Even in the affluent Grand Duchy, many low income students do not have their own computer, the association’s president told Delano.
Linda Saadaoui said this can lead to stressful situations as many professors expect papers to be submitted electronically, and consequently many students cannot meet their teachers’ deadlines. She has “been stupefied to see students working in cyber cafes late into the evening,” often “until the last opening minute” in order to finish their work on time.
The group recently received a donation from a very well known corporation in Luxembourg (the company asked Delano not to publish their name). The gift includes 40 four-year old Dell computers, 40 keyboards and 40 mice, all in good working order. AMDDS is currently seeking 40 working computer screens, as the benefactor was not able to contribute them.
AMDDS was formed by four former doctoral students of Alexandre Marius Dées de Stério, a Luxembourgish professor at Paul Verlaine University in Metz, who died in the October 2011 train crash in Zoufftgen. The association aims to provide networking and support activities for students, graduates and professors of information and communication sciences.
For more information or to make a donation, go to www.amdds.eu.
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