18-25 years old: The best time of my life!
At a time when young people have never been so affected by precariousness and unemployment is reaching record levels for this social category, it's time to bring a little lightness and positivity! In the end, being young is pretty cool, especially if you know some good tips! So, here's why my 18-25 years represent the best time of my life and my little tips to make the most of it! 18 years: coming of age, the Bac, orientation
French laws increasingly restrictive on internships
Mandatory agreement, limited duration to 6 months, minimum wage: do the increasingly restrictive French laws on internships represent obstacles to professional integration or a protection against precariousness? Whether mandatory or voluntary for many students, internships are now an integral part of the academic curriculum and have become the gateway to companies. In an economic context that remains as difficult as ever, particularly in Europe, companies remain rather cautious about the idea of hiring directly.
French university moves from lecture halls to online courses
It was a first. Last year, around thirty engineering students from the École Centrale Nantes and Télécom Bretagne attended an online course on acquiring knowledge on the Web. A small group. In reality, there were many more. The course is accessible to Internet users worldwide: 1,300 students, from Madagascar to Canada via Martinique, are following the presentation via the Internet. In the age of tablets and smartphones, French universities are getting involved
Internship and mandatory contract, the ordeal of young French graduates!
In France, the number of internships increases every year: from 800,000 interns in 2005, they are estimated at 1.5 million in 2010 according to the Economic and Social Council. Indeed, many schools require their students to complete an internship in a company in order to validate their diploma and approximately 70% of master's students declare at least one internship during their university years. The difficulties at this stage? Having a good CV, knowing how to write a cover letter
Online courses, the new trend!
No more lectures in packed lecture halls, make way for technology! Online learning is experiencing strong growth, attracting more and more young people and professionals to connect to study (see infographic below). Beyond the efforts made by online universities regarding the quality of the courses offered, students benefit from à la carte learning and significant flexibility. Many of them also take advantage of this to work alongside and
Back to school 2014: application of the new law on internships
September 2014: The countdown has begun for the implementation of the reform of the laws governing internships! Members of Parliament and senators recently voted on amendments to the legal framework governing internships. Internship duration, remuneration, leave, etc.: a brief overview of the new provisions. During the night of June 3-4, 2014, the final adoption of the law improving the status of interns took place. The main new provisions will not come into force until