The University is the best place to promote scientific knowledge and research as well as service to the community. In Haiti, due to the weakness of state institutions, we are witnessing a trivialization of these institutions. To date, despite the official figure available showing 138 recognized universities, and without counting hundreds of others who are not yet accredited, some wonder how important professionalization is in these “university institutions”. In addition, the majority of these institutions do not have enough qualified staff to teach. It is very common to see cases where professors barely hold a bachelor’s degree. At best, the classes as they are offered do not generally reflect the Haitian reality, since the teaching materials used by most teachers are imported from Europe or North America. Thus, they do not always reflect the reality of Haitian students who are not always able, after having completed a cycle of studies, to put their skills at the service of society. Inspired by existing work on the issue as well as our experiences, we have presented in this article the importance of professionalization in Haitian universities. Because most of these universities put too much emphasis on theories and they are not always competitive.
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