Students must wait through bleak winter for overhauled support

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Pandemic forces France to contemplate UK-style student loans

Lockdowns decimated the part-time jobs on which French students relied, and debate is now under way over how to fix ‘broken’ system of state support

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Germany’s unique work-study system creaks under pandemic strain

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German students protest as virus squeezes finances

Despite a government loan scheme, unions say students have no choice but to drop out in order to claim unemployment benefit

By David Matthews

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German students in 'dire financial straits'

In a country where students are heavily dependent on part-time jobs, the pandemic shutdown has devastated incomes, leading to calls for government help

By David Matthews

25 April

Students must wait through bleak winter for overhauled support

Germany and France are tinkering with creaking student scholarship and support systems, but activists and experts say a complete refit is required

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Germany and France are tinkering with creaking student scholarship and support systems, but activists and experts say a complete refit is required

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Pandemic forces France to contemplate UK-style student loans

Germany’s unique work-study system creaks under pandemic strain

German students protest as virus squeezes finances

German students in 'dire financial straits'

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