On the Bourget-du-Lac campus of the Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, the few college students current are there to gather their packed lunch, attend their solely face-to-face class, or revise within the library.
Anaïs and Léa are within the first yr of a historical past license. “We’re right here to take our exams, and it is likely one of the first instances that we come to the campus … We have been advised of face-to-face courses within the second semester, _however it guarantees to be extra from a distance than the rest._..” The younger ladies haven’t but dropped out however the motivation is declining: “Already at college it’s a must to work independently, so there with the gap, the wifi bugs … It is a catastrophe and we are inclined to do all the things on the final second”, says Anaïs.
And even the gap studying programs go incorrect …
For his half, Martin is within the third yr of the STAPS sports activities license. “Even in distancing, some classes are canceled on the final second. This morning, I discovered at 9:35 am that my 10am class wouldn’t happen. _We be taught to stay from each day …_“
And for individuals who have a couple of face-to-face classes, it is generally extra annoying than the rest: “I’ve just one face-to-face class per week, so I’ve to remain in my small house …”, says Arthur in materials science and engineering diploma.
Identical story with the lecturers
It’s not just for the scholars that this “false begin” is sophisticated. Christophe Gauchon teaches geography and struggles to bond along with his college students. “We did not know them the primary and second years earlier than the beginning of the college yr so it is clearly troublesome. With the Masters that we all know, it is somewhat simpler, we handle to have particular person exchanges. However with promotions than we do not know, we’ve not had the chance to work nicely collectively “, particulars the professor.
The Savoie Mont Blanc College is contemplating organizing programs in small teams of precedence college students. Nevertheless it’s laborious to say when that shall be in place in the meanwhile.