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Louis is considering going to do a course at the École 42. This is the programming school which was founded by Xavier Niel in 2013 and which is completely different to traditional universities. The key principles are as follows:
- its free
- you don't get a degree
- you decide how long it will take
- there are no pre-requirements (other than being 18)
- the test to get in is based on motivation and logic
- there are no teachers: learning is project based and assessed by students
- there are no exams
I find it interesting that the school is all about self learning, collaboration and creativity even though it is a coding school.
Although it was developed for programming I don't see why the same principle couldn't be used successfully for other disciplines such as Medicine, Economics, Psychology, History or Philosophy. It actually sounds a lot like the university version of the school my Dad is involved with in Luxembourg.
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