Danish students join European protest wave against education funding cuts
Summary
Thousands of students in Denmark protested a government proposal to reduce student stipends, with organizers saying up to 13,000 people marched in Copenhagen on Monday. The plan would change eligibility for the long-running allowance scheme, and the Higher Education Ministry estimates that about 14,000 students would lose their stipends while 8,000 would receive less.Key Facts
- Organizers said up to 13,000 students marched from Copenhagen’s city hall square to parliament under the slogan “Enough is Enough.”
- Student associations said about 40,000 students at 57 schools across Denmark were on strike over the proposed cuts.
- Since 1970, students over 18 enrolled in Danish schools or universities have received an allowance regardless of their parents’ income.
- Students who live with their parents currently receive 1,154 kroner ($173) a month; those who live independently receive 7,426 kroner ($1,116).
- Under the proposal, students living with parents earning more than 700,000 kroner ($105,248) a year would no longer qualify for the allowance.
- The Higher Education Ministry expects about 14,000 students to lose their stipends and 8,000 to receive reduced payments.
- The government has also proposed restricting unemployment benefits for recent university graduates to those who worked during 18 of the last 24 months of their studies.
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