nearly 300,000 visitors to the Student Fair in Lille

Anna and her mother drove two and a half hours from Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes) to get to the Salon de the student in Lille (Nord), with an idea in mind. AT 17 years old, Anna passes her baccalaureate at the end of the year and she must register, from Thursday January 20, on the site of Parcoursup. “I’m a little lost, there’s a lot of information given to us all at once“, says the young girl. These high school students must formulate their wishes on the portal of higher education, and can be referred to the Salon.

“It’s stressful to tell us that we must choose soon what we must do later“, recognizes a high school student. Parents also need to be reassured, and the health crisis complicates the choice of sectors. The Salon is adapting to new demands, because the Covid-19 has changed the situation. “The general tendency could be to say I am going to move towards sectors that have suffered less from the crisis. Afterwards, we can have young people who are tempted by a gap year or civic service“, declares Flavie Descamps, regional director of “L’Estudent”. Nearly 30,000 visitors met the speakers during the three days of the Show.