Wowim thematic dossier

Tradition, prestige and image

Talking about tradition, image and reputation in a magazine is a bit of a joke.

Of course, tradition obliges us. One can speak of the tradition of the student collective in imposing the image of the School since before 1989. Because very many of the movements that have led to the creation of a fund of tradition since the 1960s have been driven by the more particular, special student collectivity, less willing to fit into the established norm of the time. The A Club, the Pop Music Festival, the Student Design Center, the changes in the university curriculum (which were student-generated on the basis of analyses validated by the Senate and which led to radical changes on several occasions in the curriculum), the international relations that started before 1968-1969, the first study abroad trips made by the School, all these initiatives formed a certain tradition. They have remained as a tradition of this School and of course as a tradition of the student movement of that time. Today these concerns would be covered by the notion of entrepreneurial activities of students.