Éducation / jeunesse 
L’université connaît un regain d’intérêt. Près d’un lycéen sur deux a demandé à s’y inscrire l’an prochain. C’est ce qui ressort des chiffres que le ministère de l’Education publie aujourd’hui : les résultats des inscriptions des Terminales, sur le portail Internet des admissions post-bac – chacun doit choisir dès maintenant ce qu’il souhaite pour l’an prochain, université, IUT, BTS.
University is known to be regaining interest. Close to one secondary student in two has asked to sign up next year. Education ministry, published today show strong figures: the results of the sign-ups of final year secondary students, on the post-bac admissions internet portal – each one have to choose what they wish for next year, university, IUT, BTS, etc.
L’université a de plus en plus de succès. 47 % des élèves de terminale veulent y aller en priorité – c’est leur premier voeu. Ils étaient seulement 34 % en 2012. Parmi ces formations, il y a les licences classiques, mais également les filières courtes comme les IUT : 15 % des futurs bacheliers veulent s’inscrire d’abord dans un Institut universitaire de technologie.
University is the biggest winner with 47% of new sign-ups giving that priority-as first wish. It was only 34% in 2012. Among the courses, are the classics degrees, but equally the shorter degrees with the Institut Universitaire de Technologie IUT attracting 15% of school leavers.
About bill
Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer.
The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013.
Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI.
Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug
2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website.
But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien.
The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50.
Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea.
Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
