It will be a solution for those who completed nine years of schooling but are still without diplomas and proposer an alternative to those whose training was suspended mid-term. Please note that medical school Louis Pasteur is closed and its director, Dr. Soorianarain Baligadoo, is still not returned home.
The students hope that Monday's meeting will be positive. "We have been in limbo for several months, pending a solution despite letters to the concerned authorities. We are relieved to learn that they are willing to help us, "they say. They ask that the University of Mauritius can find a way to take charge of their training.
As a reminder, the School of Medicine Louis Pasteur began operations in 2002 after obtaining the MQA accreditation under the aegis of the Ministry of Eduction, then the TEC in 2006. However, on September 18, the Louis Pasteur School of Medicine have received an official letter from the University of Lille informing him of its intention to terminate their agreement. This decision is due to the fact that last year, the University of Lille was informed in a letter that the courses at the Louis Pasteur School were not recognized and that students could do their internship in hospitals Mauritius.
The school had started its activities with 11 students. They made their first year of medical school Louis Pasteur as agreed at the and would subsequently go to the University of Paris, which had EMLP agreement. Only two students were able to complete their five years of medical school and had to go to Mauritius for their internship. And it is from this point that the problems started. It is only the fifth year of medicine, 2007, that some have learned that they would not be able to do their internship in France. Under French law, only those who passed the test of first year medical students in France are entitled to do so. After six years of study, a year of waiting, two years of internship and one year of thesis and another 7 months of waiting, they are still not registered as a doctor. As for the other students, who were in their sixth grade, they were left to fend for themselves, not knowing if they can complete their studies. So far, this was the status quo.
However, following a meeting with the parents, a meeting was scheduled for Monday, April 1 with the relevant authorities. But that day has been declared national day of mourning, it was postponed to Monday 8. The students hope that their ordeal will end. Note that Pr Baligadoo is still not returned home while the school is closed for months.