French elitist higher educational institutions to accept third of poor students

The best French higher educational institutions including prestigious faculties of administration, engineering or commerce have promised to increase the number of poor students to 30% within next 3 years. The government has been trying to make rectors take the decision for many years.
Traditional prestigious higher educational institutions are called “grandes ecoles” in France and they supply the country with its scientific, administrative, economic, political and commercial elite, reminds Onet.pl.

On the whole, the number of “grandes ecoles” totals about 300 in France. They are considered to be much better than universities the number of which number is more than 80.