student Architectural engineering She arrived over a year ago, with a normal student visa, and supports all living, education, accommodation and transport costs with her family.
As for the college student CinemaHe came as a refugee, which relieved him of many burdens.
Mahmoud said: I reside in France as a refugee, and I did Scholarship From the university I need from 700 to 800 euros per month as expense, the scholarship is 600 euros, which makes me work on the scholarship side".
For his part, Ghazal said he uses his family to be able to buy his daily needs.
The Vice President of the National Student Union in France Samia Mokhtar said that the cost of living of students increased by 6.47% in 2022 and their spending increased by 428 euros per year, or 35 euros per month.
added: "Rent represents 55% of a student’s total budget in France, with the average student rent being € 664 nationwide and in major cities, this increase in rents goes up to 2.4%.".
Arab students are in first place for the number of foreign students in France, according to the latest survey conducted by the Center "Compos de France"for the year 2020 and 2021.
The Director of Communications a "Compos de France" Giuditta Azima: "The number of foreign students in France29,000 and 650 students, and students from North Africa and the Middle East make up 29 percent of them".
added: "Almost 7,700 foreign students and trainees also benefited from a scholarship French government Last academic year, according to the same statistics".
The reasons that push foreign students to choose France as a destination to complete their studies are many and most derive from purely scientific elements.
But the last school years have been accompanied by successive crises, starting with the spread of the virus crownThrough the different waves of price increases, the high cost of living and the global energy crisis, due to the Ukrainian crisis.
In this regard, Azima states: "As for the costs of the academic year, it amounts to 2770 euros per year for the degree, 3770 euros for the master’s degree, 380 euros for the doctorate and almost 9,000 euros in private universities, and this new situation has created havoc for some students. especially those who do not benefit from a scholarship or study loan".
Until the year two thousand nineteen it was French authorities It bears a large part of the actual cost of higher education, without distinguishing between French and foreign students.
But three years ago, the French state raised tuition for foreign students, adding to them an additional burden, exacerbating the high cost of living.
The additional tuition fees have prompted students to seek practical solutions to reduce costs.
Since housing makes up an important part of these expenses, the first option was to save it.
From housing to food, countermeasures have formed Corona virus A pivotal point for changing the situation of students, which has established what their situation is today.
Under these circumstances, it is no longer strange that one of them stands in long lines gathering food.
It has become a common sight in the Association "Linky"It was born as an initiative to combat food waste and distribute it to those in desperate need, to see the students who go there to satisfy one of their needs.
However, students form an important pillar of French society, so the authorities interested in their business are putting forward initiatives one after another to reduce the cost of living burden on them.
The Vice President of the National Student Union in France Samia Mokhtar: "The union has called for the establishment of a social system that does not exclude foreign students and does not take into account nationality, allowing them to obtain scholarships and assistance, giving them the right to work more widely to guarantee them a dignified life . They should also enter the universities of their choice, not the ones charged with costs".
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Ghazal and Mahmoud, Taliban of SyriaThe story of their presence in France is quite different.
student Architectural engineering She arrived over a year ago, with a normal student visa, and supports all living, education, accommodation and transport costs with her family.
As for the college student CinemaHe came as a refugee, which relieved him of many burdens.
Mahmoud said: I reside in France as a refugee, and I did Scholarship From the university I need from 700 to 800 euros per month as expenses, the scholarship is 600 euros, which makes me work on the scholarship side “.
For his part, Ghazal said he uses his family to be able to buy his daily needs.
The Vice President of the National Student Union in France Samia Mokhtar said that the cost of living of students increased by 6.47% in 2022 and their spending increased by 428 euros per year, or 35 euros per month.
“Rent represents 55% of a student’s total budget in France, with the average rental price for a student of 664 euros nationwide, and in major cities, this rent increase reaches 2.4%” , he added.
Arab students are in first place by number of foreign students in France, according to the latest survey conducted by the Compos de France Center for the year 2020 and 2021.
“The number of foreign students in France29,650 students and students from North Africa and the Middle East make up 29% of them.
He added: “Nearly 7,700 foreign students and trainees have also benefited from a scholarship French government last academic year, according to the same statistics.
The reasons that push foreign students to choose France as a destination to complete their studies are many and most derive from purely scientific elements.
But the last school years have been accompanied by successive crises, starting with the spread of the virus crownThrough the different waves of price increases, the high cost of living and the global energy crisis, due to the Ukrainian crisis.
In this regard, Azima states: “As for the expenses for the academic year, it amounts to 2770 euros per year for the degree, 3770 euros for the master’s degree, 380 euros for the doctorate, and almost 9,000 euros in private universities, and this new the situation has disturbed some students, especially those who do not benefit from a scholarship or study loan.
Until the year two thousand nineteen it was French authorities It bears a large part of the actual cost of higher education, without distinguishing between French and foreign students.
But three years ago, the French state raised tuition fees for foreign students, putting them an additional burden, exacerbating the high cost of living.
The additional tuition fees have prompted students to seek practical solutions to reduce costs.
Since housing makes up an important part of these expenses, the first option was to save it.
From housing to food, countermeasures have formed Corona virus A pivotal point for changing the situation of students, which has established what their situation is today.
Under these circumstances, it is no longer strange that one of them stands in long lines gathering food.
It has become a common sight in the Society.LinkyWhich was born as an initiative to combat food waste, and distribute it to those who need it most, to see the students who go there to satisfy one of their needs.
However, students form an important pillar of French society, so the authorities interested in their business are putting forward initiatives one after another to reduce the cost of living burden on them.
The Vice President of the National Student Union in France Samia Mokhtar: “The union has called for the creation of a social system that does not exclude foreign students and does not take into account nationalities, allowing them to obtain grants and aid and giving them the right to work on a larger scale to guarantee them a dignified life . They must also enter the universities they prefer and not those imposed by costs “.
