The advantage of elections, beyond the political and personal power struggles with all the issues and legacies they entail, is also the acceleration of projects that have been on the back burner and whose approval becomes “urgent”.
Especially at the local level, where people focus on concrete facts rather than grand philosophical speeches, this method pays off electorally.
It is therefore no surprise that the outgoing president of the Departmental Council, Charles-Ange Ginésy, a candidate for reelection, announced that the Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, the Nice native Frédérique Vidal, has approved the labeling of the Campus Connecté project in Puget-Théniers.
Charles-Ange Ginésy, elected representative of the hinterland, and candidate in the Vence canton which includes Puget-Théniers, can congratulate himself, as he was the initial sponsor and driving force behind the realization of this project: “The Alpes-Maritimes will host, starting next September, its first Campus Connecté! It is with great pride that I received the news of the label being granted for Puget-Théniers, as part of the State’s Call for Projects for the “territories of educational innovation”.
Almost all higher education offerings in the Nice academy are concentrated along the coast. Equipped with a coworking space, the Campus Connecté will create synergies between remote workers, students, and professionals in career transition, who are distant from urban university centers yet deeply attached to rural territories.
Another stakeholder in the project, Jeanick Brisswalter, President of the University Côte d’Azur, also expressed his satisfaction: “University Côte d’Azur, from the start of the call for applications, supported, along with the Rectorate, the Campus Connecté project submitted by the Departmental Council. Through the creation of this Campus, University Côte d’Azur continues to fulfill its missions across our entire territory.”
