Buying books is a daily struggle for many European students.
Access to knowledge should never depend on your wallet.
Faced with growing poverty, thousands of students in France and Germany are abandoning their academic ambitions to meet their basic needs, sacrificing talent and ideas that could have fueled tomorrow's innovation.
Why Book Education for European Students
Initially dedicated to schools in West Africa, Book Education will include European students from 2025, because access to knowledge should never depend on wallets.
High cost of books
Students too often give up buying their textbooks due to lack of funds, depriving their learning of essential educational tools.
Student precarity
Faced with constant trade-offs between basic needs and studies, many live in anxiety and exhaustion, weakening their success.
Libraries saturated
Libraries, despite their efforts, are running out of copies and are imposing long waiting times, leaving some students without access to essential works.
Need for self-training
Self-study, essential to complement classroom teaching, is hampered by budget constraints, pushing students towards pirated PDFs or illicit practices.