Good news, the seriously ill patient is doing quite well.
While the controversy over the quality of higher education, its alignment with the needs of the labor market, the debate between equal rights and the demand for a selective barrier, the respect for secularism against religious affiliations, and other nonsensical issues invade the debates and are exploited by various parties for political propaganda, the enrollment figures this year are quite positive: +4.5% in university enrollments, which seem to be occurring without major incidents (including security issues).
The rate of internationalization is also interesting, with nearly 20% of foreign students coming from the different universities with which partnership agreements have been established.
This was echoed unanimously by the rector of the Nice academy Emmanuel Ethis, alongside the two presidents of the University of Nice, Frédérique Vidal, and of Toulon, Eric Boutin.
Also present was Jean-Marc Gambaudo, president of the Côte d’Azur University, which brings together various higher education institutions to coordinate research. The law grants him the management of post-master doctoral schools that should have a transversal character to ensure synergies and relevance between research and the world of business.
Logically and evidently, the aim is to offer the student population a range of opportunities and options for a better organization of courses, to avoid unnecessary competition and duplication, and to ensure a quality that gives diplomas real recognition in the job market.
These are prerequisites to also prevent the hemorrhage of failures throughout the study programs. Orientation, support, and selection will be the key words of the future.
“We must ensure that students have the ability to succeed,” say the authorities in unison, and rector Ethis formulated it well: “desire is not a right.”
In fact, if we all went by our desires, we would all have become Einsteins. On reflection, it is better to lower one’s crest and seriously commit to studies.
As the same Einstein said, “success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
Ultimately, isn’t the goal of education (especially so-called higher education) to promote a united society and, above all, to give everyone a chance?
