Spend most of his time on his thesis, supposed to be completed in three years? Or lose him to finance his research with odd jobs? Alexandre, in the third year of a doctorate in letters and human sciences in a Parisian university, turned the problem around before finding a middle way, which he describes as […]
► How are student numbers changing? They are on the rise, for the fifteenth consecutive year: 2.99 million students are expected this fall, i.e. 0.8% more than the consolidated numbers for 2021. This increase should continue for several more years, before a probable decline: primary and secondary education should lose half a million students by […]
How to solve the traffic jam at the entrance to the M1? By using a digital platform. Or if you prefer, by setting up a “Parcoursup” of masters. In its back-to-school file, the Ministry of Higher Education is careful not to use this expression, as the post-baccalaureate orientation platform crystallizes, rightly or wrongly, discontent. But […]
This is a key step for candidates who have not yet received a positive response on Parcoursup. While the main phase continues until July 15 and the waiting lists dwindle over the withdrawals, another phase, complementary, opens this Thursday, June 23. It will continue until mid-September. Without renouncing their initial wishes, future baccalaureate holders, reorientation […]
The preparatory classes are no longer quite the royal road. The numbers, at least, suggest a loss of attractiveness. Over ten years, their numbers have certainly increased by 4%, from 79,800 to 83,400 students. But this progression occurs in a much more dynamic demographic context, since at the same time, the total number of students […]
La Croix: During a graduation ceremony, students from AgroParisTech called on young people to “desert” the industry. Does this surprise you? Laurent Champaney: Not at all. This is a trend that we have been observing for about five years in our engineering and business schools or in political studies institutes. Many of our students have […]
Having a diploma is good, having two is better! More demanding, more recognized but also more selective than a traditional degree, double degrees are popular. The principle of these courses is simple: allow students to prepare two diplomas at the same time, all without additional courses or expenses. These can be offered in partnership with […]
“Revolution is a duty. » On the facade of the Sorbonne, occupied since Wednesday April 13, certain slogans refer a little more than half a century back, to a time when the Parisian university served, with that of Nanterre, as the epicenter of the demonstrations of May 68. Others refer more directly to burning news: […]
There are only a few hours left for high school students and young people in reorientation to finalize their Parcoursup file, the registration platform for the first year of training in higher education. They have until Friday, April 8, 11:59 p.m., to refine their applications and confirm their wishes. → TESTIMONIALS. Baccalaureate: how continuous assessment […]
The year Imane Ouelhadj arrived for her bachelor’s degree, her university, that of Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine), was busy celebrating the 50th anniversary of May 68. Nanterre, the starting point of the movement led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit and remained since a high place of student struggles. But it is not this historical heritage that made the young […]