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EUROSTUDENT Report: More than 70 percent Polish students are self-dependent

More than 70 percent Polish students are self-dependent, according to the 2008-2011 EUROSTUDENT report on the Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe, based on data from 25 European countries.

Poland was included in the report for the first time. Ministry of Science and Higher Education announced the report on its website.

Study shows that as many as 72 percent Polish students declare that they are self-dependent. Polish student, however, is almost the busiest one in Europe. During undergraduate or engineering studies, Polish student spends an average of 50 hours per week studying and working, and during Masters studies - 53 hours per week. Only the Portuguese have more responsibilities.

If you are just about the activities related to science, it is more than 40 percent. students spend on it more than 30 hours. week.

Among the undergraduate students, Poles spend the most time on paid work (19 hours per week), among the Masters students it is 25 hours. In this respect only three countries participating in the study are ahead of us.

"Young Poles show activity, determination and entrepreneurship, to study, which is commendable. The reform will provide them with additional forms of support, so they can work less and spend more time on studies, which will be better suited to their needs and the needs of the labour market" - Minister of Science Prof. Barbara Kudrycka commented on the ministry website.

The report also shows that in Poland 35 percent students come from families with high social status (at least one parent with higher education), 66 percent from middle status families (at least one parent with secondary education), and only 2 percent. students from low social status families.

44 percent fathers of students perform physical work (for example, they are skilled workers, farmers, fishermen, craftsmen, machine operators).

As for public financial support, 31 percent students with high social status receive this support. Among students from families of low social status it is only 29 percent.

Only 9 percent of all university students benefit from social support, and only 7 percent live in student halls subsidized from the state budget. At the same time, however, one fifth of Polish students subjectively assesses their status as low.

"These figures indicate that the direction of change in the system of financial support for students we have set in the reform of higher education is appropriate. I believe that the new rules of support will better respond to the needs of poorer students and guarantee them more effective state support than before - emphasised minister Kudrycka. - The new law will significantly increase the number of students receiving social support, and the amounts will also be higher. We estimate that under new regulations even 50 thousand more students will receive social support."

According to EUROSTUDENT report, 50 percent of Polish students live with their parents. Nearly 40 percent persons do not have any experience on the job market when they begin their studies.

78 percent high school students are less than 25 years old, and only 7 percent are over 30. 9 percent of all students have children.

This is the fourth EUROSTUDENT report. The study was first conducted in 2000 and took into account eight countries.

The report is available here.

PAP - Science and Scholarship in Poland

last modification: 2011-12-13

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