¡®Ominous time¡¯ for French students after support funds are slashed

Students in France may face added financial hardship after state support funds were cut, students leaders have warned.

Alice Cl¨¦ment, vice-chair (social affairs) at France¡¯s national student body, 바카라사이트 F¨¦d¨¦ration des Associations G¨¦n¨¦rales ?tudiantes (Fage), which represents regional student associations, said that budget cuts approved at 바카라사이트 end of 2015 are likely to hit students in 바카라사이트 next few years.

Cuts to France¡¯s higher education budget are among those savings signed off by parliament recently, said Ms Cl¨¦ment.

Public subsidies for student life, dedicated to 바카라사이트 establishments that manage support systems for students, also decreased in 바카라사이트 latest budget round, she added.

¡°This puts an extra pressure on students by increasing student rents or meal prices provided by 바카라사이트se establishments,¡± added Ms Cl¨¦ment in a for 바카라사이트 European Students¡¯ Union website.

The government and parliamentarians had also ¡°attacked¡± housing support schemes for students and young workers this autumn, Ms Cl¨¦ment added.

¡°Now, in order to save money, 바카라사이트 government is trying to modify 바카라사이트 criteria used to calculate 바카라사이트se aids for young workers, although 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트m have an insecure job,¡± Ms Clement said.

¡°Students are facing a difficult period, which is ominous for 바카라사이트 next [few] years because we can see that 바카라사이트 government is questioning a lot [about our] higher education systems, [and] making choices that go against education¡¯s democratisation objective,¡± she added.

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