Στο επίκεντρο των αποκαλύψεων των Wikileaks βρέθηκε πριν από μερικούς μήνες ο κ.Μπαμπινιώτη, καθώς όπως αποκαλύπτουν έγγραφα της Αμερικανικής Πρεσβείας, ο κ.πρύτανης ενημέρωνε τις αρμόδιες υπηρεσίες για το κλίμα στα ελληνικά πανεπιστήμια, το φοιτητικό κίνημα του 2006/07, αλλά και την εξέλιξη των αλλαγών στα ΑΕΙ. Ανάμεσα στα προβλήματα που ο Κ.Μπαμπινιώτης επισημαίνει για την κατάσταση στα ΑΕΙ, είναι το άσυλο και η υπερπολιτικοποίηση των φοιτητών.
Παραθέτουμε τα τηλεγραφήματα που δημοσιεύθηκαν από τα Wikileaks:
Greek Education Reform Expert Wants U.S. Help
C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000407
FOR EUR/SE, EUR/PPD AND ECA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2019/03/31
TAGS: PGOV, OPRC, OEXC, SCUL, GR
SUBJECT: Greek Education Reform Expert Wants U.S. Help
REF: ATHENS 260
CLASSIFIED BY: Daniel V. Speckhard, Ambassador, State, Executive;
REASON: 1.4(B), (D)
1. (C) Summary: In a March 26 meeting with PAO and CAO, Greek education reform expert Babiniotis shared GoG plans and timelines, and enthusiastically welcomed U.S. assistance on implementing a national university entrance exam system based on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). End summary.
2. (C) Prominent linguist, scholar, former rector of Athens University (2000-2006) and GoG expert responsible for reforming the Greek university entrance exam system, Professor George Babiniotis, met with PAO and CAO on March 26. Babiniotis was candid about the failings of the educational system in Greece, and the challenges to implementing reforms.
3. (C) The current university admittance system is untenable, Babiniotis said. Most parents and students view a university degree as the ticket to advancement, which is the reason that more than 100,000 students apply each year for the 40,000 university slots. To be competitive, high school students concentrate on private institution (frontistiria)-provided university preparatory classes rather than their regular school classes. As a result secondary students memorize material to pass the examinations rather than really mastering subject matter. "We are graduating aspiring university students rather than well-educated kids,” he lamented.
U.S. Assistance on University Testing Needed
