Education

Michaëlle Jean Asked to Head University in Limonade, Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvellsite) - The greatest work of post-earthquake reconstruction remains lifeless in the small town of Limonade, spared by the quake of 12 January 2010.

"Until today, we are not able to implement even an operating plan of the University of lemonade, when we knew for two years a university center was going to be offered by the Dominican Republic," lamented President Michel Martelly at the sidelines of an official visit to Santo Domingo.

"This puts us in position to decide," commented the head of state, in an interview with the envoy of Le Nouvelliste in the capital of DR.

"We are working on the establishment of a commission will manage the university. I so move to Michaëlle Jean to chair the commission, "revealed President Martelly. The former Governor of Canada and UNESCO Special Envoy to Haiti, according to the head of state, travel almost twice a month to Haiti to see how it progresses.

"I think it's good heart that it will force to accept this position to help us out of this impasse, since we have proved unable to manage it," said Michel Martelly, with Haiti as a countries dilapidated and in need of executives. President announced soon for the formation of the commission and the management plan of the University of lemonade in the North.

Chile and Mexico, he says, are willing to support Haiti in the management of the University of Lemonade. Contacts Michaëlle Jean, the president hopes will help to find other partners. At the last Council of Ministers, has yet revealed the president, 5 million has been earmarked for the construction of dormitories for teachers and a number of students. A temporary operating funds, the amount was not specified, is also announced by President Martelly.

"The university will be functional from next academic year to begin training several generations of cadres for the country," he said.

He informed that cultural events will be held on campus. Of Haitians and Dominicans philharmonic orchestras will perform on the site, according to lead singer Compass Direct - dance music of Haiti - who dons the costume head of state for almost a year. Martelly encourages submission of works and projects in the most impressive university area of the country.

French Film festivals, Canadian and Haitian would also be considered for the projection room of the campus. The Rector of State University of Haiti announces, for its part, the formation of an interim committee to manage the University which King Henry Christophe the same building was a gift from the Dominican Republic.

Dr. Jean-Marie Théodat, former head of the Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF) for the Caribbean, chairs the committee. Officials from regional academic centers, including Jusnerd Nelson, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Management of Cap-Haitien, the rector of the State University North Fénol Metellus and the Director of Law School Fort-Liberté, Calixte Nyll complete list of the committee established March 12, 2012. This university center, according to the rectorship of the Online Campus, will receive registrations as soon as space will be assigned to this committee of four members.