And a green campus guide is now each year

At each school its lot of new features and changes. As of 2009 is no exception to the rule, instead. The crisis grows, schools and universities is to question, to rethink their teachings, to better support their students. But other factors also play: the emergence of new societal (diversity, environmental) issues, the reform of universities. "The crisis is as a developer of expectations and a catalyst of change, said Jean-Philippe Muller, Vice-Dean of Audencia." We help our students to ask questions, gain a better view of their environment, including by the culture and the taking of retreat.

Result, education and life on campus operate at any speed. Many of these changes, it is true, initiated for some time. But the movement accelerates. Overview of these innovations, small and large, jostling the lives of students.

Given lessons to date

Of course, this occurs every year. But this time, evolution is much more marked. Involved, inter alia, the financial crisis, which grows to widely review courses finance. And in General, education gives a place to concepts such as the international, sustainable development or responsibility.

Ethics more presents

Everywhere, particular attention is paid to ethics. But no matter, as in the past, to multiply the courts on this issue. "The idea is rather to ethics in all our activities, said Jean-Louis Mutte, Director of Sup de Co Amiens.". This addresses a high expectation of our students. They are very plaintiffs. "Humanitarian action and solidarity projects are multiplying. A sign: ESCP Europe opened the year by an inaugural lecture on solidarity, given by Martin Hirsch. And all students must carry out a social, cultural or humanitarian project with field players.

Professionalization is gaining ground

Advantage, a little everywhere, channels designed to lead to a job, at the expense of more "mainstream" curriculum Anything that can help make the future "operational" graduate right out a rating: internships, contacts with professionals, business, case study missions. And of course, the alternation.

Diversity and social opening: high expectations

"We must combine elitism and diversity", said Alain Storck, Director of the Insa Lyon, which multiplies the initiatives in this direction. "Schools must be open to all audiences, and for example to disabled students, Jean-Claude the great, global Director of diversity at l ' Oréal. Long accused schools multiplying initiatives (operation "A large school, why not me", programs...) to accommodate pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and diverse profiles.

More and more international

Stays abroad to generalize and elongate. Foreign students are more numerous. Schools of engineers, long withdrawal accelerated. Thus, Arts & Métiers ParisTech, all students must now have international experience.

The campus get green

Sustainable development, environmental protection, clean energy: these themes are fury. Particularly with engineering schools. Renault has thus to create a sustainable mobility with ParisTech Institute. The Mines de Douai launches a specialization in "building positive energy". At the Eigsi - La Rochelle, bikes are made available to students. And a "green campus guide" is now each year.

New services

Universities focus on improving the quality of life for students. And above all, crisis requires, such as schools, they multiply initiatives to facilitate access to the employment of their graduates. Many of them have created a help desk at vocational integration.

All new premises

Even the appearance of the building changes. The UPMC comes to retrieve his tour Jussieu, fully désamiantée, after ten years of work. At Sciences - Po Paris, the "barge", which had not changed for decades, been rearranged - sliding doors to accommodate the disabled. HEC and Essec launched major projects to modernize their campus. These are just a few examples.