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Praise for French student who wrestled knife from attacker in Dublin

President Macron contacted the 17 year-old to thank him for his bravery

Can foreign students have paid part time work in France?

Students often find part-time jobs to help cover cost of living

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France first as ex-jail set to transform into student accommodation

Students should have little problem locking themselves away to study

Parlez-vous français? Nein danke, say the Germans

In 2021/2022 less than one in seven German students chose to learn French

American student who disappeared from Grenoble located in Spain

Kenneth DeLand, 22, was last seen on December 3. He has now been in contact with his parents in America

Energy costs: French mayor buys pupils fleeces as heating drops to 19C

A school in Normandy has taken an unusual approach to combat rising energy prices as the government advises everyone to lower their heating to 19C

French students create website for reporting sexual assault incidents

Dépose Ta Plainte aims to offer a solution for victims of sexual, race-related or cyberbullying crimes who do not want to file reports in police stations

French education recap: Bac exams, school swap deadline, careers help

Bac speciality exams are looming after Covid delay, end of April deadline to move a child to an ‘internat d’excellence’ boarding school and new support for unemployed young people

Can I rent out my refurbished outbuilding to a student in France?

As long as specific rules are followed when renting a room or outbuilding, a property owner could benefit from tax breaks with rentals to students

'I feel lucky to be among the last British Erasmus students in France'

‘I’ve had the pleasure of observing the daily rhythms and routines of a culture that, despite its proximity to Dover, seems almost alien at times’

Paris restaurant offers €1 three-course menu to students

"Restaurant extraordinaire's" meals have already sold out for next week

Give AstraZeneca vaccine to students first, says French MP

There is a lack of data on the efficacy of the vaccine in elderly people, a European health authority has stated

France proposes €10,000 ‘independence loan’ for 18-25s

The loan would be zero-interest and repayable over 30 years by recipients who could afford its repayment, and could be used to facilitate studying or entrepreneurship

French teachers strike over Covid health protocols

Strikes by teachers and students are taking place throughout schools in France

Some secondary schools reopen in France

Secondary schools for pupils in sixième and cinquième (age 12-13) have reopened today in most departments of France.

UK MPs vote down pledge to seek Erasmus participation

British MPs yesterday voted against making securing full ongoing participation in the EU's Erasmus+ educational and work placement exchange programmes a negotiating objective in the next phase of Brexit talks.

Voluntary national service will be obligatory by 2021

France's new national service could host 40,000 young people by 2020 – and will be compulsory the following year.

Uncertainty clouds bac choices for students in France

Pupils in their first year in lycée have until the end of June to choose their options for the new-look bac, which changes the system of education for 15-18-year-olds.

Students in France hold major climate change protest

Students across France are being urged to skip classes today (Friday March 15) to join a worldwide “Fridays for Future” march on the issue of climate change.

French student questions Macron on climate change

A French collège student has demanded an answer on climate change from President Emmanuel Macron, during the latest installment of the national Grand Débat .

Students in France call for climate change strike

Students in France have called for a strike as they protest against what they call “inaction from the government” over climate change.

French room swap website matches students

Every year, thousands of students leave home to attend colleges and universities in other parts of France – and, every year, thousands of rooms are left empty, at least temporarily, as they go.

France may experiment with later lycée start times

Lycée (high school) classes in Ile-de-France may soon begin at 9h instead of 8h, after the minister for education said he was open to the idea of allowing older students more time to sleep.

Pledge to cut student housing shortage in France

The government has promised to create 60,000 affordable properties for students by 2022 – on top of the 40,000 it has created in the past five years.

Are French classes smaller?

I have heard that class sizes in France are smaller than the UK. Is it true? J.B.

Few pupils wearing new school uniforms

Only about one in 10 pupils in primary schools in Provins, Seine-et-Marne, is wearing the uniforms the mairie suggested could help community spirit.

Village flats-for-pupils plan

Cheap apartments are being offered to families by the mayor of a Var village to save the commune’s school from closure.

French city has students living in elderly care homes

Students in Montpellier are addressing the issue of elderly loneliness and benefitting from cheaper rent themselves in an exchange that is permitting young people to live in elderly care homes.

Studying for the sake of learning, not degrees

A new form of English study starts in Paris in October offering courses to anyone interested in culture and critical thinking where the emphasis is on learning for learning’s sake and not on gaining a diploma.

Flat deal for students in return for after-school aid

Around 600 students in total currently benefit from such schemes

‘Rethink national service’

Student groups have called on President Emmanuel Macron to rethink plans for mandatory national service for up to 800,000 18 to 21-year-olds.

17-year-old awarded doctorate from University of Lille

A 17-year-old boy from Orsay (Essonne) has been awarded his first doctorate and is already studying for his second PhD-level degree, after studying a pioneering educational method created by two of his aunts.

University protests spread as professors add support

University students are continuing to protest against a new selection law across the country today, as over 400 professors and teachers join with them to publish an open letter against the “absurd reforms”.

French film students win Oscar nod

Acclaimed animated short created as graduation project nominated for Academy Award

Exasperated teacher sets students test on ‘Noddy’ book

Class of 12-year-olds were threatened with infant test as only three students in the class of 23 had read the set book

Mobile phones 'banned in schools from September 2018'

Education Minister says pupils will be officially banned from taking mobile phones to collège or école

UK issues the most residence cards

Britain was the EU country which issued the most residence cards to non-European new arrivals last year, with many of them going to students.

Schoolboy secures work placement at Elysée Palace

A middle school student from Brittany has managed to secure a very rare work experience placement in the Elysée Palace, after writing directly to President Emmanuel Macron.

University rankings are flawed

This year’s Shanghai Ranking league table for universities shows France lagging behind much of the rest of the world, with just three institutions in the top 100.

How does university entrance work in France?

Can you explain the university entrance procedure in France? Is it similar to the UK where applicants receive offers before their exams and a place if they make the required grade?

'Back to school' cost down for primary, up for lycée

The cost of this year’s rentrée (‘back to school’) has dropped for primary schools but risen slightly for those at lycée (high school) level.

Change ahead for ‘unfair’ university draw system

Minister vows to end lottery as 87,000 wait to discover what they will study in year ahead

Erasmus marks 30 years of new opportunities

The Erasmus exchange programme is 30 this year and although started as a way to open up opportunities Europe-wide for students it has now been expanded to do the same for under-30s and even older people working in education.