Question 13594 — higher education

Summary

Mrs Cyrielle Chatelain questions the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Space on the budgetary situation of French universities, which is causing great concern within the university community. For several years, higher education establishments have been facing a continuous decline in their resources in constant euros, even though the number of students has increased significantly. This development is accompanied a reduction in the supervision rate, an increasing use of contract staff, as well as a freezing or elimination of tenured positions, particularly lecturers. Furthermore, the preponderant share of the payroll in university budgets, combined with the insufficiency of compensation for salary measures decided at national level, weakens the financial balance of establishments. Many universities are today in deficit, which leads to austerity plans, a deterioration of staff working conditions, a reduction in the capacity to welcome and support students and slows down research. In addition, the establishment of objectives, means and performance contracts, conditioning part of the financing on the achievement of nationally defined objectives, raises questions about the respect for the principle of equality between establishments and the adaptation of university policies to territorial realities. In this context, she asks what concrete measures the Government intends to take to guarantee sustainable and sufficient funding for public universities. She also asks him how he intends to respond to the growing precariousness of teaching, research and BIATSS staff and what Guarantees will be provided to preserve equal access to higher education throughout the country.

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