Dr Madhu Ht Hyderabad Reviews

If the crisis is the young

A demonstration against the Gelmini DDL

As Martin Luther in 1517, even university students have posted their 95 theses on the door. But this time, the door was not the Cathedral of Wittenberg but the Rector of the University of Turin, and theses were not against the Pope, but against the DDL Gelmini. It happened on the eighth of December, and students say that they were inspired to their German theologian: "We have also posted our manifesto for the university to come." And these young people who would waste their time instead of studying, "those jocks who need to study public school," as he wrote ironically Sergio Staino. In all the Italian universities in recent days, protests erupted on the part of teachers and students, secondary school and universities to say no to reform Gelmini, which provides for drastic reductions in public funds education. Only for the regular financing of the university, spending fell by € 63.5 million for the year 2009 of EUR 190 million for the year 2010 of € 316 million for the year 2011, of 417 million euro for 2012 and € 455 million from the year 2013. Astonishing figures. To this we add the inclusion in the so-called governance of private university. The universities will become so companies at 40%. Not to be still very clear is the identity of the foundations who wish to invest so much in the university system. And in the South, where it is known as business activities are often deeply and colluded with organized crime, how things go? Is not there a real risk that this way of running the university could represent yet another way to corruption and dubious conclusion of alliances? Not to mention the researchers: these young scholars will get, instead of permanent contracts as researchers on temporary contracts to seven years after which it will enter a list of suitable teaching as faculty members, and be chosen at the discretion the Rector. And all this with an uncertainty of background: the university, after these seven years and reached the suitability of the investigator, could also say that money is not there and therefore the assumptions are blocked. In short, clear how the reduction of funding to the university (and education more generally) destroys public expectations (and future) of a generation. The Berlusconi government, instead of supporting even more the culture and reduce unnecessary costs going to hit the privileges of the political class (salaries of stars, blue car ...) relative to their key areas for the very survival of the country. Because culture is the backbone of a nation and significant blow scuttle the nation itself. Even at the Cagliari University have created a series of demonstrations against the DDL Gelmini, coming to occupy the Science Building on a hospital and organizing the Nov. 29 'to wake the public university. " If anyone would like to review this event, you will find the movie on YouTube, the Web site from which the Minister of Education launched its appeal against the students who "let themselves be manipulated by barons and social centers." Minister Gelmini often speaks of "the right to study," but there is no doubt that cutting the funds public education, such a right is not respected. It is a contradiction in terms recognize the importance and value of culture and at the same time drastically reducing subsidies penalize. After three years of working with this magazine, by the last number should replace James as chief Mameli. He goes my thanks for giving me a tour, and encouraged for the significant contribution to the growth of this magazine, for which I intend to keep the editorial printed by him, aimed at socio-political themes. My heartfelt thanks also to Hector Cannavera for the trust placed in me, despite my 22 years. It is important to give confidence to young people because it is through the younger generations an earth lifts and grows. But because young people can have a positive impact on development, the policy must also do its part by encouraging and adequately fund education. Using the same business language that appeals so much to our government: it is necessary to invest in young people. You must invest in the future.

Alice Gurrieri (Director)

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