France: Students burdened again by rising costs

Amber Tosunoglu | AFP -

Increase in holiday areas small gel Scholarship: Enabling students still walks in September, forcing more and more young people to work full time during the year, condemned the UNEF.

"The students expenses increased by 2% from the previous row", the UNEF, the first student union said in the newspaper received on Saturday and Sunday AFP. The figure is four times higher than the rate of inflation, according to the first student union.

"Rising rents and mandatory fees (registration fees, Ticket Restaurant, Social Security, ed) weighs student budget," the union is concerned about the escalation of student wages.

Almost a third (29.6%) are used, staff and students of full-time academic year, collected compared to one-fifth (18.5%) in 2006, according to the UNEF.

When asked about their motivation, asked these students, 51.3% of respondents believe that having a job is "vital", compared to 40% in the 2011th

For the cost of students who spend an average of 53% of their budgets, according to UNEF shows that higher income for small areas "3.1% to 2% in Paris and the provinces."

In general, the student must pay 799? Promote, or 48%, versus 43% of the average income in the year 2011th

"If the cost of living rises in autumn is the responsibility of the government, especially when growing Union on one side and the other freeze new scholarship," William Swift, president of the UNEF, AFP contact complains.

Although the Ministry of Education, said Benoit Hamon that 77,500 students received scholarships this year UNEF require a "reassessment of the level of science."

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Autonomy "to establish The President of the Republic, a support obligation", "", William Swift recalls and said he had only "two again."

"I'm not on vacation in four years," Bernstein said 22 students of political science. In addition to relaxation, a young woman who also "rejected the charges are not necessary," he told AFP. "It's been three years since I made with the remains," he laughed.

September Student scholar will be employed full time in a jewelry store in Paris. "Maybe that's the case, then you can take me in and about the management position," trusting young man plans to run for a career in management.

Alexander, 20, who has no choice but to pay the salaries, "an unemployed father and sick mother," family support was not an option.

His scholarship of 300 euros per month are used to pay the rent. Otherwise, the story is working as Head of School for two full days a week 600 €.

"My mother is not quiet, I have to work and I like pasta regularly," he says.

However, in September of this year, you can increase your working week to three days a week, life is not very economical. "I hope I'm between work and study at the University," Alexander, who was acquired in its first year, said "due to the lack of time to study."