Contrary to what was previously announced, the competitions that were to be held in higher education for the next three weeks will be postponed due to the coronavirus, announced in a joint statement the ministers of higher education and Education.
After the declarations on Saturday of Edouard Philippe, who announced the closure "until further notice" of all "places receiving public not essential to the life of the country", the ministers "decided to postpone the national examinations and competition for the next three weeks. "
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This concerns both the post-preparatory higher education competitive exams for the Grandes Ecoles (for example Polytechnic, HEC, CentraleSupelec, etc.) as well as the National Education recruitment competitions (aggregations and Capes). "Solutions will be found on a case-by-case basis (postponements, adjustments, etc.)", specifies the press release. "Specific and personalized information will be provided to each candidate".
Sunday morning again, the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer affirmed on France info that "these types of competition are far too important for those concerned to postpone them".
The competitions of the Capes and the aggregation are maintained, they are competitions "too important to be postponed, but we will be vigilant on the conditions of award", says the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquerhttps: // t .co / h2b7KnUKmh pic.twitter.com/rnvjkoosUL
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The post-bac competitions for access to schools (certain business, engineering, political studies institutes, etc.) will be replaced by examinations of files, in the Parcoursup calendar, the platform for access to higher education, "which is not changed at this stage".
"For the competitions planned after April 5, suitable solutions will be defined on the basis of an in-depth instruction", specify the ministers. “The methods selected will be brought to the attention of the candidates on a dedicated internet page. "
From Monday, the 2.6 million students will no longer be able to attend courses in higher education establishments, which must organize themselves to set up all of the distance learning courses.
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