Monday, October 27, 2008

How To Tie Belts With Two Loops

University, the boom of the early graduates

They grew up in one year by 57 percent. Half the universities of Siena and Chieti.



Tasic, a Serb to 19 years, is over all the newspapers of the world because, party for America to study, he took his degree and also a doctorate in eight days? We Italians, of genes, we have thousands. Or so say the numbers, narcotics, some universities. These numbers alone reveal more than a thousand files on the degradation of the title of "doctor". The "early graduates" extraordinary students who manage to finish college ahead of schedule, there have always been. It is the acceleration in recent years to be staggering. Especially in the three-year degree courses, where the "early" between 2006 and 2007, according to the database of the Ministry of Universities, have grown by 57% to 11,874 to be: equal to 6.83% of the total. Theme is it possible that a "doctor" to 14 go as fast as Usain Bolt? What's more, according to the report prepared by the university CNVSU 2007, the National Committee for the evaluation of the university system, nearly half of all these Usain Bolt, namely 46%, in 2006 took the laurel in only two universities. To understand: two have churned out so many "doctors" since all the other 92 combined. What are these cradles of Western knowledge culpably ignored by international rankings such as the Shanghai Jiao Tong University that the first Italian university in 2008, La Sapienza University in Rome, is placed at 146 ˚ to 189 ˚ and Padua? CNVSU official response: "We are developing updated data for the publication of 2008 report. However, data on graduates are public and available on the website of the Ministry of Education statistics. In fact the answer is: the cradle of knowledge that churn out more "early" are the University of Siena (494 th in the Shanghai rankings) and the 'Gabriele D'Annunzio "of Chieti and Pescara, which do not include one of the first 500 of the planet. Numbers in hand, it appears that only by one of Abruzzo, thanks to the container single homonymous Foundation chaired by the rector Franco Cuccurullo and funded by many major pharmaceutical companies (Angelini, Kowa, Ingenix, Fournier, Astra Zeneca, Boheringer, Bristol- Myers ...), relies on a university parallel data transmission is not less generous, were released in 2007, the beauty of 5,718 students with Bachelor degree. The majority (53%) registered, according to figures in the academic year 2005-2006 or later. Which suggests that you have graduated in two years or even a few months. With regard to the university of Siena, in early 2007, there were 1,918 out of 4,060 "three-year": 47.2%. Half.

Even more surprising, however, is the proportion of males: 1897 to 1918 are. Against 21 females. Why? In all probability, because at the end of 2003 the University signed an agreement with police that allowed marshals who had followed a two-year internal to be recognized the beauty of 124 "credits." To reach the 148 needed to get my bachelor's degree in management science at that point, it was enough to present three papers of 8 credits each. And the game was done. But let's step back. Everything began when, at the end of the nineties, the Minister Luigi Berlinguer, adapting to European standards, had introduced the first degree. Degree within the reach of those who, having accumulated years of experience in his work, he could put that to good use thanks to the professional recognition of a number of those "credits" we talked about. An innovation in itself meaningful. But it soon turned out, Italian, devastating. Blame the weight that we is given in open competitions in the domestic rankings, promotions, appraisals on non-professional capacity of the people but the "piece of paper," whose legal status has never been (ahinoi!) abolished. Blame the way many universities have interpreted the managerial autonomy. Blame the growing economic hardship, which prompted some universities to embark on a mad rush to accumulate as many members as possible to have more lines as possible and ask the government over possible funding. Needless to say, in a jungle of this kind, the race to acquire the largest number of students has passed through the offer of generous agreements with large groups of people united from a uniform or a professional body, association or trade union. By the fire to journalists, from financiers to members of the UIL. It goes without saying that, to come up, some people had come to show off "golden opportunities, Signor and Signora, unique opportunities." "Likewise, those 124 credits out of 148 needed for graduation, canceled only after the outbreak of hot controversy. A crazy bad trend, interrupted only in May 2007 by Fabio Mussi ('No more than 60 credits: never again! ") Now when most of the cattle had already escaped from the stables. Worse. Even after quell'argine erected by the predecessor of the Gelmini, some people have pulled straight. As the "Kore" of Enna, despite the measure Musso envisage that the cut in credit had to be applied strictly in the academic year 2006-2007, has published on its website the following warning: "Please be advised that, following the disposal of the minister Mussi, the University of Enna decided process of recasting the conventions, "but" without prejudice to the rights acquired by those who have made an explicit reference in the registration is that at entry to individual courses within the academic year 2006-2007. "

Well you know how many students are taking the three-year degree on campus Sicilian in less than two years thanks to agreements like the one with the police (76 credits granted to the agents, 106 to even 127 inspectors and superintendents) who wanted to become doctors, "Cultural Mediation and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation"? A lot: 79%. An even higher percentage than that of the Free University of St. Pius V in Rome: 645 to 886 early, 73%. And second only to that of Tel.MA, the university electronically linked to Formez, the training organization that depends on the Department of Public Administration: 428 "early" on 468 graduates. Ie 91.4%. What sense does it give such degrees, the only merit to those who have subscribed to CISL Ace or work?

Source: Corriere della Sera

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Used Vespa With Sidecar For Sale

rentals through the roof!



In Milan, a bed in the Brianza area costs 450 € for a single room range from a minimum of 650 (area Bande Nere) to an average of 800 (Lambie area, Udine and fair) to a maximum of 900 ( Close to Victory). In Florence, a bed costs an average of 350/400 €, a room about 700. They are the prohibitive costs that students face outside the home to attend college away from home. The figures emerge from the Sunia (National Union tenants assignees) based on numbers collected in some metropolitan cities and smaller towns in places of universities.

Costs and city. In Bologna, where students are concentrated in areas near the University, it takes 250/280 euro per un posto letto in una doppia, da 370 a 500 per una singola. A Roma in zone vicine alle università centrali (San Lorenzo, Piazza Bologna) vengono chiesti circa 600 euro per una stanza singola, 450 per un posto letto in una doppia. Valori solo leggermente più bassi (550 euro per una camera singola) in zone vicine alle altre Università (zona Ostiense e Cinecittà). Si risparmia soltanto se ci si sposta in zone molto periferiche: 300 euro per un posto letto e 450 una singola in zone Prenestina, Centocelle e simili. A Napoli per un posto letto occorrono 300/450 euro, per una stanza si spende dai 400 ai 600 euro, con i prezzi più alti nelle zone Policlinico, Vomero e Colli Aminei. A Bari per un posto letto occorrono 250/350 €, at least 350 for a single.

In smaller towns the prices are lower in absolute terms, but have a stronger player in town. "In these cities there is strong demand from students has greatly distorted the market, economically and socially - said the head of studies Sunia Laura Mariani - where the owners can charge high fees to rent accommodation to more students, a phenomenon that triggers a process of general increase for residents who are expelled from entire urban areas. The problem - Mariani continues - not just the high cost, in most cases there are also a number of violations, unfair and unconscionable contracts halter Unregistered without limit fees, accommodation free of plant equipment is minimal and quality, irregular arrangements for reimbursement of service charges on tenants. "

students. In cities where the phenomenon is more common to rent to non-EU students, as in Perugia, then there is another anomaly: the increase of about 25-30% of the rent charged to foreign students than it asked the Italians.

Source: The Messenger

Friday, October 3, 2008

Community Services Templates

Erasmus, foreign students rejected Italy



resists the myth of the beautiful country, but foreign students who arrive in Italy with the Erasmus rejected the university and the services found in our country. What is particularly "expensive, unable to secure accommodation at reasonable prices and where English is a language that you do not."
Italy is seen by the Erasmus students who responded to a questionnaire proposed by the free press and the Association Student Magazine Erasmus Student Network Italy. Twenty questions to which, through the site www.esn.it, responded 1500 students from 28 different countries and belonging to 27 different Italian cities.
Prices too high and too confusing universities: the problems are most felt by foreign students on arrival. While 83 percent of respondents claimed to spend more in Italy than to their country. The voice is usually more expensive the rent (for 69 per cent). Here are the food for 14.4 percent and 12.6 for the fun. The 4 percent but is very expensive books.
rejected the quality of Italian universities, as 71 percent of respondents felt worse than that of their country. For 39.6 percent of the respondents the main reason for this rejection is a poor state of facilities. Here are the lack of web services for the 24.4 per cent, the difficulty in achieving information for 19.5 percent and 16.5 percent for the teachers. With regard to the latter, when asked to compare with those of his country for 59 percent did not see differences, 25 percent judged them worse and only 16 percent see them better. The mirage
home is a great difficulty for the Italians, let alone for Erasmus students. The house, in addition to being costly and difficult to find, had problems as much as 66 percent of respondents. The main cause is the high price (for the 37.4 per cent), followed by the poor condition of buildings (for the 29.1 per cent), the racism of the owners who do not rent to foreigners (20.8 per cent for the ) and the absence of a contract (for the 12.7 per cent). Harsh
the trial on the use of English in Italy. Only 1, 4 percent deems it necessary, to 46.6 percent who deemed absolutely useless and 53 percent that this is useful but not essential. This framework
chiaroscuro shades do not completely undo the charm of Italy but is inevitably affected. It is clear that if at the time of choice for 97 percent of the Erasmus students coming to Italy because "always attracted by the beautiful country." But at the end of the stay only 60 percent would return there with my eyes closed.

Source: Panorama