France to change university admissions system due to recent unrest

The French government has vowed to change its national online university admissions platform to quell student discontent after weeks of mass protests over education and accommodation prices.

According to The Associated Press, the country's Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste announced "substantial changes" to the platform next year, ahead of its replacement in 2028.

"Ministers also pledged up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in loans to repair schools, as well as reducing the number of pupils in classrooms, increasing the number of teaching and vacancies in higher education institutions, and expanding student scholarships," the material says.

These concessions are aimed at quelling student discontent that has led to unrest.

But the student movement is expanding and now includes workers demanding exemptions from the rising cost of living, which complicates the government’s task, rather than simply resolving a dispute over university admissions.

The announcement follows the worst riots in France in years on October 17, when demonstrations over school funding and rising living costs escalated into riots and looting across the country.

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