What documents are required by Campus France for students wishing to pursue their studies in France at the Bac+1, Bac+2, Bac+3, and Bac+4 levels? Furthermore, what career opportunities are available after obtaining a Baccalaureate in Literature, Languages, and Cultures of Antiquity? In Quebec, the government has recently tightened the financial criteria for obtaining foreign student status, which will come into effect from 1 January 2024. Let’s delve deeply into these stories that have marked student news during week 50.
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If you are wondering about the orientation possibilities after obtaining a Baccalaureate in the LLCA (Literature, Languages, and Cultures of Antiquity) specialty, L’Étudiant presents orientations to help you make an informed study choice. The LLCA specialty is not widespread in high schools, but it offers numerous orientation prospects. In 2022, only 0.2% of final year students chose the LLCA Latin specialty and 0.1% LLCA Greek. This specialty allows students to develop cross-disciplinary skills such as general culture, written and oral expression, synthesis, and reflection. The possible combinations of specialties with LLCA are varied, and the profiles of students choosing this specialty are diverse. The career opportunities after the LLCA specialty include the literary field, linguistic studies, and the humanities. Pursuing scientific studies is exceptional, but some universities may offer remedial measures.
After defining a secure orientation, the next step is to find a reliable institution. Campus France Benin provides information on the documents required for students and researchers interested in studying in France from Benin. According to this article, the required documents vary depending on the level of study. For candidates at Bac+1 or Bac+2, it is necessary to provide school reports from Seconde, Première, and Terminale, the Baccalaureate certificate with the transcript, as well as other documents such as transcripts from higher education, diplomas, and internship or work certificates if applicable. Candidates at Bac+3 must present Terminale reports, transcripts from previous years, as well as additional documents related to their higher education. For candidates at Bac+4 or higher, the required documents include notably the Licence diploma or certificate of achievement, transcripts from previous years, internship or work certificates, as well as any other diplomas. A certificate of enrolment is sufficient if candidates are in the current academic year.
Once in France, whether for foreign or national students, it is essential to have accommodation and an appropriate environment to pursue studies in good conditions. According to Campus France, the French government is committed to improving student housing by presenting a new roadmap. The main objectives are to improve access to the existing offer and to develop the student housing offer in terms of volume and quality. Efforts will also be made to inform students about existing aid schemes, such as the Dossier Facile and the Visale rental guarantee. The government plans to build 35,000 new student accommodations by 2027, focusing on social and intermediate university residences. A national agreement will be signed to mobilise all partners around this objective, and territorial coordination will be ensured to identify opportunities and monitor operations. Various levers will be used, such as making state-owned land available, converting vacant offices into housing, and strengthening the offer by social landlords and institutional intermediate housing organisations. The government has also planned to renovate existing CROUS accommodations by 2027.
For foreign students who choose to pursue their studies in Canada rather than France, this information concerns you. According to a report by Ici Radio-Canada, the Canadian government has announced an increase in the minimum amount required for foreign students wishing to study in Canada. From 1 January 2024, students will need to prove they have a minimum amount of $20,635 in their bank account, compared to $10,000 currently. This decision aims to ensure that foreign students can support themselves once they arrive in Canada. The Ministry of Immigration is also extending the possibility for foreign students to work up to 30 hours per week, instead of 20 hours. However, some students believe that this new financial requirement will increase their debt, as tuition fees for foreign students are already high. Some also fear that this measure will create a financial barrier that is more difficult to reach, thus discouraging students from considering Canada as a study destination. The government has also announced measures to combat fraud and abuse in the education system, threatening to limit visas in provinces that do not provide adequate housing for foreign students or that allow dubious educational institutions to issue diplomas.
Along the same lines, according to Immigration Quebec, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, has announced significant decisions aimed at taking into account the socio-economic reality of foreign students. These measures, which will come into effect on 1 January 2024, focus on two key aspects: increased financial requirements for obtaining foreign student status and the maintenance of exceptional measures to support students in their daily expenses during their studies. The financial capacity of students will be assessed more rigorously, with an increase in the amount required to meet their initial needs. In parallel, some temporary measures will be maintained, such as the possibility to work more than 20 hours per week off-campus until April 2024 and the consideration of online study time in the calculation of the time required to obtain a post-graduation work permit. These announcements should be considered in light of the planned increase in tuition fees for foreign and Canadian students outside Quebec.There is no longer any question of increasing tuition fees and requiring a specific amount in a bank account for foreign students in general, but rather of exclusively reducing tuition fees for French students in Canada.
In a report from immigrer.com, it is mentioned that the Quebec government is considering significantly reducing tuition fees for French and Belgian students. This initiative is part of the new university funding policy aimed at protecting the French language and is led by the Minister of Higher Education, Pascale Déry. Currently, French and Belgian students pay around $9,000 per year, but the government proposes to reduce these fees to $2,880 per year, a decrease of nearly 70%. This measure aims to attract more French-speaking students and return to the pre-2015 situation. Additionally, Quebec plans to extend this offer to French-speaking Swiss students. The Quebec government also wishes to facilitate the immigration of foreign French-speaking graduates by admitting an additional 6,500 students next year under the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ).
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