Abstract
Nowadays, universities are undergoing profound changes in order to adapt their educational contents to the requirements of the world of employment. Thus, the establishment of a new system of certification and classification of qualifications has emerged through the Bachelor, Master, Doctorate called “Licence Master and Doctorat” (LMD) reform in French speaking countries. This research aims to show that the implementation of the LMD system is an imperative for the University of Abomey-Calavi. On the methodological side, we conducted both descriptive and analytical study based on the principle of triangulation. The data used for this study come from two main tools: survey questionnaire and interviews grid supported by literature review. This research was conducted on a sample of 690 individuals selected by random and purposive method. It came out from our investigations that LMD system relies on fundamental principles that are not yet mastered and applied by the different actors of the University of Abomey-Calavi. Consequently, 65.33% expressed their qualifications are not recognized as such in other universities or countries. Our results also indicate that 73.39% of the students have not received information about the possibility offered by the LMD system to complete their education within the same institution or another institution through principle of mobility. Students surveyed on the question of capitalization of knowledge through transferable and capitalized education credits recognized in a proportion of 59.82% they have no information on this vital principle of the LMD reform. Thus, it is important to rethink the system, reframe and adapt its principles and requirements to local realities.
Highlights
The various crises experienced by education systems at all levels and across the African continent have forced policymakers to adapt the curricula of learning program to the context of the current globalization
Our results indicate that 73.39% of the students have not received information about the possibility offered by the LMD system to complete their education within the same institution or another institution through principle of mobility
Students surveyed on the question of capitalization of knowledge through transferable and capitalized education credits recognized in a proportion of 59.82% they have no information on this vital principle of the LMD reform
Summary
The various crises experienced by education systems at all levels and across the African continent have forced policymakers to adapt the curricula of learning program to the context of the current globalization. The implementation of this reform has resulted in Europe with the signing by 29 European countries in Bologna in Italy of a joint statement June 19, 1999 This statement aims to create a European area of higher education and boost its promotion globally [1], to restore the attractiveness of European universities and support them in the competition between them and their US counterparts. The Network for Excellence in Higher Education in West Africa (REESAO) was born October 11, 2005 with the seven national universities of Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo Today, this network consists of fourteen (14) universities and centers of higher education from these seven (07) countries and aims to promote a new policy of interuniversity cooperation to facilitate mobility and employability and popularize the use of information and communications technology for learning purposes [3]
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