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1 week agoForeign student fee hikes in France trigger backlash
France plans to end an opt-out fee system for non-EU students, raising tuition dramatically and triggering protests over equitable access.
Grande école Literally translating as 'big school', a grande école is in fact a higher education establishment too. A grande école is usually defined as prestigious, recognised by the state. However this is not the same as institutions designated 'Ivy League' in the US or 'redbrick' in the UK - grande écoles have a different structure and rules to standard French universities. A grande école can be public or private. They offer three or five-year programmes and award a master's degree.