Youbenson Michel, student in Social Work at the Faculty of Human Sciences is the winner of the 1st edition of the Monferrier Dorval Excellence Award from the State University of Haiti (UEH) for the academic year 2022, thanks to the quality of his final dissertation "Haitian migration to Latin America in the period from 2010 to 2018: A postcolonial analysis of displacement elsewhere".

The three dissertations evaluated 1 from the Faculty of Human Sciences and 2 from the Faculty of Law and Economics (FDSE) by the Scientific Council of the UEH were judged on the basis of:

- scientific characteristics of the subject

(originality, innovative character, depth, relevance);

- the development of the subject of study

(Issue, clarity of the general objective, clarity of the specific objective, clarity of the assumptions);

- methodology

(Clarity of methodology, sufficiency of methodology);

- the bibliography;

- the development of the subject of the study

(Presentation and interpretation of study results, discussion of study results, conclusion and research perspectives);

- of shape

(Respect for writing standards (scientific vocabulary, appropriate syntax, spelling).

The Monferrier Dorval Prize comes with a certificate and a check from the Rectorate of the UEH.

The Ambassador of France in Haiti Fabrice Mauriès participated Friday in the ceremony of the Prix Monferier Dorval organized by the State University of Haiti with the financial support of the Embassy of France in Haiti. During his speech, the Ambassador paid tribute to the memory of Me Monferrier Dorval, assassinated in August 2020 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-31661-icihaiti-pelerin-5-assassination-of-the-president-of-the-bar-of-port-au-prince.html and congratulations Youbenson Michel, the lucky winner of the 1st edition of the Prix Monferier Dorval

In his speech Fritz Deshommes Rector of the UEH thanked the Ambassador of France Fabrice Mauriès for his presence and for the substantial contribution of his Embassy to the implementation of this Prize. Then he praised Me Monferrier Dorval "[...] this rigorous jurist, this honest and competent lawyer and this integral patriot, our unforgettable Bâtonnier, Me Monferrier Dorval who fell under the conditions that we know [...]" and concluded with his warmest congratulations to the participants in this competition, "[...] especially to the winner Youbenson Michel of the Faculty of Human Sciences who was able to convince the Selection Jury of the quality and superiority of his work."

HL/ HaitiLibre