";s:4:"text";s:4482:" Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning, Keep up to date with international news by downloading the RFI app, Health minister says virus remains 'very active' in France, but no return to general lockdown, Covid-19 in France: More people in hospital, more in ICUs, more dead. We cannot avoid this debate and we have to understand the relation between these two dimensions of the pandemic: that of lives saved or lost, on the one hand, and that of resources spent or preserved, on the other. Today, in the context of COVID-19, if we push this reasoning to the extreme, we could multiply the number of lives lost by this monetary value, then, we would compare this result to the financial resources used to save these lives. The International Student Services’ Planning for Autumn Quarter FAQ. On 10 September 2020, the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, who just a week prior made headlines for receiving sanctions by the United States government, addressed the new and returning graduate students of Sciences Po’s School of International Affairs (PSIA) for an inaugural lecture on multilateralism. it is beyond measure). “Numbers count,” as they are constitutive elements of a political art of measurement, the terms of which need to be made explicit. Despite an unprecedented and peculiar global context, our 2020 Back-to-School programme of inaugural lectures - which are, for many, open to the general public - promises to set you on the right track to begin an inspiring, fulfilling, and challenging academic year. Questions about this statement may be directed to gradadmissions@cornell.edu. Audience ratings certified by ACPM/OJD. These two logics—lives and economic interests—are under tension and this tension has exacerbated. Why is Germany faring better than France in the Covid-19 epidemic? The UCSF/SFSU Admissions Response to COVID-19 UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy is committed to continued use of a more holistic admissions process. Due to COVID-19 and the disruption of the academic year, pass/fail grades and/or credit granted (i.e. Within the boundaries of our current knowledge of the situation, we have to make this political equation of responsibility thoroughly explicit. A few days before the start of the academic year which is set for 14 September 2020, we interviewed Delphine Grouès, Dean of the Institute for Skills and Innovation, on the pedagogical innovations of this new dual campus. A: UTA is monitoring the availability of both the GRE and GMAT exams. These courses will also be eligible for transfer credit … Lives will be hurt or shortened if economic conditions deteriorate. But let’s not get it wrong: this is not a simple economic question or a question for a penny-pinching shopkeeper. Screenshot with the latest Covid-19 figures, published by the French public health authorities.
Access the other articles published on COVID-19 on the CERI website. This is particularly the case during an epidemic or pandemic, during which states are “called to account.”. 5000 / 1/1000. Admissions committees and offices for graduate and professional programs in the Graduate School will take into account the significant disruptions and challenges associated with the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic when reviewing applicants’ academic transcripts and other application materials as part of these programs’ ongoing practice of performing individualized, holistic … In this interview, he reflects on CIVICA’s journey and the next stage of growth. In both cases, the issue is one of finding the right balance, again, a very old tradition, as, for example, in Greek philosophy (according to Plato, the Statesman masters the art of measurement).