Question 11301 — higher education

Summary

Mrs Muriel Ressiguier questions the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation on the decree concerning the reform of the license. On Monday July 9, 2018, the CNESER, National Council for Education and Research, adopted the new decrees governing the license. This new “license framework”, supposed to put the student at the heart of a more “flexible” and more “personalized” study path, is a source of concern among student unions because it profoundly transforms the content and terms of the diploma, according to the universities. Indeed, from now on, with the personalization of courses, the same diploma will not refer to the same base of knowledge depending on the university and even according to the students. The control of knowledge and in particular catch-ups, replaced by the notion of “second chance”, could be organized differently in each university. Finally, it is worrying that universities that have the means will be able to provide face-to-face courses while, to save money, other universities will send young people back to face “digital tools” and online courses because this breaks the principle of equality of examination conditions. Some universities are already considering eliminating 200 hours of face-to-face teaching. He is at fear a deterioration in the quality of courses as well as competition between universities. The right to compensation, which guaranteed a multidisciplinary and transversal evaluation of teaching, will now be limited to teaching units only or to the grouping of teaching units decided by university establishments, also reinforcing inequalities. With the possibility of deviating from the framing national, it is therefore the risk of a two-speed university that we see confirmed. Certainly, the figure of 1,500 hours of courses will remain the reference standard, but the content and methods of these hours will vary depending on the university, favoring the most reputable ones. However, let us remember, only a national framework for diplomas can guarantee equality throughout the territory. Consequently, the MP fears that the empowerment of universities, inherent to this new framework of the license, does not put universities even more in competition. Also, it wishes to know if it has integrated this fundamental notion of equal opportunities into its license renovation plan and what will be the concrete modalities of its implementation. How will this reform be financed and in particular personalized support for students? She him asks if she can tell him if this new licensing decree will be financed by an increase in the university budget, by an increase in registration fees or by a porosity between the public sector and the private sector which would aggravate the commodification of knowledge.

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