UCEAP students face difficulties amid rising French civil unrest

This fall, the French public has captured global attention by launching several large-scale protests across the country advocating for a number of changes within the government and flooding the media with images of student protests, some of which resulted in violence and destruction of property. The University of California Education Abroad Program students studying across France have had their education and daily life impacted by these ongoing demonstrations. What began as a student-led mobilization for improved schooling conditions has gradually evolved to become a much larger movement, encompassing a broader discontent within the French public, including concerns over the rising cost of living, declining public services and government austerity measures. Beginning in mid-September, the movement has continued with unprecedented levels of street violence and looting in recent years.

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