If you think people do not consider their expected earnings post-graduation as one of the most important factors when they choose the degree they want to pursue, you are seriously misguided. The vast majority of people who want to get an education do so in the hope of landing a high-paying job. The only people that don't care about money are those who have very wealthy families that provide for them.

Yeah, the govt did say that it will be more open now to people from all walks of life, but I'm not sure how true that is. Maybe it's just a quick rebranding and nothing more.

Absolutely, I don't think there was anything wrong with it. I guess it was shut down because it was politically toxic.

Yeah, I guess that's the case in pretty much every country. You're way more likely to receive a good education from your parents if they're well-educated too.

At least we don't have institutionalized nepotism and corruption like they do in the US ( like Dean's list, "legacy" admissions, stuff like that). For instance it's well known that Jared Kushner, Trump's son in law, got into Harvard because his rich father donated a few million $ to them. And that's totally legal, which is insane. Colleges like X or HEC in France have tough entrance exams, and you can't buy your way in. Some people say entrance exams are biased but that's still the most fair way to choose people imo.

The ENA is certainly not "the best" university, it is useful if you want to work in the government but that usually doesn't pay as well as comparable private sector jobs. If you want to make money X or HEC are way better.

Also the ENA doesn't exist anymore, it was closed down by the government in 2021.