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Student Life and Higher Education in the French Media

Melextra JET

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Villeneuve d'Ascq - FRANCE

À propos du blog

A translation project by students in the MéLexTra master's degree in translation at the University of Lille. The blog provides a press review consisting of English translations of a broad range of French… articles on a different news topic every year. This year's project concerns student life and higher education in France.

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Emmanuel Macron Offers 2500 Euros Per Year to Student Reservists

18 avr. 2022 Par Melextra JET

In an attempt to wrest control of the national security debate from Marine Le Pen, rather than to appeal to students (a majority of whom supported Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the first round of the presidential election), Emmanuel Macron's election manifesto pledges to boost the military reserves and increase financial support for students who sign up; Marie-Christine Corbier reports in Les Echos.
Emmaus Campus: A Charity Shop For Students

18 avr. 2022 Par Melextra JET

Emmanuèle Bailly, writing for the national news media outlet France info, explains how the cost of living crisis among students has led the charity Emmaus to tailor one of its Parisian second-hand shops to student needs.
How Much Does It Cost To Study in France?

17 avr. 2022 Par Melextra JET

Writing for the specialised student media group l'Etudiant, Hippolyte Loechner gives an overview of the costs of studying in France, from tuition fees to housing and everyday expenses.
French Universities Improving Accessibility for Autistic Students

27 mars 2022 Par Melextra JET

Caroline Madeuf, writing in Handirect, a French disability news magazine, reveals a new project designed to improve access to higher education for students with autistic spectrum disorder in France.
Claims Debunked: Russian Students Not Being Excluded from French Universities

21 mars 2022 Par Melextra JET

Felicia Sideris, writing for the TF1 Info website, reports that the French higher education authorities categorically deny the allegation that Russian students are being excluded from French universities in response to the war in Ukraine.
French Students Living on 250 Euros a Month

18 mars 2022 Par Melextra JET

At the start of the current academic year, a report on TF1 News, the main independent terrestrial TV news bulletin in France, revealed some of the serious financial difficulties faced by students.
Student Mental Health More Badly Affected by the Pandemic than other French People

16 mars 2022 Par Melextra JET

A report on the website of TV station BFMTV reveals the results of a survey carried out by researchers at the University of Bordeaux, showing that the mental health of students has been more adverseley affected by the pandemic than is the case for most other sections of the French population.
French Students Facing an "Unprecedented" Crisis

24 févr. 2022 Par Melextra JET

Writing in Le Point a year ago, Alice Pairo-Vasseur reports on early work by France's research institute for student life revealing the serious impact of the Covid pandemic on the living conditions and mental health of students.
Macron Planning Tuition Fees for French Students

22 févr. 2022 Par Melextra JET

Olivier Monod, writing in left-wing daily Libération, reports (with a certain amount of irony) on President Macron's announcement, in the run up to this year's presidential election, of more "modernising" reforms for French universities, including the extremely controversial plan to introduce genuine tuition fees for French students.
France to Introduce Automated Application Platform for Master's Degrees

18 févr. 2022 Par Melextra JET

In this article from the left wing paper l'Humanité, Olivier Chartain reports on the vehement resistance to the French higher education minister's plans to introduce an automated application platform for master's degrees, which is clearly based on the much reviled "Parcoursup", introduced in 2015 to administer undergraduate selection.