Gelmini-University Council meeting: "useless courses, reduction of 20%"
ROME (November 18) - Minister of Education Mariastella Gelmini today met with the National University Council (CUN). The Cun is working on a rationalization of courses that could lead to a reduction of approximately 20% of them. Meanwhile, the Wisdom-night concert organized by Students on the Move. But the demonstrations against the reform of the university does not subside. In Padua blitz fifty students of the collective of Political Science, University of Padua, close to the Disobedient, during the meeting of the group "Students for freedom", tied to Force Italy.
Meeting Gelmini-Cun. The National University Council (CUN) presented the draft to the Gelmini razionalizione of courses leading to a reduction of 20% of the undergraduate courses amounting to about a thousand less. The President of the National University Council Andrea Lenzi said that "in Italy there are over 5000 degree programs nearly double compared to 1999, when we went from a unicycle university system to a broken-loop system (with the 3 +2 3 years of basic and specialized 2). It is this choice has led to a doubling of the physiological degree. " According to Lenzi some courses are strategic, "but many are reformulated or even deleted." In addition to courses for very small number of students, "because it required very specific" others are "useless" because they have a "learning objective and an uncertain future career." The latter is focusing on the work of Cun. "We have calculated - concldue Lenzi - which, thanks to this streamlining, the number of courses will be reduced by about 20%."
For the network of high school students instead "still can not start a dialogue with those who do not want to hear instances of female students and students in mobilization since early September." The organization with the Union of Students, has left the table with the Minister Gelmini. The clash took place mainly on the 'recovery of the vote of conduct valid for the rejection. "
The party of '"Wave". A stage with the colors red and blue on the street behind the Rectory as a backdrop for "We are in Wave." "I want to clarify, I was born and die-fascist." So Andrea Rivera made his debut on stage. After the recorded voice of Peppino Impastato taken by the microphones of Radio Aut, Rivera read a statement of musicians will perform in the evening: "We will support the wave forever, there never abandon," said Rivera, who returned on the statements yesterday with respect to block student added: "Do not ever justify the beatings, nor any of the police in case you wanted to occupy the tracks. For each you will make the police truncheon I also appoint a civil party. " Rivera also spoke of the Vatican: "The wave has spread abroad, San Marino has also expressed. Only the Vatican did not want to say anything. " Then turning to the Gelmini: "We are always against the decrees of 133 and 16: I have a doubt, that the minister Gelmini reform after the elementary steps in junior high school: I'll Media Shopping." "If the university will eventually be privatized as British Airways. Maybe if the industry will buy the Beretta, "said Rivera. The concert was opened by Simon Garfunkel. Among the other guests Daniele Silvestri, Valerio Mastandrea, Tete de Bois, Radiohead and Lillo & Greg, Three Days Grace, Momo, Dario Vergassola. There were also contributions of Ascanio Celestini videos, Antione Rezza and Moni Ovadia. In the document prepared by the students read from the stage reads, "A beautiful and seductive wave that many have thought of riding without success to harness [...] but we are to represent the wave that has become ungovernable tide that sweeps away all obstacles to the in front of you, who is not afraid and who, by dint of its joy, is slowly transforming everything in its path pouring through the streets of the city. "
A raid in Padua has interrupted a meeting of the group "Students for freedom", tied to Force Italy. The meeting, in room of the Ghetto, in the old town, was to address the issue of economic and financial crisis. A group of university students who recognize themselves in the social center of Pedro entered the local unrolling a banner reading "We are the wave that will overwhelm you." Thanks to the Digos police against the event was resolved in about ten minutes of bickering distance between the opposing factions "Indignation" and disappointment have been expressed by the Parliamentary Forces Italy Giustina Destro. "Once again, the extremists of the left - he said - prove to be against freedom of expression and against the free flow of ideas, instead, in words, they defend." The Digos report will assess whether the participants in the raid for an unauthorized demonstration.
Defense against the minister Giulio Tremonti on Wednesday in Milan, where he will attend the inauguration of the academic year at Catholic University.
Source: thetimes
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