Students housed in the Crous who plan to stay in the Paris region during the period of the Olympics will be “offered relocation to another residence”, assures the ministry.
More than 3,000 student accommodation will be requisitioned in Ile-de-France during the Paris Olympic Games in the summer of 2024 in order to accommodate the staff of the event, announced Thursday, May 11 the Ministry of Sports.
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“The census carried out has already made it possible to identify nearly 18,000 places available during the Olympic Games, including around 3,200 in the Crous (Regional Centers for University and School Works)”, the ministry said. It’s about accommodating “security forces, carers, first aiders, bus drivers or even private security agents”.
The ministry clarified that all students making their room available during the Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024, will be guaranteed to find accommodation when the academic year begins in September. For those who plan to stay in the Paris region during this period, they will see “offer relocation to another residence”ensures the ministry.
Unef denounces the requisitions
On Wednesday, a user had posted on Twitter a screenshot of an e-mail sent by the Crous de Versailles warning that the student residence should be “empty of any inhabitant from July 1, 2024”.
David Martinez, communication manager of the Cnous (National Center for University and School Works) told him that “less than 7% of Ile-de-France residences would be affected” and reaffirmed that no student would be penalized.
Despite these commitments, Unef (National Union of Students of France) expressed concern about the ability of the Crous not to create an unfavorable situation for the residents of the establishments. The student union demanded in a press release that the requisitions be made “only on accommodation where students have left voluntarily and without any requisition that would force eviction or relocation.”
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