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Année 2008-2009, je me réoriente dans mes études, j’arrive à Paris Descartes (psychologie) fin janvier, heureux d’avoir changer de voie universitaire. Premier jour de cours, tout se passe très bien. Deuxième jour, assemblée générale, la grève est annoncée, la cause paraît juste… Le blocage total de la Fac est « voté », les étudiants se sentent concernés et soutiennent les professeurs. Une semaine sans cours, puis deux, assemblée sur assemblée… Des cours commencent à voir le jour sur Moodle, mais ce sont surtout des informations générales. Un mois sans cours, blocage reconduit, j’assiste à toutes les assemblées générales car je me sens concerné, mais je ne me rend pas compte de ce qui se passe. J’en profite pour aller travailler à la bibliothèque mon sujet de TIS1. Des permanences sont mises en place, ITER1 se fera entièrement par des exercices à distance, OT102 par des écrits à rendre, des « cours alternatifs » ont lieu, ce ne sont pas des cours proprement dit mais des conférences sur des thèmes de la psychologie (certains ont été intéressants). Puis des exercices arrivent sur Moodle en EXP1. Deux mois de blocage, pas beaucoup de nouvelles des cours, il est simplement dit que la situation est compliquée, qu’il faut continuer, et que malgré tout cela les étudiants ne seront pas PENALISES. Des polys de PSP ont été mis sur Moodle et une reprise des cours dans cette matière a été annoncée car il est difficile de la travailler seul. Ce sera la seule matière traitée « correctement » au niveau du contenu. Les vacances d’avril arrivent, je ne sais plus ou j’en suis, je ne comprends plus rien, je suis seul, je viens d’arriver en Psycho, je suis livré à moi même avec comme meilleur ami, Moodle. Les vacances d’avril sont passées. Il a été décidé que des permanences vont avoir lieu, mais ce ne sont pas des « cours » nous précise-t-on. On se rend donc dans ces TDs où l’on nous dit d’entrée : « Bonjour, je ne ferais pas cours, avez-vous des questions sur les polys mis en ligne ? Vous ne les avez pas travaillé ? Tant pis pour vous ». A ce qu’il paraît on ne devait pas être pénalisé. Les dates des examens sont annoncées. Des examens ? Oui des vrais examens qui comptent vraiment ! On arrive à la mi-juin, je ne sais pas ce qui s’est passé, j’ai l’impression d’avoir un vide dans ma tête de ces trois derniers mois… On entame les examens, premiers dans une université pour ma part. Que dois-je faire ? J’essaye de valider ? ça ne serait pas du luxe… Dois-je abandonner ? Je recommence ainsi à zéro l’année prochaine… Je ne sais pas, dilemme : valider mais passer en deuxième année avec mon S1 à faire avec le S3, le tout avec les énormes lacunes du second semestre ou alors abandonner lâchement en me disant que cette grève m’a fait perdre un an… Je ne sais plus quoi penser et je suis seul. Je me rend aux examens en ayant en tête ce que j’ai lu et écouté pendant ce semestre… Juillet, résultats : je valide mon semestre avec un peu plus de 11 de moyenne générale et avec notamment 19 pour mon TIS1, 16 en OT102, 17.5 en ITER1, 14 EN PSP1… Je ne sais pas quoi penser, j’ai envie d’aller à la scolarité pour demander de refaire ma première année. Je le fais. On me dit la chose suivante : « Désolé mais cela n’est pas possible vous devez maintenant suivre les cours de deuxième année, faire votre S1 et votre S3 en même temps car vous venez de validé votre S2 ». J’y crois pas… J’insiste par mail, et je vais jusque à voir le directeur de la licence (que je remercie encore pour l’aide qu’il m’a apporté) pour lui expliquer mon problème. Après beaucoup d’explications de la situation la seule solution que l’on me propose est d’annuler tout mon semestre, TOUTES les notes disparaitrons… C’est exactement, ce que j’ai du faire… Tout mon travail (TIS, OT102 et ITER notamment) part en fumé, est-ce normal après cette grève que l’on me fasse cela ? En un clic on supprime quatre mois de travail dans le flou le plus complet. La vrai solution : rendre copie blanche pour certaines matières afin de na pas valider le semestre et de conserver mes notes au dessus de la moyenne pour recommencer une nouvelle première année… personne ne m’avait suggérer cette issue… Evidemment je n’ai pas été le seul dans ce cas. Aujourd’hui je dois recommencer le second semestre, vrai cauchemar, démotivation totale…On m’a volé mon année.
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Les billets :: Vues d'étudiants
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n°1 Prendre son vélo pour aller à l’école n°2 Traverser les canaux et s’imaginer une vie dans une péniche n°3 Manger des stoopwafels, spécialité culinaire du pays. Ce sont deux petites galettes avec du caramel beurre salé au milieu. Un régal !
n°4 Sortir le soir sans se préoccuper des horaires de bus ou métros et ne pas avoir besoin de payer les entrés des night clubs. Sans oublier le prix des bières qui sont entre un et deux euros. n°5 Boire du Chocomel. n°6 S’assoir dans un café et apprécier l’architecture de la ville. n°7 Nourrir les canards du parc. n°8 Apprécier les rares rayons de soleil. n°9 Avoir l’opportunité de participer à une quantité incroyable de manifestations culturelles : Eurosonick, Stukafest, Pop Rond et bien d’autres encore. n°10 Rencontrer des gens du monde entier tous les jours
Mots-clés : Quotidien |
mar 10
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As in the first semester I am still in international class full of nationality from all the world. This course is aimed at developing your skills in analysing and creatively solving communication problems by means of a communication campaign. I will learn what an organitional and communication problem is and how you can research such a problem. You will put develop a marketing communication campaign for an external client and produce a number of tools (video and website) needed to execute this campaign. This Minor is divided in two times: Block 1 - Project, the practical part: Work for the University the Hanze and promote a new program of study. During the first time we are going be more focused on researches. - Research Theory: to learn skills and methodology to make good research (define a problem, make a strategy) - English - Working in an intercultural group: intercultural dinner - Communication theory: know main theory in communication - Media skills: we are going to learn how to make a website Block 2 - Communication Plan and Pitch - Communication tools - English - Communication Theory - Marketing communication and finances
Mots-clés : Enseignement |
fév 10
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Sinterklaas le 5 Décembre : Sinterklaas est le père Noël des Hollandais. Chaque année le 5 décembre il arrive d’Espagne par bateau avec ces serviteurs noirs chargés de l’assister et d’amuser les foules. Il y a alors des nombreux défilés dans les villes d’Hollande. Le soir même, dans les familles on s’offre de cadeaux et s’échange des poèmes. Cette fête est beaucoup plus importante que Noël ici.
La Fête de la Reine le 30 Avril : Chaque année, ce jour est l’occasion d’une grande populaire, la plus prisée de toutes. Toutes les grandes villes des Pays Bas se déroulent de gigantesque carnaval, avec des concerts, des bals populaires et surtout d’immenses marchés aux puces regorgeant de toutes sortes de marchandises. L’ambiance, particulièrement joyeuse, se prête à tous les excès. Les festivités commencent la veille et se poursuivent pendant 24h00. Mots-clés : Culture |
fév 10
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When are going to make your luggage do not forget your umbrella, your K-Way but a long one which has to protect you when you will be on your bike. Indeed, here the weather can change in few minutes. Important winds and short showers can happen at any time. The winter was very long. I mean since December until now there was snow all the time and everywhere. Groningen is very white but now I have to admit I can not wait birds singing in a green park. Snow means frozen lack and ice skating is one of the favourite pastime of Dutch people. After job or university at the end of the afternoon or Sunday they took there ices shoes and there picnic and go to slide.
Mots-clés : Weather |
fév 10
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First step: Bicycle is the best way to move in Groningen and your bike will be your best friend. The ground is flat and bike roads are perfectly developed in this country. Furthermore, you can find places to park your bike everywhere. To find a bike you should check advertisings in your student house and do not forget to buy a good lock. Moreover do not forget your lights during the night because police can give you a penalty for this forgetting. Second step: You can go to Ikea. We are very lucky because the Sweden company was just at 5 minutes to my student house. It was very useful to buy some staff like a mirror, a light or a quilt cover for example. OR If you prefer there is also Mama Mini. In this second hand shop you can find sofa for 20€ plat for 1€ a wonderful armchair for 10€, clothes, CD’s and lot of other treasures. Third step: You can buy a cheapest cell phone in Media Mark around 20€ and buy a Lebara card with 10€ of credits. Mots-clés : Daily Life |
fév 10
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As I told you : For Irish people the family is very important, most of the time they live in the same area in Dublin for a lot of generations (and they are very proud of that ). They can recognize each others only with their accent. A Friend of me told me that there is more than 15 different accent only in Dublin ! After 6 months I only can recognize the accents from the south and the north. Why ? because I have a lot of problem to understand the south accent (my friends are from the north) !! The Dublin accent is very strong and most of the time very difficult to understand but don’t worry after 3 months you’ll understand some words! J Don’t hesitate to ask them to speak slowly they’ll help you!
Some examples : How are you?" That's should come out: "Hawareya?" That should be pronounced dat and Dublin or bus : dooblin and boos !
“Irish (Gaeilge) is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language only by a small minority of the Irish population but is also used as a second language by a larger and expanding minority. It also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state and is used across the country in a variety of media, personal contexts and social situations. It enjoys constitutional status as the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland, and it is an official language of the European Union. Irish is also an officially recognised minority language in Northern Ireland.”
An other important thing is the Irish language. Ok they speak English (don’t worry) but they also often speak Irish (Gaelique). I try to learn some sentences (they love that) but it’s very hard. They learn Irish at school and some Irish families speak fluently this language. They like mixing English and Irish, sometime it’s very hard to follow them when they speak together J I show you some sentences I often use :
my name is = .....is ainm dom how are you/how do you do =cónas atá tú? I’m ok = Tá mé go maith goodbye = slán I’m tired = Ta me tuirseach
This language is very difficult to learn, the pronunciation is very hard to get.
Moreover in Dublin everybody wildly use a slang language which is quite difficult to get!
For example in Dublin they have their one language about money: Five euro : a fiver Ten euro: a tenner 20 euro: a score 100 euro: a ton 500 euro: a monkey so 250: half a monkey J Euro is said Quid
Moreover The proper answer to "hawareya?" is not "good" or "fine," but "grand," or if you are particularly well, "grand altogether." We have fun : “good Craic ! “ Gobsh*te is a famous exclamation of disapproval at anyone or anything. Toilet : Jacks but be carefully I’ve been using this one for a while but it’s for boys : nobody told me (Irish humour) ! for Girls it’s Loo I don’t know how to right it … A lack is a girlfriend and Molly a girl. Savage ! is an expression of satisfaction. A scoop is a pint
The most difficult for me is when Irish people text me, they use this kind of language but with the worth spelling ever seen. So impossible to have a look in the dictionary but I found one on the Internet : http://www.urbandictionary.com/ you can have a look, i find it very funny, oups sorry : foony !
Mots-clés : Irish language |
fév 10
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This is already the time of my last article in this blog. My experience in Ireland is not over yet as I still have three months of college and two months of work (I will try to find a summer job).So let me share with you my feedbacks about these first six months of my life in Dublin: This experience is one of the best of my life. It’s giving me the occasion to live by my own for the first time, even if all the bills and cleaning staff are coming with it. As travelling is my favourite hobby, the idea of spending one year abroad was really incredible for me. I love meeting new people with a different culture. In French we will say “Les voyages forment la jeunesse” and that is definitively true. Travelling help me to become always more open minded and tolerant with people. The fact of learning in a different way is really useful because it helps me to become more flexible in general.  For all the students who want to go study abroad, but who think that it is going to be too difficult or just that it is not something that they are able to do, please, just do it. Next year ????????? One of the advantages of doing your DUETI in Ireland is that this is the only one which will deliver you a double diploma: DUETI + Bachelor of Business (BAC+3). Thanks to this parameter, entering a French business school next year will be easier than with only the DUETI diploma. For next year, I have three options;
For the future ITB students, I give you the advice of looking as soon as you can for all the information needed for the appliance to the school you want to enter in. The main point is that contacting schools and dealing with the administrative for example are much more complicated when you are abroad In conclusion of this blog, I just can say that I wish that mine is useful for the future Dubliner and ITB students. I’ve tried to speak about useful things and tips because before coming here, I’ve read mostly all of the previous ITB students’ blogs which really help me.
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fév 10
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During our first day at the ITB, the man in charge of our welcoming told us that it was not imaginable to leave the country before visiting other places and not only Dublin. Now I understand why, and I will try to make some tourism in Ireland as much as I can. Before reading my feedbacks about the Irish cities I’ve visited, let me introduced to you this beautiful country with a video of the Irish landscape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIg5_JXgZs4 Galway (from the Irish: Gaillimh meaning "stony" as in "stony river") The city is located on the west coast of Ireland. Galway is the third largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht. Historically, Galway was a port as far back as the Vikings! The fisherman houses are colourful and really lovely.
When I’ve visited the city a few months ago, we went there by car and it was at three hours and a half from Dublin. Since one month, a highway just opened and now you only need two hours from Dublin to go to Galway. If you don’t have a car, you still can go to this city by bus.I spent only one day in this place and I think that a full weekend must be the ideal duration. Galway is a wonderful city with amazing landscape. The historical streets of the city are also really nice. So if you go there, don't miss the beautiful Aran Islands and the peace and tranquillity of Roscommon’s waterways. Explore Mayo and of course the famous Connemara.As now we have only need two hours by car for going to Galway, I will definitively come back for a full weekend. The main reason why I want to return there is that from May to June, you can see a lot of salmons jumping in Corrib River.For the sportive people, the RONHILL Connemara International Marathon will take place on the 11th April 2010.
Belfast (from the Irish: Béal Feirste meaning "mouth of the sandbars")Historically, Belfast has been a centre for the Irish linen industry, tobacco production, rope-making and shipbuilding. Today, Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as the arts, higher education and business, a legal centre, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. The city suffered greatly during the period of disruption, conflict, and destruction called the Troubles, but latterly has undergone a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years, and substantial economic and commercial growth. I went to this wonderful city only one day which was obviously not enough at all. By car it is only at two hours from Dublin and you can also take the bus. Four days should be a great duration for a Belfast trip.
In comparison with Galway, Belfast is really huge and has much more tourism places to visit.You can visit the local museum for free; it will take you minimum two hours! I was totally amazed by the size of the place which must be the local “Musée du Louvre”. Many great things in it like an Egyptian mummy and its mummified cat! Belfast has many other places of interest including “The Titanic’s Dock”, “Pumphouse” and “The Ulster Folk Transport Museum” which offer an insight into the history, and industrial heritage.
One of the most amazing things in the city is the Belfast murals. Almost all of them promote either republican or loyalist political beliefs, often glorifying paramilitary groups such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Freedom Fighters, while others commemorate people who have lost their lives in paramilitary or military attacks. If you come with your family, you also can do attractions such as the “Belfast Zoo” and the “W5 Interactive Science Centre”. For all the whisky lovers, let’s go to the “Bushimills Distillery” which is the Ireland's oldest whiskey distillery. You can tour the site which still produces both malt and blended whiskeys under the same roof for more than 300 years.
I still have many cities to visit like Cork and Donegal for example. Thanks to Ryanair, I can also go mostly everywhere in Europe for a very cheap price, so my remaining months here are going to be full of trips. |
fév 10
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The People The Irish are interested in people and place great value on the individual. They are naturally courteous, quick-witted and will go out of their way to welcome visitors to their country. Don't rush the Irish. Although they work very hard, the Irish are dedicated to a less stressful lifestyle that allows time for friends and family, a visit to the pub, a cup of tea, or just a bit of a chat on the corner. Families are close and very important to the Irish people.  Meeting and Greeting The Irish shake hands with everyone present at a business or social gathering when arriving and when leaving. A firm handshake with eye contact is expected like in most of occidental countries.  Body Language The Irish are not very physically demonstrative and are not comfortable with public displays of affection. The Irish are uncomfortable with loud, aggressive, and arrogant behaviours. Corporate Culture Networking is a critical activity in Ireland. Who you know may be vital to your business success. 
 Dining and Entertainment Business entertainment is commonly conducted in restaurants. However, business dinners are usually considered more of a social occasion and a good way to develop relationships. General table manners are the same as in England, only a bit more relaxed. Refusing a drink can be perceived as insult in Ireland. If you accept a round of drinks, you should always buy yours after that.  Dress Most of the time, men are relaxed in their clothes: you can see many people wearing tracksuit in college and more generally in the everyday life.  
Women are most of the time very extreme, they are wearing pyjamas with boots or ultra short skirts with high heels. Gifts Gift giving and receiving is unusual in a business setting. Small gifts may be exchanged, but are not expected, at the successful conclusion of negotiations.  When invited to someone's home, always bring a small gift for the hostess. Give flowers (even if they are ridiculously expensive), chocolates, and a bottle of wine or continental cheeses. Especially for Women A foreign woman will be accepted easily in the Irish business community.In the political landscape, women can succeed more easily than in others European countries; the best example is definitively the Irish president who is a woman  If I have to compare the Irish with the French, I can easily say that the Irish are much friendlier than the French. In Ireland people are often coming to you for a talk, even in the bus or in a shop. In France we all know very well the freezing  behaviour of the underground for example!In conclusion we can say that we have a totally different culture and learn everyday to know each other’s better is very interesting.
Mots-clés : behaviour, corporate culture, dublin, ireland, Irish people |
: Mrs Mary McAleese! 
