« L’année universitaire n’est plus celle que nous avons connue » : Guy Marius Sagna dénonce un système qui broie le temps des étudiants
According to MP Guy Marius Sagna, beyond the recurring controversies surrounding scholarships, university restaurants, and the "Ticket-Free Days" (JST), the malaise plaguing Senegalese higher education is more structural. In a post, the parliamentarian warns of a major dysfunction: the disappearance of the academic year as it was known, to the detriment of students.
According to him, many students today take four or five years to complete a course that should normally take three years.
“The academic year — as we would speak of the school year — is no longer the academic year we knew. It is completely disrupted, without a beginning or an end. It lasts more than nine months. It goes beyond that. We still call it the “academic year”, but it can last more than 12 months. Many students no longer have holidays. They no longer know in advance when the exams will take place. It is very hard for the students,” he laments.
This situation creates constant uncertainty for students. The lack of holidays, an unpredictable academic calendar, and exams scheduled without any clear timeline: all these factors make university life increasingly challenging. For Guy Marius Sagna, the tensions surrounding scholarships and access to university cafeterias are merely "symptoms" of a deeper problem.
“The result of these academic years, which last more than nine months with such overlap that it feels like a maze: scholarships are paid for nine months to support students whose academic year no longer coincides with those nine months of scholarship funding. The main and first victims of this situation are the students, who lose more than just back payments. They lose far too many months of their lives, having to spend four or five years, or even more, doing what should have been done in three. I express my full solidarity with them. This cannot continue,” the parliamentarian stated.
Faced with this situation, which he considers untenable, Guy Marius Sagna is calling for collective action. Students, the government, parents, and the National Assembly must, in his view, engage in open dialogue to restore order to the academic calendar.
He acknowledges that a return to normalcy will require a transition period, with financial and organizational costs. But he remains optimistic: "Senegalese people only ask themselves problems they are capable of solving. So, let's get to the negotiating table!"
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