profesorul Nikola Jankulovski, anunță încheierea unui acord de colaborare extinsă cu Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași. Colaborarea academică primește o paletă extinsă de instrumente suport. În acest context, Facultatea de Economie și Administrarea Afacerilor de la „Cuza” a înființat Centrul pentru Studii Balcanice ca Platformă dedicată interacțiunii între România și Balcanii de Vest
Prima universitate din Macedonia de Nord, „Chiril și Metodiu”, prin prof. univ. dr. Nikola Jankulovski, anunță încheierea unui acord de colaborare extinsă cu Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” (UAIC) din Iași. Colaborarea academică primește o paletă extinsă de instrumente suport. În acest context, Facultatea de Economie și Administrarea Afacerilor de la „Cuza” a înființat Centrul pentru Studii Balcanice ca Platformă dedicată interacțiunii între România și Balcanii de Vest.
Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași se implică, la nivel academic, în Balcanii de Vest
Astfel, pe 19 octombrie 2020, rectorul primei universități din Macedonia de Nord, Universitatea „Chiril și Metodiu”, profesorul Nikola Jankulovski, și-a manifestat intenția încheierii unui acord de colaborare extinsă cu Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași.
„Suntem impresionați de realizările dumneavoastră”, a declarat rectorul Jankulovski.
Universitatea macedoneană, cea mai relevantă instituție de învățământ superior din această țară, nu are la momentul actual un acord bilateral cu o terță universitate din România. Macedonia de Nord a primit în luna martie statutul oficial de stat candidat la Uniunea Europeană (UE). Colaborarea academică primește o paletă extinsă de instrumente suport. În acest context, Facultatea de Economie și Administrarea Afacerilor (FEAA) de la Universitatea „Cuza” a înființat Centrul pentru Studii Balcanice ca Platformă dedicată interacțiunii între România și Balcanii de Vest.
Universitatea „Sfinții Chiril și Metodiu” din Skopje este cea mai veche și cea mai mare universitate publică din Macedonia de Nord
Universitatea „Sfinții Chiril și Metodiu” din Skopje este cea mai veche și cea mai mare universitate publică din Macedonia de Nord. Este numită după teologii și misionarii creștini est-romani Sfinții Chiril și Metodiu. În anul școlar 2018-2019, 25.220 de studenți au fost înscriși la universitate. În plus, personalul didactic și de cercetare este alcătuit din 2.390 de persoane. Limba principală de învățare este limba macedoneană, dar există o serie de cursuri care se desfășoară în limbile engleză, germană, franceză, italiană și în limbile minorităților. Statuia „Sf. Chiril și Metodiu” este în centrul campusului. Universitatea este împărțită în 23 de facultăți și 10 institute de cercetare.
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Universities accused of pressuring staff to work on campus
One university says failure to offer ‘full campus experience’ could lead to students seeking tuition fee refunds
Universities have come under fire for pressuring staff to work on campus to create a “vibrant” atmosphere, with one saying it was important students were deterred from seeking tuition fee refunds.
Employees working in administrative roles at both Staffordshire and Birmingham universities told the Guardian that they had been threatened with disciplinary action if they did not come on to campus.
An email from Staffordshire university’s vice-chancellor, Liz Barnes, sent on 27 September, said that staff working from home would have a “deleterious effect” on the university.
She wrote: “Unlike the ‘national lockdown’ earlier in the year, we do not have the same protections against students seeking financial redress if their experience is reduced.
“This means, that if we do not provide the full campus experience to students, albeit in a different way, then students potentially could seek refunds from us. I do not need to highlight the significant impact that such a situation would pose to our income.”
The revelation comes amid growing fears of the risks posed to staff working at universities, where there have been large coronavirus outbreaks in recent weeks. Branches of the University and College Union (UCU) at Birmingham, Birmingham City University, Edinburgh, Queens University in Belfast, St Andrews and Warwick are threatening industrial action over health and safety concerns.
Staffordshire university’s recent blended working policy states: “It is expected that for most staff, the majority of time will normally be spent on the campus.”
One staff member said the policy has turned into a verbal requirement from the university’s executive that all staff – including those in back-office roles such as legal and finance departments – must come into the office three days a week or face disciplinary action.
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She said a new form has been added to the HR system, which staff must complete when they come into the office, with departments monitored on compliance.
An email from the University of Birmingham provost, Tim Jones, sent on 28 September sets out categories of staff required to work on campus, and grants directors the power to demand that their teams are present in person. One staff member said her director was pressuring employees to spend at least 50% of their time on campus or face disciplinary action.
Staff members say the categories are too broad, as they include student support functions that have already shifted most of their activities online. In a poll by the university’s staff network, 92% of respondents said they could do their job from home. An email from its co-chairs criticised a “culture of presenteeism”.
An email from the university’s vice-chancellor, David Eastwood, sent in July insisted that staff work on campus when students return in the autumn “so that when they arrive they feel part of our vibrant community”.
Jo Grady, general secretary of the UCU, which has declared a dispute with Birmingham over its refusal to move online, said: “If it does not change its position we will be moving towards a ballot for industrial action.
“Universities are transmission hotspots, so it’s disappointing that Staffordshire and Birmingham universities are risking the health of their employees by pressuring them on to campus when there’s no need for them to be there.”
A spokesperson for the University of Birmingham said: “We have provided clear guidance about who needs to be on campus and who does not, whilst also noting the university is complex, and with 8,000 staff, line managers are often best placed to assess the local needs of their division.
“The university works very hard to resolve matters with any member of staff asked to attend campus, who has concerns of any nature, in a constructive manner.”
A spokesperson for Staffordshire University said: “During the lockdown period it was clear from a survey completed by nearly a third of our staff that whilst day-to-day activities could be completed remotely inter- and intra-team working were impacted along with our longer-term development plans.
“An email was sent by our vice-chancellor in September informing staff that the university had put in place all the requirements needed to be Covid-secure. The email did not link the vibrancy of the campus with the blended working framework.”
A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Universities are ultimately autonomous and responsible for their own staffing decisions, but we expect them to make sure staff are as safe as possible.”
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Rallies and rent strikes: how students and staff are uniting against Covid chaos
In August, A-level students joined forces to voice their anger on social media at the algorithm that failed to give them fair grades, helping force a government U-turn in favour of teacher-estimated results. Now, some of those same students are stuck in lockdowns at halls of residences at universities across the country, studying online and restricted to socialising with their households – and they’re angry again.
“Students were mobilised by the A-level U-turn. Now they’ve come on to campus, they’re thinking: ‘I’m sitting in my room watching a screen, which I could have done at home, why am I paying this money?’. There’s growing political awareness that enough is enough,” says Sabrina Shah, co-president of the School of Oriental and African Studies students’ union.
Shah says the students she speaks to are angry about the way some campus lockdowns are being policed by private security, the paltry food parcels they’ve been receiving from ill-prepared institutions, and a widespread feeling that they were enticed on to campus to shore up university finances despite the risks posed to their physical and mental health. There’s also a growing suspicion among students that they’re being kept in halls to discourage them from dropping out before December, when universities secure their tuition fee payments from the government, she says.
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As a result, grassroots activist groups are springing up online at campuses across the UK to coordinate actions. Students at several universities, including Warwick, Bristol and Glasgow, are running rent strikes involving hundreds of students. Others at universities including Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool have organised groups under the name Students Before Profit to campaign for better conditions for students locked down in halls.
“People think the university’s abandoned them,” says Laura Verdasco, a third-year psychology and neuroscience student at the University of Glasgow who’s been speaking to students to inform Students Before Profit’s work. “It’s their first year and the situation doesn’t seem to be getting much better, and it’s proven hard to talk to the university.”
This grassroots activism complements a nationwide campaign launched by the National Union of Students (NUS) last month, called Students Deserve Better. The campaign aims to uphold students’ legal rights, including challenging rules that treat them differently to the wider population, safeguarding their finances and ensuring universities prioritise their safety. The NUS is also partnering with rent strike groups to provide activism training.
“The only exciting thing about this moment that otherwise feels really bleak is that we’ve seen an upsurge in the number of localised, grassroots student movements,” says NUS president Larissa Kennedy. “We’re finding ways to support that work.”
Despite some students and staff testifying to tension on campuses, they are increasingly joining forces to share their worries about the health risks of face to face teaching and to hold university leaders and the government to account. Shah has been speaking alongside staff members in rallies run by trade unions and grassroots activist networks. “Academics are on the side of the students,” she says. “I think the cross-union work is scaring the government and institutions. It means we’re more powerful.”
Demands from the groups vary, but typically they ask for more testing; for all teaching be moved online until it is safe to meet face to face; for proper investment in quality remote teaching, including pausing redundancy plans and supplying disadvantaged students with equipment; for students to be released from their accommodation contracts, so they can go home; and – crucially – for the government to bail out any universities which struggle financially as a result.
There is tension in the movement over whether students should receive refunds: while various petitions and student groups such as Refund Us Now are asking for discounts on their education, some believe that this consumer behaviour plays into the marketised higher education system, and see it as a distraction from the broader call to abolish tuition fees.
The challenge staff and students are facing is how to make their voices heard when they can’t meet in person or organise protests. Instead, they’re turning to online networks to galvanise their movement. One staff-led group, UCU Solidarity, sprang up in response to the wave of redundancy announcements at the beginning of the pandemic as a way to support official action by the University and College Union (UCU).
“When we’re working from home we’re atomised from our usual communities, so you have to build solidarity and organise and be seen and heard,” says Bee Hughes, one of UCU Solidarity’s informal organisers and a lecturer and UCU branch officer. “We’re trying to raise awareness, create community and form a grassroots movement.”
UCU Solidarity recently organised a day of action in which staff and students came together to express their concerns. Events included socially distanced protests from students in Manchester, Glasgow, Soas and Brighton; online rallies; talks from MPs including Liverpool Riverside’s Kim Johnson; Twitter storms voicing complaints from angry staff and students at Ulster; and workshops on issues such as intellectual property for online learning. This activism has dovetailed with union branches across the country confronting their leaders after learning that the government’s scientific advisers had called for teaching to move online at the start of the academic year.
“It’s quite a drop in the stomach feeling how bad things actually are,” says Vicky Blake, UCU president. “It’s a real moment of reckoning across the sector. There needs to be some leadership that goes beyond offering a few Pot Noodles to some students to make things better.”
Blake thinks the union’s work has been given added power by staff and students’ grassroots activism and the networks they’ve developed to share experiences and offer support. She sees this as a distinctive feature of social organising online.
“We’re learning from each other, across trade union and activist movements, how to do something positive that helps bring people together,” she says. “It’s quite an organic thing, and I think it shows how bad the situation is that people have been moved to organise in this way. But it also shows that there’s some hope.”
Publicație : The Guardian
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