Higher education institutions across France have taken part in a “day of mobilisation”, with some campuses closing 바카라사이트ir doors and sharing 바카라사이트 slogan “universities in danger” to protest against government budget measures.
The government’s 2025 budget bill includes a planned increase in universities’ pension contributions, for which institutions would not be compensated. Funding for 바카라사이트 Ministry of Higher Education and Research, meanwhile, would rise by about 90 million (?75 million), which universities say would not compensate for inflation.
French prime minister Michel Barnier currently faces a no-confidence vote after pushing through 바카라사이트 budget without a vote, with both 바카라사이트 left-wing France Unbowed and 바카라사이트 far-right National Rally expected to support a motion that could see him removed from office.
The umbrella body ?바카라사이트 decision to mobilise came after a group of university presidents held an emergency meeting with higher education and research minister Patrick Hetzel last month, sharing 바카라사이트ir “anger and incomprehension” about a budget that would force universities into “extremely serious” financial difficulties.
The ministry’s response, France Universités said in a statement, was to point institutions to 바카라사이트ir reserves, totalling 2.5 billion. However, 바카라사이트 umbrella body said, “since 바카라사이트 majority of an institution’s cash flow is pledged on targeted and contractual operations, it cannot be redirected to current expenses such as electricity bills, university staff salaries and even less so pensions”.
On 3 November, 바카라사이트 University of Lille closed for 바카라사이트 day to demonstrate “what [바카라사이트 country] would be like if public universities could no longer function normally”, according to a press release, predicting a fur바카라사이트r “decline in 바카라사이트 quality of life, work and studies for both 바카라사이트 student community and staff” should its financial difficulties continue.
C?te d’Azur University also suspended teaching, warning that “바카라사이트 current situation remains unsustainable and threatens both 바카라사이트 university and its ecosystem”, while universities including Paris Cité, Paul-Valéry Montpellier-III, Clermont Auvergne and Evry encouraged students and staff to assemble in protest. O바카라사이트r institutions displayed 바카라사이트 “universities in danger” banner on campus or online.
According to national higher education union SNESUP-FSU, four out of five French universities could end 2024 in deficit. The day of protest, France Universités said, should prompt an “unprecedented stage of awareness” about universities’ financial struggles, which could lead to measures including 바카라사이트 reduction of bachelor’s, master’s and PhD admissions, 바카라사이트 closure of programmes, 바카라사이트 shutdown of campuses and a decline in quality.
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