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In anticipation of the 2025/2026 academic year, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced the opening of the National University Stock Exchange Platform. The new graduates will have until September 15 to submit their files online. A well -greeted measure for new graduates, but many students believe that the amount of scholarships remains too low to meet everyday expenses.
No more queues, this year, new baccalaureate holders will be able to file their scholarship request exclusively online, via the link https://progres.mesrs.dz/eminha/login.xhtml,, said the ministry. A measure which aims to simplify procedures, accelerate the processing of files but above all to avoid students, especially those from distant regions, often restrictive travel.
With this in mind, only one document is required: the statement of parents’ income, still according to the same source. The amount of the allowance is set at 1,950 DA per month for license students and 2,400 DA for those in Master 2, according to the testimonies collected. Aid deemed precious by many students but considered to be “largely insufficient” to cover their real expenses. The increase in the university year 2023/2024 is not enough, either, to meet concrete needs, according to several students questioned.
In the crowded corridors of the University of Algiers 2 in Bouzaréah, in the department of foreign languages, the subject of scholarships animates the conversations each year. For Lynda, a student in literature (French language), from Tizi Ouzou, “receiving a correct scholarship is very important, because without this, many students cannot even afford to continue their studies”. The young woman immediately outbids: “1,950 DA, it’s barely four or five days of food. The rest of the month, how do we do it? »»
Same story on the side of Yacine, a student in the Spanish license, who considers that “this scholarship has not evolved with the cost of living”. According to him, “students have to buy books, handout, pay for their food and sometimes their trips to arrive at the current time, especially when they are missing the university bus. With 2,000 DA, we cannot do much today ”.
Parental income in the balance
Beyond the amounts, it is the very logic of the device that questions certain students. The ministry requires the statement of parents’ income as a single supporting document. A condition disputed by several votes on campuses. “It is not normal to judge our needs according to our parents’ salary,” says Samira, a linguistics student (French language). “Some parents, although Insidated, do not necessarily help their children. Others, even with a correct salary, often have other charges to assume, sometimes several children in school. The calculation remains unfair and does not always reflect reality, ”she underlines. This claim of a more flexible criterion is regularly carried by students, who plead for an individualized consideration of situations.
Beyond the financial issue, many students highlight the difficulties linked to university life. In Bouzareah, Riad, a psychology student, expresses his frustration: “Restoration is of poor quality. Besides, we sometimes bring our own spoons and forks to be able to eat. How can we talk about improving the life of students if, at the university restaurant, we don’t even have the necessary cutlery? “, Before adding:” We are sometimes forced to buy food, whether inside or outside the university, and it is expensive. “
This situation, far from isolated, feeds the feeling of abandonment felt by many students. Yacine says: “We talk a lot about scholarships, which is legitimate, but we should also mention university residences without Wi-Fi connection. Most of us are forced to recharge, at their expense, internet packages whose monthly cost is high. »»
Faced with these difficulties, students and their trade union organizations have been demanding a substantive reform of the scholarship system for years. “We have proposed a progressive revaluation to reach 10,000 DA per month,” recalls Lynda. A claim relayed several times by the student unions, who believe that this amount would be “the minimum vital” for a student forced to provide for his daily needs.
The main thing remains to be done!
If some salute the step taken by the ministry by lightening the request procedure (via the site), many consider that the essential remains to be done. “It’s an advance, we no longer need to spend hours in the queues,” said Lamis, a sociology student. Same story for Sara, in translation, which declares that “the online platform saves us time and simplifies the procedures”. But for others, the problem is elsewhere: “Priority is not only to simplify the administration, but to give students the means of living and studying with dignity,” says Samira.
For Amel, a young student in history, “the scholarship we receive is sufficient, because many things are offered to us for free. We do not have to pay for the restaurant, transport or accommodation, which represents a considerable advantage for me, especially since I come from the wilaya of Mascara to continue my studies ”.
The scholarship issue remains at the heart of student concerns. Far from being a simple symbolic help, it represents for many a sine qua non condition to guarantee equal opportunities, thus allowing the continuation of higher education in a decent framework. Students, however, recognize a major achievement. Registrations remain free, unlike other countries where an aberrant capitalist logic prevails of sacro-sainte financial profitability, often to the detriment of social ascent and the transmission of knowledge.