The number of men enrolling for university courses in Poland has fallen dramatically.
Women predominate over men at Poland’s universities. According to a Social Diagnosis report by the University of Finance and Management, 70 percent of young women attend universities and only 55 per cent of men take up courses.
In 2003, over a half of Polish students were male, while this year the number has fallen to 33 per cent and the gap is expected to widen in the coming years.
The reason is the abolition of compulsory military service. So far it has been common practice in Poland to avoid serving in the armed forces by enrolling at university. But now that males don’t need to find a way out of being conscripted they have decided that university is of little use to them.
The decrease of students will seriously affect universities, especially private ones as many of them owe their existence to a higher demand for studies. Now they may face bankruptcy. (mg)
Source: Dziennik Gazeta Prawna