12 mai 2013

Vous souhaitez devenir enseignant,
Vous serez à la rentrée prochaine étudiant bouriser inscrit en 2ème ou 3ème année de licence ou en 1ère année de master,
Vous avez moins de 25 ans?
Les emplois d'avenir professeur (EAP) peuvent vous intéresser!
Ils offrent à des étudiants boursiers se destinant aux métiers du professorat la possibilité d’entrer progressivement dans le métier grâce à un parcours visant le développement de leurs compétences professionnelles et l’acquisition d’une expérience de terrain. Les étudiants concernés se voient ainsi confier un emploi à temps partiel au sein d’une école ou d’un établissement scolaire, sur une base moyenne de 12 heures par semaine. Cette durée peut varier en cours d'année afin de leur permettre de suivre leur formation universitaire, de préparer et de passer leurs examens universitaires et les concours. Au sein de l’école ou de l’établissement scolaire, les étudiants sont encadrés et conseillés par un tuteur qui les suivra tout au long de leur formation au métier de professeur.
Les étudiants recrutés dans le cadre d’un EAP bénéficient en outre d’une aide leur permettant de financer la suite de leurs études.  
Pour candidater, téléchargez et complétez le dossier de candidature puis déposez le auprès de la direction de la composante dont vous dépendez dans votre université avant le 14 juin 2013.
En savoir plus sur le dispositif. Sources: Académie de Toulouse, Ministère de l'éducation nationale.

Action de professionnalisation « Les outils d'aide à l'orientation, théories et pratiques »
Le CARIF-OREF Guadeloupe a jugé opportun d’organiser une action de professionnalisation en direction des professionnels de l'orientation, de la formation, de l'insertion et de l'emploi en Guadeloupe.
Nous vous invitons à participer à l’action de professionnalisation « Les outils d'aide à l'orientation, théories et pratiques » qui se déroulera le vendredi 17 mai 2013 de 8h à 12h et de 13h à 16h dans les locaux de la Cité des Métiers Salle 1.
Cet atelier qui sera animé par le CARIF en collaboration avec madame Béatrice GALITA, vise à présenter les outils à la disposition des professionnels de l'orientation, de l'insertion et de l'emploi:
- 4 atouts pour un job
- Chemin faisant
- ADVP
- Trèfle chanceux
Le nombre de places étant limité, veuillez vous inscrire en complétant le formulaire ci-dessous, avant le 13 mai 2013.
Formulaire d'inscription.

Libya’s higher education system, plagued with overcrowding and poor teaching standards, has prompted the government to send thousands of promising students abroad to complete their studies. Speaking yesterday at a press conference, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Bashir Eshtewi, said that the ministry’s target was to despatch 10,284 students to foreign universities.
Decisions had already been made for 5,692 students, including 2,004 faculty members already holding Masters’ Degrees, Eshtewi said, as well as 3,616 “top students” who will now complete their Masters’ qualifications abroad. The selected post-graduates are studying a range of disciplines, including science and medicine. Libyan universities have been criticised for substandard teaching from underpaid and overworked lecturers and a total lack of student support. Read more...

By Celia Baker. U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexico's president, Pena Nieto, have announced a partnership to expand economic opportunities for citizens of both countries and to develop a 21st-century work force for mutual economic prosperity, according to a May 2 statement from the U.S. State Department. Through a new Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research, the U.S. and Mexican governments will encourage broader access to quality post-secondary education for traditionally under-served groups, especially in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. They will also expand educational exchanges and share best practices in higher education and innovation, the statement said.
The forum's mission is to bring together government agency counterparts from Mexico and the U.S. to deepen cooperation on higher education, innovation and research. It will also draw on the expertise of the higher education communities in both countries, according to the State Department. More than 18,000 Mexican and U.S. university students study in each other’s countries annually. The Mexico-U.S. Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS) oversees the Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholarship Program, the flagship program in U.S.-Mexico academic exchanges. Read more...

By Jeyup S. Kwaak. The recent cancellation of U.S. college entrance exams in South Korea—the first time SAT tests have been called off nationwide anywhere in the world for suspected cheating—is throwing the spotlight back on the country's hyper-competitive academic environment. The U.S.-based administrator of the SAT, the most widely used standardized evaluation tool for high-school students applying to American universities, scrapped the May 4 sessions in South Korea three days before the test date after it discovered questions from the tests circulating in test-prep centers in the country.
The cancellation has thrown college-entrance preparations for thousands of students into disarray. Some students now plan to travel to other countries in the region to ensure they are able to take the next test in the summer. At least 10 staff members of test centers have been barred from leaving the country as part of an investigation by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has launched a separate inquiry. Read more...

By Janet Lorin. Private nonprofit colleges are offering students tuition discounts of 45 percent, on average, in response to a changing financial environment that stems from the weak economic recovery. Price reductions, designed to boost attendance, were at an all-time high in 2012 and outpaced the rate during the recession, according to a study of 383 private-nonprofit four-year schools, released today by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Some colleges are struggling with enrollment declines even after offering a reduction and enduring price sensitivity is driving the drop, according to chief business officers at institutions that have been affected. Attending some private colleges can run more than $60,000 annually, including room and board, books and other costs. Read more...

Microsoft announced a TV white spaces pilot project in Tanzania to provide affordable wireless broadband access to university students and faculty.
The IT giant has tied up with the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and UhuruOne to provide affordable broadband access to university students and faculty in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
UhuruOne, a local Internet service provider, will offer Windows 8 device and service packages to universities in Dar es Salaam.
The project, a part of the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, will increase digital literacy, teach technical skills, advance e-learning. The pilot’s initial deployment in Dar es Salaam will target the University of Dar es Salaam, among others. Read more...

By Renee Schoof. A change in federal education loan policies has left many students at some of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities struggling to fill a gap in their financial aid and forcing hundreds to leave school.
A more rigorous system of credit checks has denied certain loans to parents to help with their children’s undergraduate expenses. The loans are available to all students at all schools. But the changes have had a particularly severe impact on thousands of students at historically black colleges, advocates for those schools say. Read more...