Redrawing of French student support would be ‘huge change’

Transferable allowances could bring students clarity and flexibility as they become ‘customers who can make demands’, but some worry about workability and vesting unprecedented powers in landlord-presidents

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August 15, 2023

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Redrawing of French student support would be ‘huge change’

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