https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-promises-to-replace-its-university-admissions-after-riots-and-thousands-of-arrestsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-promises-to-replace-its-university-admissions-after-riots-and-thousands-of-arrestshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-promises-to-replace-its-university-admissions-after-riots-and-thousands-of-arrests#u165448Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:01:27 +0000The French government promised to replace its national online university admissions platform by 2028 and offered up to four billion euros in funding and reforms to halt weeks of mass student protests over education and living costs. Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste announced substantial changes for next year, but the concessions failed to satisfy students and teachers, who dismissed the measures as insufficient. Protest leaders urged pupils to continue barricading schools as authorities warned that upcoming Halloween demonstrations could turn violent following earlier riots and thou