Young French are ready to do anything to become physicians. Some have failed the main exam at the end of their first university year in France, but they went to train in Romania; for those who fail in the Hexagon, the rescue comes from Romania, French publication Le Pointreads, opening a debate on the issue.
The premises of the discussion are the following: the University from Cluj (Central-West) has opened a francophone medical, pharmaceutical and dental surgery branch in 2000. The diplomas the French get here allow them to work later in France, due to the European Union agreements.
The expatriation of students who failed in France
This is a phenomenon denounced by the Physicians Order Council one year ago and has been often tackled by the French press. "This expatriation of the students who have failed in France is unacceptable and creates discrimination against the French students", Physicians Order Council vice-president Dr. Xavier Deau claims. He accuses "masquerade studies". Even more so since the travelling game will start again at the end of the sixth year of studies. The reason: "Paradoxically, it is more difficult in Romania than in France to find a work place immediately after graduation", Le Point notes.
Both in Romania and in France, the selection is based on a top. In France, any student who takes part in the exam gets to work to a hospital. But in Romania, only the top qualified get work. "An inconvenience that does not discouraged the exiled French", the press reads in the Hexagon. Until recently, the 6th year exam regulation only allowed European students that underwent studies in France to sit. French students from Cluj argued that they were being discriminated and won the argument. Since then, the European graduation country does not matter anymore. The result: after the sixth year of study, the French
