Study conditions at institutes of higher education in Europe – Fewer student grants and halls of residence for Swiss students

Neuchâtel, 26.09.2008 - (FSO) – Students at Swiss institutes of higher education are less likely than their European colleagues to benefit from halls of residence and grants to pay for their education. However their chances of attending an institute of higher education depend less on their parents’ social status than in most other European countries. These and other findings emerge from the “Eurostudent” project which the Federal Statistical Office is taking part in for the first time.

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