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“Limited Potential” The Right to Higher Education in France Impact of Place of Origin and of Cost on Inequality

Year of publication
2020
Author(s)
Justine Berezintsev, Cristina Durlesteanu, and Cristopher Lopez
Publisher(s)
Right to Education Initiative, Sciences Po Law Clinic
Resource type
Reports

Keywords

Topics
Non-Discrimination & Equality
Free Education
Levels of Education
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SP_RTE_Limited_Potential_2020_En.pdf

This report shows how a student’s place of origin within France, that is, the region in which they live prior to the beginning of their studies, coupled with their socio-economic background can mean that the cost of education, which is heavily influenced by the structure of the French higher education system, poses a significant barrier to their enjoyment of the right to higher education.