For 2023, 20 million euros have been entered into the temporary budget, while facing several European countries Disruptions in energy supplies, due to the repercussions of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The President of the University of Strasbourg, Michel Denkin, revealed in a video directed to students and staff on the website "The YouTube"On 19 September, it announced a package of measures to save energy. of between it:
– Postpone the heating start as much as possible.
– Only 19 degrees Celsius in classrooms and offices.
Extending the New Year holiday and closing university buildings to about 57,000 students in Strasbourg until January 9, 2023, one week longer than usual.
– In February also the holiday will be extended for an additional week.
– Holding training courses remotely.
It seems that these decisions did not satisfy the National Union of French Students, along with several student unions, which considered the situation "Harmful to the course of school life".
Students and the price of the battle
In contact with the Vice-President of the National Student Union of France, Pauline LeBaron, she confirmed to "Sky News Arabia" The closures will affect the most vulnerable students, who are paying the price for an energy battle "They have no camel or camel in it".
As for the union official, "The idea of distance learning will not work, as some French universities have decided. This is evidenced by the quarantine period, when the government decided to resort to this solution to combat the spread of the Corona epidemic.
explain "Students’ isolation has increased, study conditions have deteriorated, and learning, understanding and progress in lessons takes longer, which has negatively affected the success of a large group of them.
She believes that closing universities in the face of students to reduce the cost of electricity or gas bills "On the other hand, the burden increases on the student who has to spend his own money for heating in his house or room, while a large group of them suffer from precariousness.".
and consider that "Setting the heating to a maximum of 19 degrees can actually make students and teachers feel very cold. This is because the buildings of some universities are poor in terms of thermal insulation and allow a lot of cold air to pass through".
And it definitely concludes that "These universities were forced to pursue these options because their budget does not allow to face the high energy bills, and the state has not provided assistance in this regard, while the optimum is the renovation of buildings and the expansion of budgets. ".
In order to avoid the closure step that sparked great controversy among students, some universities across France have thought of several ways to reduce electricity consumption and lower the bill.
– In Lille, for example, there will be no more on-campus courses, so it will only be remotely.
– Also in Rouen, the internship period will be extended for students, allowing them to stay longer outside universities.
At Purdue University, training periods will be changed to winter instead of spring, and thermostats will be installed.
Universities will also review lighting schedules for their outdoor spaces.
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This move comes after spending rose University of Strasbourg on me electricity and gas and heating from €10 million in 2021 to €13 million in 2022.
For 2023, 20 million euros have been introduced into the interim budget, while facing several European countries Disruptions in energy supplies, due to the repercussions of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The President of the University of Strasbourg, Michel Denkin, revealed in a video directed to students and staff on YouTube, on September 19, a package of measures to save energy. of between it:
– Postpone the heating start as much as possible.
– Only 19 degrees Celsius in classrooms and offices.
Extending the New Year holiday and closing university buildings to about 57,000 students in Strasbourg until January 9, 2023, one week longer than usual.
– In February also the holiday will be extended for an additional week.
– Holding training courses remotely.
It seems that these decisions did not satisfy the National Union of French Students, along with several student unions, which considered the situation “harmful to the course of school life.”
Students and the price of the battle
In contact with the Vice-President of the National Student Union of France, Pauline LeBaron, she confirmed to “Sky News Arabia” that the closures will affect the most vulnerable students, who are paying the price of an energy battle “in which they have no elegance and no sentences.”
As for the union official, “The idea of remote study will not succeed, as some French universities decided. This is evidenced by the quarantine period when the government decided to resort to this solution to combat the spread of the Corona epidemic.”
She explains, “Students’ isolation has increased, study conditions have deteriorated, and learning, understanding and progress in lessons takes longer, which has negatively affected the success of a large group of them.
She believes that closing universities in the face of students to reduce the cost of electricity or gas bills “increases the burden, on the other hand, on the student who has to spend his own money for heating in his home or room, while a large group of them suffer from fragility.”
She considers that “setting the heating to a maximum of 19 degrees can actually make students and teachers feel very cold. This is because the buildings of some universities are poor in terms of thermal insulation and allow a lot of cold air to pass through.”
She concludes by emphasizing that “these universities were forced to pursue these options because their budget does not allow to face the high energy bills, and the state has not provided assistance in this regard, while the optimum is the renovation of buildings and the expansion of budgets.”
In order to avoid the closure step that sparked great controversy among students, some universities across France have thought of several ways to reduce electricity consumption and lower the bill.
– In Lille, for example, there will be no more on-campus courses, so it will only be remotely.
– Also in Rouen, the internship period will be extended for students, allowing them to stay longer outside universities.
At Purdue University, training periods will be changed to winter instead of spring, and thermostats will be installed.
Universities will also review lighting schedules for their outdoor spaces.