France Pledges New University Admissions for Students to Quell Anger After Violent Mass Protests
The government said it will add 3,000 substitute teachers and other measures before replacing the admissions platform in 2028.
- On Monday, the French government pledged to replace its national online university admissions platform, Parcoursup, by 2028, seeking to quell student anger after weeks of mass protests over education and living costs.
- Recent nationwide demonstrations saw turnout estimates ranging from more than 400,000 to nearly 800,000 as students criticized the platform for unclear selection criteria, unequal opportunities, and barriers to preferred courses.
- Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste announced "substantial change" for 2027 during a news conference, shortly after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu met with student representatives Monday to discuss their grievances.
- Though two student groups welcomed some concessions, they called for protests to continue; the government had deployed 3,000 additional substitute teachers to struggling high schools on October 8.
- These measures follow France's worst unrest in years on October 17, when demonstrations over school funding descended into rioting and looting, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call for addressing legitimate demands.
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Paris, 26 Oct (EFE).- The French students announced this Monday that they continue the protests launched three weeks ago against the Executive, after having been received by the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, who gave to their demands some concessions that they considered insufficient.After several contact meetings and after having launched a platform of [...] The entry French students will maintain their protests despite the concessions of …
Violent protests have rocked France for weeks. Now the government is meeting the students' demands. Among other things, a completely new intake system will now be introduced and class sizes will be limited.
First thousands of young people took to the streets, then the demonstrations escalated. Now France's government reacts and promises improvements.
French students reject government education package, vow to continue protests
French student leaders rejected the government's education package and vowed to continue demonstrations. The widening unrest has intensified political, security and economic pressures across France.
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PARIS (ANP/RTR/BELGA) - The French government has proposed a package of education reforms to student organizations, but according to these groups, it does not meet their demands. Therefore, the protests will continue, the organizations said after a meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu....
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