France pledges new university admissions system in 2028 to quell student anger after mass protests – WTOP News
- 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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On Monday 26 October, Édouard Geffray and Philippe Baptiste, respectively Minister of National Education and Higher Education, presented the measures supported by the government to respond to the demands of high school students.
After five weeks of high school mobilization, the government announced Monday 26 October 2026 the replacement of Parcoursup in 2028, the creation of 15,000 places in the superior and 4 billion euros of loans for the...
French students and high school students will continue to protest despite the government's promised changes in education, and young trade unions consider concessions to be insufficient and are preparing for a new massive mobilization.
France promises to replace its university admissions system after riots and thousands of arrests
France’s government has pledged to replace its national online university admissions platform in 2028. The move announced on Monday seeks to quell student anger after weeks of mass protests over education and living costs. Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste announced…
The French government is introducing measures to improve education. For instance, 5 billion euros will be allocated for the renovation of school buildings and universities, according to Education Ministers Geffray and Baptiste. The measures follow ongoing mass protests. Students are campaigning against problems in education, such as dilapidated school buildings, overcrowded classrooms, a teacher shortage, and high workloads. Earlier today, Pres…
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