Valérie Glatigny also estimates that the installation of a master would cost much more than 400,000 euros. “Behind this is the request for a university hospital which costs 3 to 4 million euros per year. I also remind you that 400,000 euros is ten support for young people in youth aid, it is not nothing.“
The Minister of Higher Education also insists on the economic crisis we are currently going through. “In a context where universities, and in particular those we are talking regarding, are sounding the alarm regarding energy bills, this is not trivial. If we were guaranteed that we might graduate more students then we would have a positive recommendation, but that is not the case.“
A l’inverse, “in the case of the law course, the number of graduates can be increased“, retorts the minister. “And the cost is much lower.“
What regarding shortages?
The Minister also raises the issue of shortages. Certainly, she recognizes that there are pockets of shortage in Hainaut. “But there is no close link between the place where you do the master and the place where you will work followingwards.“, justifies Valérie Glatigny. “There are of course pockets of shortages, but this can be resolved by developing incentives so that young doctors can stay in areas with shortages. For example, a low rent for a house that brings together several young general practitioners who will be able to have alternating guards, for example.“
“The master’s in medicine is a false solution to a real problem“, launches the minister.
