https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France is the fourth most popular country in the world for international students, with thousands of Americans, British and Australians coming here to study. Here's what you need to know about them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180525/who-are-all-these-international-students-in-france-and-what-do-they-do Fri, 25 May 2018 12:24:13 +0200 who-are-all-these-international-students-in-france-and-what-do-they-do French students and teachers are getting ready to take to the streets on Thursday in protest against the government's planned school reforms, including changes to the final high school exams and university admissions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180201/french-students-set-to-take-to-streets-over-planned-school-reforms Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:59:08 +0100 french-students-set-to-take-to-streets-over-planned-school-reforms Hundreds of angry university lecturers, students and researchers took to the streets of Paris this week to protest over a lack of funding and job insecurity in the higher education system that has left institutions "in ruin". The Local joined them to find out how bad things really are. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141212/academics-angry-about-the-state-of-higher-education Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:29:00 +0100 academics-angry-about-the-state-of-higher-education Only two French universities made it into the top 100 of a new global ranking. A problem with branding and a lack of research in English explains the poor scores, says the man behind the annual league table. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141002/language-holding-back-french-universities Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:41:00 +0200 language-holding-back-french-universities Recent global university rankings have not made pleasant reading for French higher education chiefs, but the latest league table released this week suggests France has some of the best “new” universities in the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140502/global-rankings-offer-boost-to-french-universities Fri, 02 May 2014 11:19:55 +0200 global-rankings-offer-boost-to-french-universities A French minister has defended the quality of its universities after France found itself with just four institutions among the world’s top 100, according to annual rankings released this week. Genevieve Fioraso claimed the rankings favoured anglo-saxon universities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130816/france-trails-us-and-uk-in-university-rankings Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:40:00 +0200 france-trails-us-and-uk-in-university-rankings France could be set to go a step further in its ban on the wearing of religious symbols in state schools. A new report has recommended banning the Islamic headscarf and other religious symbols in the country's universities, a French newspaper claimed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130805/report-calls-for-veil-ban-in-french-universities Mon, 05 Aug 2013 21:11:00 +0200 report-calls-for-veil-ban-in-french-universities A contentious proposal that would see more courses at French universities taught in English was given the green light by deputies in the French parliament on Thursday. Critics say the move will lead to France losing its identity. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130523/mps-back-plan-for-more-english-at-french-unis Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:00 +0200 mps-back-plan-for-more-english-at-french-unis A proposal to introduce more courses in English and other foreign languages at French universities is set to be debated in parliament from Wednesday amid concerns it will undermine the country's soul and identity. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130520/french-unions-threaten-strike-over-english-at-unis Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:00 +0200 french-unions-threaten-strike-over-english-at-unis A league table of the world’s best reputed universities published on Monday will provoke concern in France with none of the country's higher education institutions ranked inside the top 50. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130304/university-rankings Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:23:00 +0100 university-rankings