Background and latest review
L’Etudiant reported on 19 October that secondary-school mobilisation had spread to universities and some grandes écoles, with concerns about resources and learning conditions. France Universités stated on 11 October that leaders must protect students and staff while recognising young people’s concerns.
Key distinction: different forms of disruption
The media’s near-90% figure combines blockades and preventive closures and is attributed to a union. It is not an official nationwide cancellation rate and cannot determine an individual campus’s status. Closed entrances, online teaching and cancelled classes are different measures.
Implications for Taiwanese students and families
Editorial guidance: check university email, course systems and international-office notices before travel, classes or exams. Keep written changes to locations and assessments. Ask both institutions about affected exchange credits; social-media footage alone cannot establish a semester-wide closure. The image is an archive campus photograph.
