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The French higher education system is coming across a serious problem: in the coming years, universities and colleges are at risk of facing a shortage of resources due to an increase in social obligations. The state introduces new conditions for the payment of pensions to employees and health insurance for employees, but at the same time refuses to compensate the growing costs to universities. Experts have calculated that in 2026, educational institutions in France will spend an additional €230,000,000, most of which will go to the social sphere. The administration of universities is forced to save money by reducing the salaries of teachers, canceling certain programs and reducing staff, which negatively affects the quality of education and the attractiveness of an academic career in a European state.
The Minister of Higher Education, Philippe Baptiste, does not yet acknowledge the scale of the problems and claims that the fears are greatly exaggerated, but representatives of French universities insist on immediate measures and demand recognition of the importance of the situation.
France has long been considered a country available for high-quality free education, but if the problem is not resolved, the quality of studying will decline sharply, jeopardizing the prospects of young people and all French science.
