Editie BZI LIVE pe o tema ce ne fascineaza si ne intriga pe toti alaturi de universitarul Ovidiu Caltun de la Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi
Marti, 5 martie 2019, incepand cu ora 15.00 si doar in lumina reflectoarelor Studioului BZI LIVE este programata o editie pe o tema ce ne FASCINEAZA si ne INTRIGA pe TOTI! Invitat la un DIALOG interesant, proaspat si riguros este prof. univ. dr. Ovidiu CALTUN - Facultatea de Fizica a Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza (UAIC) din Iasi! Acesta are o vasta activitate stiintifica nationala si internationala. Este implicat in interesantele manifestari din proiectului "Seratele Procopiu la Palat" alaturi de muzeograful Camelia Teodora Cristofor, expert, Muzeul Stiintei si Tehnicii Stefan Procopiu. Prof. univ. dr. Ovidiu Caltun este presedinte ESTEEM Romania - Asociatia "Aliance of Educators for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics". Dialogul din emisiunea BZI LIVE va avea ca tematica universul fascinant al Fizicii, proiectele sale, munca alaturi de studenti, realitati educationale si stiintifice. In prezent are calitatea de profesor si conducator de doctorat, coordonand Laboratorul de Materiale Magnetice pentru Aplicatii Tehnologice (LMAT) de la Facultatea de Fizica a UAIC. Activitatea sa de cercetare are doua directii principale: Magnetismul substantelor ferimagnetice cu structura fina si ultrafina; Studiul proceselor de magnetizare si modelarea acestora. Influenta nanostructurarii, compozitiei
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Studentii absolventi ai cursurilor de antreprenoriat organizate de UAIC Iasi au fost premiati
Joi, 28 februarie 2019, începând cu ora 17:00, Societatea Antreprenoriala Studenteasca (SAS) din cadrul Universitatii "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" (UAIC) din Iasi a organizat un eveniment de premiere a studentilor care au câstigat competitia de planuri de afaceri.
La eveniment, care a avut loc în amfiteatrul B1, al Facultatii de Economie si Administrarea Afacerilor (FEAA), au participat peste 90 de studenti, majoritatea absolventi ai cursurilor de antreprenoriat. Studentii care au ocupat primele cinci pozitii la competitia de planuri de afaceri vor participa gratuit la o scoala de vara de antreprenoriat, care va avea loc în perioada 1 - 7 iulie 2019, la Universitatea "Cuza".
"Tot în cadrul evenimentului de premiere a avut loc si o noua conferinta din seria «Lectia de antreprenoriat». De data aceasta, invitatul a fost chiar un student antreprenor: David Burcovschi, fondator si manager al D-SOFT SRL, student în anul I la Facultatea de Economie si Administrarea Afacerilor din cadrul UAIC. La cursurile de Antreprenoriat organizate de Societatea Antreprenoriala Studenteasca au participat 310 studenti ai Universitatii «Cuza». Fiecare participant la curs a primit gratuit volumul «Antreprenoriat. Înfiintarea, finantarea si managementul noilor afaceri», precum si materiale promotionale elaborate în cadrul proiectului", au transmis oficialii de la «Cuza».
De asemenea, au fost organizate trei conferinte cu antreprenori de succes din Iasi sub egida "Lectia de antreprenoriat" (Dorin Cristea, Nicoleta Hritscu, Marian Berdan), respectiv trei ateliere de lucru si 11 sesiuni de consiliere privind elaborarea planurilor de afaceri, aspecte legale privind organizarea afacerilor, modalitati de finantare a afacerilor, tehnici de vânzare si inovare. Societatea Antreprenoriala Studenteasca a editat si tiparit suportul de curs cu titlul "Antreprenoriat. Înfiintarea, finantarea si managementul noilor afaceri", autori Anton Sorin Gabriel, Agheorghiesei Daniela-Tatiana, Maha Liviu-George, Onofrei Mihaela.
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Atelier - concurs intitulat "Cea mai buna cronica de teatru", organizat de Universitatea Nationala de Arte "George Enescu" din Iasi
Atelier - concurs intitulat "Cea mai buna cronica de teatru", organizat de Universitatea Nationala de Arte "George Enescu" (UNAGE) din Iasi, prin Facultatea de Teatru, lanseaza, luna aceasta, concursul "Critica de Spectacol. In cautarea cronicii ideale", ce se adreseaza elevilor de liceu, din clasele a XI-a si a XII-a.
Inscrierile se fac pana pe 31 martie 2019, la adresa de email ceamaibunacronicadeteatru•yahoo.com. Atelierul se va derula in perioada 5 - 6 aprilie, ora 11:00, în Sala Studio a Facultatii de Teatru (str. Costache Negruzzi, nr. 7-9, Iasi). În functie de numarul participantilor înscrisi la concurs, se pot organiza doua sau mai multe sesiuni de "Atelier de scriitura critica".
"Premiul I: Carti de/ despre teatru în valoare de 500 lei, publicarea textului în presa ieseana, într-o revista de specialitate, asigurarea unui loc bugetat, la sectia Teatrologie - Management cultural a Facultatii de Teatru, din cadrul Universitatii de Arte, Premiul II: Carti de/ despre teatru în valoare de 300 lei, publicarea textului în presa ieseana, asigurarea unui loc bugetat, la sectia Teatrologie - Management cultural a Facultatii de Teatru, Premiul III: Carti de/ despre teatru în valoare de 200 lei, publicarea textului în presa ieseana, asigurarea unui loc bugetat, la sectia Teatrologie - Management cultural a Facultatii de Teatru, fiecare participant va viziona un spectacol si va scrie o analiza/ cronica a spectacolului vizionat. Un juriu alcatuit din profesori ai Facultatii de Teatru Iasi va evalua cronicile/ analizele rezultate. Jurizarea se va face în perioada 1- 4 mai. Anuntarea rezultatelor: 5 mai", au transmis oficialii UNAGE.
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Levels of distress and illness among students in UK 'alarmingly high'
Largest-ever mental health poll of universities ‘an urgent call to action’, say researchers
A poll of almost 38,000 UK students suggests rates of psychological distress and illness are on the rise in universities, with “alarmingly high” levels of anxiety, loneliness, substance misuse and thoughts of self-harm.
Researchers say the report, seen exclusively by the Guardian, is the largest mental health survey ever conducted among UK university students, and its findings constitute “an urgent call to action”.
The findings were based on responses from a self-selecting sample of students who took part in an online survey. Among the key findings likely to prompt concern among parents and those responsible for student welfare were those on self-harm. Half of the students (50.3%) who took part reported thoughts of self-harm – almost twice as high as reported rates in 2017 – while just under one in 10 (9.4%) thought of self-harm often or always.
More than four out of 10 (44.7%) admitted using alcohol or drugs to cope with their problems, while one in 10 (9.5%) said they did this often or always. One in three (33.9%) had experienced a serious psychological issue for which they felt they needed professional help – an increase of just under 1% in a year.
The survey also flagged up the vulnerability of students in their second and third years who are said to be at “significantly higher risk” than freshers.
While the findings echo previous research, the scale of the study, which polled 37,500 students at 140 universities across England, Wales and Scotland, make it hard for policymakers to ignore.
Students reported high levels of anxiety, with 42.8% often or always worried. Almost nine in 10 (87.7%) said they struggled with feelings of anxiety – an increase of 18.7 percentage points on 2017 figures – and a third (33%) reported suffering from loneliness often or all the time.
More than one in five (21.5%) said they had a current mental health diagnosis, most commonly depression (10.2%) and anxiety disorders (8.4%). The stigma surrounding mental illness persists however, with more than three-quarters (75.6%) concealing their symptoms from friends.
One of the most striking findings is that while student mental health concerns and efforts previously focused on first-years who have moved away from home for the first time, students later in their university careers are struggling too.
According to the survey findings, students moving into their second and third year report the highest rates of anxiety, loneliness and substance misuse. Persistent thoughts of self-harm are highest among second-years – 12.1% of those in the sample had thoughts of self-harm often or all the time, compared with 9.2% of first-years and 11.1% of third-years.
“Perhaps the fact that support initiatives trail off after the first year, or that academic pressure intensifies, or a combination of these and other factors, are the basis for second- and third-years finding life more difficult,” the report states.
The research was conducted by the Insight Network, a team of therapists and psychiatrists, in collaboration with Dig-In which provides a welcome box to 400,000 students at more than 140 universities.
Dr Stephen Pereira of the Insight Network said: “Counter to popular belief, it isn’t the initial transition from school to university that seems to be most associated with psychological difficulties. The research has shown that students who are navigating the transition into their second and third year report the highest rates of anxiety, loneliness, substance misuse, and thoughts of self-harm.
“More research is needed to understand the specific risk and protection factors at play during different years of university, in order for support services to effectively meet these year-specific demands.”
Many universities have already increased investment in counselling and support services for students. John de Pury, mental health policy lead at Universities UK which represents the UK higher education sector, said: “Universities cannot address these challenges alone and we are working closely with the NHS locally and nationally to make sure that students get the care they need.”
The universities minister, Chris Skidmore, added: “Student mental health is a top priority for me and from my regular visits to our universities across the country, I know this is an issue that they are taking seriously too.
“We know that university-wide approaches are vital in tackling this important issue, which is why the government is backing the university mental health charter led by Student Minds, which will encourage universities to improve the pastoral care they provide and will set a high standard for mental health support.”
Publicație : The Guardian
Holocaust historians suffer antisemitic abuse at conference
Protesters allegedly called researchers ‘dirty Jews’ and ‘traitors’ in latest intimidation of scholars who emphasise Polish role in the Holocaust
Polish historians of the Holocaust were allegedly called “dirty Jews” and “non-Poles” by nationalist protesters who disrupted an academic conference in Paris last week.
The protest is a further sign that Polish nationalists are seeking to intimidate historians whose work argues that Poles were complicit in the Holocaust.
This latest incident occurred on 21 and 22 February, when about two dozen protesters descended on a conference titled The New Polish School of Historical Research on the Shoah, which was hosted by the School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris.
Olga Byrska, a researcher at EHESS and one of the organisers of the conference, said that the protesters had tried to “shout down and interrupt” invited historians, causing so much disruption that the second day overran by 90 minutes.
The protesters also “chased” the historians after their presentations, calling them “nasty Jews”, “vicious Jews” and “non-Poles”, she said. Protesters filmed the talks, and footage appeared shortly afterwards on a Polish television programme that described the conference as a “festival of anti-Polish lies”.
In the run-up to the event, organisers had received anonymous phone calls and emails containing antisemitic slurs, Ms Byrska said. Someone had even come in person to EHESS and demanded to talk to the organisers, she added.
EHESS has condemned the incident as an attack on freedom of thought and academic research, and the institution’s president is set to demand an explanation from the Polish embassy.
Ms Byrska said that some of the protesters were Poles living in Paris, while others had come from London and Poland. They appear to have been organised by “extreme right-wing” figures and groups, she said.
Jan Grabowski, a professor of history at the University of Ottawa, confirmed that upon leaving the conference he had been surrounded by demonstrators and called a “stinking dirty Jew”. During the lectures themselves, protesters had shouted that the historians were “traitors” and “communists”, he said. In 30 years, “I have never been exposed to anything close” to this incident, he added.
“Two or three years ago, it would never have happened,” Professor Grabowski continued. Recently, however, discourse in Poland had changed, and antisemitism was now far more prevalent, he said.
Many in Poland emphasise the role played by ordinary Poles in protecting Jews from the Holocaust, and also object to the use of the term “Polish death camps” to describe sites such as Auschwitz.
Along with other historians, Professor Grabowski has sought to question this “triumphalist” attitude in Poland, and scholars have documented incidents of betrayal and collaboration.
Jan Gross, a professor of history at Princeton University who also spoke at the conference, said that the protesters “had no scholarly qualifications or intent”.
Professor Gross, whose work has also explored Polish complicity in the Holocaust, said that at one point during a break a protester handed him a leaflet that purported to expose the “lies” in his research, including a condemnation of his work by a fabricated “uncle”.
The Pilecki Institute, a Warsaw-based research centre that focuses on totalitarianism, put out criticism of the conference on Twitter, accusing Professor Grabowski of making “controversial and outrageous statements”. It did not respond to a request from Times Higher Education for further comment.
Last year, the Warsaw government proposed a law that threatened jail for anyone who suggested that the Polish “state” or “nation” was complicit in the genocide, although it contained an exemption for academic work, and the criminal aspect of the law was dropped after an international outcry.
Publicație : The Times
Some universities ‘make long-term loss’ on £9K fee students
Report on financial sustainability of UK universities suggests that any attempt to lower fees could have big impact on some institutions
students even under the current system of charging more than £9,000 in tuition fees, according to a data analysis.
According to a report from the UK sector’s Financial Sustainability Strategy Group (FSSG), about 20 institutions, including both research- and teaching-intensive universities as well as specialist providers, are recovering less than 90 per cent of the full costs of such teaching.
The figures – which come against the backdrop of a government review that may call for the lowering of tuition fees in England – are striking because previous estimates of the extent to which universities are meeting their “full economic costs” have suggested that they largely break even on publicly funded students from the UK and other European Union nations.
But for the first time, the FSSG report breaks down figures for individual institutions, although names have been anonymised.
The data show that three research-intensive universities and one teaching-focused institution failed to recover at least £20 million of the full cost of teaching in the year examined, 2014-15, while another 11 had a shortfall of more than £5 million.
Such deficits on publicly funded teaching would tend to be plugged by income from international students, but the data show that several institutions had shortfalls even on this teaching activity as well. However, it is not known if these involve the same universities as those with a deficit on publicly funded students.
Overall, the FSSG report – Understanding the Impact of Income Cross-Flows on Financial Sustainability in the UK Higher Education Sector – confirms that the majority of universities fail to cover full economic costs, which includes an estimate of the money needed to sustain teaching and research properly in the future by, say, retraining staff or buying new equipment. This is mainly because of large deficits made on research.
The report warns that a government target to increase investment in research to 2.4 per cent of gross domestic product by 2027 “can only be delivered” if universities are allowed to cross-subsidise from other activities, such as teaching international students, unless research is fully funded.
But it also reiterates concerns that income from international students may still not be enough to sustain universities in the long term, given that it makes up only about 14 per cent of total revenue and is at risk from a downturn in recruitment.
The report says that international recruitment growth was “planned by most institutions that we visited” and more widely across the sector, but there “is a risk to financial sustainability of those institutions if the growth is not achieved”.
The study also draws attention to the risks to universities from any changes to funding from the government. It warns of the implications for research, while saying that “institutions may also have to curtail a number of outreach and community activities if funding is reduced and flexibilities in how funding can be used become more restricted”.
In a foreword to the report, University of Reading vice-chancellor Robert Van de Noort, who chaired a steering group overseeing the study, says that recent attention on “value for money” for students showed a “lack of understanding of how and why universities fund the wide range of activities they undertake”.
He adds that the data in the study carry an implicit warning that any attempt to limit cross-subsidisation in universities could have consequences “which are unpredictable and some of which might damage the global standing of UK universities”.
Publicație : The Times
US-UK alliance to share ‘experiments’ on research commercialisation
New group of eight universities, joined by MIT and Stanford, sees lack of private investment in ‘niche’ university research as a key barrier
Lack of interest from private firms presents one of the biggest barriers to successful knowledge exchange between universities and industry, a US-UK alliance of leading universities recently joined by MIT and Stanford University has warned.
Meeting in London to discuss commercialisation strategies with government policymakers, representatives from Cambridge Enterprise (the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation arm), MIT and Stanford highlighted differences in agendas, timescales and geographical environment as some of the challenges facing researchers and businesses attempting to collaborate.
The group is part of a newly formed alliance between eight elite US and UK universities, designed to allow leaders to share tips for best practice on the commercialisation of research.
The universities of Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh and Oxford, along with Imperial College London and UCL, already have a partnership in existence, meeting quarterly as the “6Us”, joined by their track records of producing the highest rate of technology transfer among UK institutions.
The addition of Stanford and MIT was made formal at a meeting in Cambridge last month, giving the group the temporary name of “8U” until a formal name is agreed.
Speaking to Times Higher Education ahead of a meeting with UK universities and science minister Chris Skidmore, Tony Raven, chief executive of Cambridge Enterprise, said that the most important thing policymakers could do for research productivity was to ensure “long-term, stable funding and the ability for universities to play to their own strengths”.
Securing investment from third parties remained a problem, even for universities with well-established links to industry, he stressed, meaning that ministers could not expect a boost in productivity overnight.
Giving the example of biotechnology start-up hubs in science and business parks in Cambridge, he said: “Almost all the incubators in Cambridge are owned by universities that have been funded by government. We have really, really struggled to get anyone commercial to fund an incubator.”
Lesley Millar-Nicholson, director of MIT’s Technology Licensing Office, added that it was “understandably difficult” for businesses to commit to long-term projects run by universities given that they may not see returns on their investment for several years.
“The research that is being done [by universities] and the technologies that are coming out are very niche – and often there are no markets for it,” she said. “An established company has a product pipeline and they want something that’s going to be [available] in the next three to five years. We have tech that, if we are lucky, will perhaps be commercialised in five to eight years – and if it’s a drug it’s double that.”
With no “one size fits all” approach, the group said that it hoped that by enabling greater discussion between institutions, and in turn passing their findings on to others, university leaders would be able to “streamline” their approach to commercialisation, saving time and taxpayers’ money.
The UK’s 2017 industrial strategy report highlighted Stanford and MIT as examples of universities engaging in excellent knowledge transfer – but the mention received a backlash from academics arguing that these US institutions set an unrealistic benchmark for UK institutions working within a very different environment compared with Silicon Valley or Boston.
But Dr Raven said that given the UK and US had “similar goals” – for instance the UK’s new knowledge exchange framework and the forthcoming Return on Investment Initiative in the US – it was not so ludicrous to make comparisons.
Citing Global University Venturing 2013-17 Data Review figures, Dr Raven highlighted that, of the total investment raised by university spin-outs around the world, five in the top 10 institutions were from the UK and five from the US. “UK universities raised around $5 billion (£3.8 billion) and US universities raised about $5.9 billion,” he added. “So we may have had to go about it in very different ways, but we are playing at similar levels of performance, which I think is underappreciated in the UK and that’s where this dialogue [between universities] is useful.”
“If we’re all doing the same experiment, we learn the same thing. If we do different experiments, we learn lots of different things that we can share,” he added.
Publicație : The Times
Étudier à Édimbourg, la ville où les frais de scolarité sont gratuits
Rayonnant dans le monde par son dynamisme économique, la capitale écossaise a bonne presse auprès des étudiants. Elle leur offre un cadre de vie idyllique, mêlant verdure et innombrables animations.
Perchée sur ses collines, Édimbourg fait la fierté de l’Écosse. Capitale chargée d’histoire, elle est aussi un foyer économique en pleine activité, deuxième plus grand centre financier en Grande-Bretagne après Londres et quatrième d’Europe. Les travailleurs affluent dans les sièges sociaux de ses grandes entreprises, autant que des étudiants du monde entier sur les bancs de ses prestigieuses universités. Portant bien son surnom d’Athènes du Nord, cette ville a contribué à l’effervescence des Lumières et abrité de grands personnages tels que David Hume, Adam Smith, Arthur Conan Doyle, Walter Scott ou J.K.Rawling.
En matière d’enseignement, le système écossais a un gros avantage: la scolarité est gratuite pour les étudiants écossais et ceux de l’union européenne, alors qu’elle peut aller jusqu’à 10 000 euros (9250 livres) dans les autres provinces du Royaume-Uni.
En Écosse, les frais de scolarité sont intégralement pris en charge par le programme SAAS qui finance la scolarité des citoyens de l’Union européenne, soit 2200 euros pris en charge par l’organisme. Curieusement, la scolarité est payante (9250 livres) pour les étudiants des autres régions de Grande-Bretagne.
Édimbourg, c’est aussi la chaleur des pubs souvent mêlée au brouillard pluvieux, le château dressé sur son piton rocheux séparant la vieille ville et ses ruelles médiévales, de la nouvelle ville et ses imposants monuments néoclassiques ou ses jardins. De jour comme de nuit les événements se succèdent. Kilts et cornemuses font partie du paysage. À deux pas du centre de la capitale, le parc de Holyrood offre 260 hectares de verdure au pied de la colline d’Arthur’s seat.
Focus sur cinq établissements d’excellence à Édimbourg
1.L’Université d’Édimbourg: une renommée internationale
Sixième plus ancienne université du monde anglophone, elle a été fondée en 1582 et a joué un rôle primordial dans la réputation d’Édimbourg. À deux pas de la vieille ville et réputé pour sa belle architecture, l’établissement trône au 32ème rang mondial dans le célèbre classement de Shanghaï 2019, et 5ème au Royaume-Uni. Chaque année, plus de 60 000 candidats postulent dans l’un de ses trois collèges, comptant chacun 20 écoles universitaires. Environ la moitié sont acceptés, issus de 140 nationalités différentes. L’Université est surtout prisée pour son collège de sciences humaines et sociales, mais son collège de médecine et médecine vétérinaire est considéré comme un leader mondial. Son collège de sciences et ingénierie jouit également d’une bonne réputation.
Le plus: L’Université d’Édimbourg a accueilli sur ses bancs de grands personnages, parmi lesquels Charles Darwin, David Hume, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mais aussi une médaille Fields et 23 Prix Nobel.
- Heriot-Watt University: le royaume du commerce et de l’ingénierie
Huitième plus vieille université du Royaume-Uni, son nom fait référence à George Heriott, ministre des Finances du roi Jacques VI d’Écosse, et au célèbre ingénieur écossais James Watt, développeur de la machine à vapeur. Ce n’est donc pas un hasard si l’établissement est réputé pour son enseignement en commerce et en ingénierie, en plus du design et des sciences physiques et sociales. Heriot-Watt possède également un campus en Malaisie et un autre à Dubaï. Le campus écossais accueille chaque année 9 000 étudiants, d’environ 150 nationalités, et propose 338 cours différents. Légèrement excentré du centre-ville, il s’étend sur 154 hectares et est considéré comme un pôle culturel à part entière avec de nombreux espaces verts.
Le plus: Le programme Go Global permet aux étudiants de Heriot-Watt de passer un semestre ou plus sur l’un des campus à l’étranger.
- Napier University:l’établissement aux 3 campus dans la ville
Du droit à la médecine en passant par le journalisme, l’ingénierie, le commerce, le cinéma ou le tourisme, les choix de cours ne manquent pas pour les 4 000 élèves de cette université écossaise. Elle est séparée en trois campus à travers la ville: l’un abrite l’école de commerce, l’autre l’ingénierie et les disciplines créatives, et le troisième, les sciences appliquées, la santé et la protection sociale. Moins sélective que l’université d’Edimbourg ou Heriot-Watt et ne figurant pas dans le classement de Shanghaï ou QS, Napier a malgré tout des atouts pour se démarquer. Ses formations très axées sur l’expérience et les compétences pratiques, permettent à plus de 95% de ses étudiants de trouver du travail ou de poursuivre un autre cursus moins de six mois après leur diplôme.
Le plus: L’université a signé un accord avec l’armée, s’engageant à garantir l’accès à l’enseignement et à l’emploi pour les jeunes en service «militaire. Cela lui a valu une médaille de bronze des forces armées en 2016, et une médaille d’argent en 2017.
- Université Queen Margaret: un point d’honneur sur les formations paramédicales
Fondé en 1875, cet établissement s’est vu accorder le statut d’université en 2007. Cette même année, un campus a été construit à l’est d’Édimbourg. Adepte des outils technologiques innovants et sensible au développement durable, elle s’est donné pour mission d’améliorer la qualité de vie étant ainsi spécialisée dans les filières paramédicales. Des formations variées sont proposées, en communication, commerce et management, psychologie, sociologie, physiothérapie, infirmerie, ou même art thérapie. L’université figure dans les trois premières institutions en Écosse pour l’employabilité des étudiants, avec 97% d’élèves embauchés ou poursuivant leurs études moins de six mois après le diplôme.
Le plus: Queen Margaret possède de nombreux aménagements dédiés au sport: salle de musculation, 4 terrains de badminton, 1 terrain de Netball, un autre de volley, un autre de basket, et un terrain de football avec gazon artificiel. De nombreux étudiants participent à ses cours de fitness dans un studio réservé.
5.Édimburgh College: l’un des plus grands d’Écosse
Avec 19 000 étudiants, Edimburgh College est l’un des plus grands d’Écosse, réparti sur 4 campus à Édimbourg et The Lothians. Ingénierie, informatique, art et design, langues, sciences sociales, commerce, beauté, coiffure ou arts dramatiques, les élèves peuvent choisir parmi plus de 700 cours. L’établissement a développé plusieurs parteneriats avec des établissements et des entreprises pour assurer l’employabilité de ses étudiants.
Le plus: Du mercredi au vendredi, vous pourrez vous restaurer pour des prix très honnêtes (dès 5 livres sterlings pour le déjeuner) dans le restaurant d’application de l’établissement, The Apprentice, où s’entraînent les étudiants de la filière hotellerie-restauration.
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Les 5 lieux préférés d’Hélène, 20 ans, qui a étudié à l’université d’Edimbourg
Hélène est revenue d’Ecosse en mai dernier.
- Stockbridge: Au cœur de Newtown, c’est le quartier «hipster» d’Edimbourg. On y trouve de nombreux petits stands de produits locaux et du monde entier, pour des prix très abordables. Rien de mieux que d’y acheter un bon poulet le dimanche, ou de goûter aux bons fruits et légumes des producteurs du coin. Il faut aussi y déguster les «skotch eggs», spécialités écossaises. Il s’agit d’un œuf entouré d’une boulette de viande. On peut également, dans la partie de ce même quartier appelée greenvillage, profiter d’une balade le long du canal bordé de belles maisons à colombages.
- Cow gate:Cette rue d’oldtown ravira les étudiants qui ont le goût de la fête. La nuit, l’ambiance est à son comble dans les boîtes et les pubs où se retrouvent plusieurs générations. Au Stramash, on peut écouter des groupes de jazz locaux. Au Three sisters, on peut suivre de près les événements sportifs ou participer aux soirées à thème hebdomadaires. À l’OX 184, plutôt chic, on déguste volontiers des grillades cuites dans la cheminée à bois qui ravit les clients l’hiver.
- The meadows: Cet immense parc se trouve juste en face de l’université d’Edimbourg, dans le quartier familial et plutôt chic. Au printemps, les cerisiers japonnais arborent de belles fleurs roses. Sport et barbecues en plein air les jours de beau temps, luge l’hiver, il y en a pour tous les goûts.
- Arthur’s seat:cette grande colline doit son nom à la légende du roi Arthur, et offre une vue imprenable sur Edimbourg. Elle est recouverte d’une herbe changeante en fonction des saisons. Très verte l’hiver, elle devient jaune vif l’été. Le dimanche, les habitants et touristes viennent y pique-niquer ou faire du vélo. Seul bémol: cette coline est assez touristique. À l’opposé de la ville se trouve une «version plus sauvage», pencland hills, où l’on peut admirer les vaches écossaises… et même les toucher!
- Cramon beach: bien plus tranquille et moins bétonnée que la célèbre portobellobeach, cette plage n’est qu’à dix minutes en voiture d’Edimbourg. Elle est reliée par un pont à une petite île inhabitée sur laquelle il est très plaisant d’aller pique-niquer.
Publicație : Le Figaro
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