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Students in internships must also hold a student job in order to qualify for unemployment benefits, the government says. The Social Liberal Party is open to exceptions.

In these programs, it is impossible to hold a student job: »It could become very problematic«

On Wednesday, thousands of students took to the streets in protest of the government’s proposed budget, which in several ways would worsen their conditions. Foto: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix
On Wednesday, thousands of students took to the streets in protest of the government’s proposed budget, which in several ways would worsen their conditions. Foto: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

If the newly graduated of the future are to be entitled to unemployment benefits, the government says, they must hold a student job during the final year of their studies.

But students at the country’s university colleges in particular will have a hard time meeting that requirement, critics from several quarters say. Many programs include long internship periods that make it all but impossible to hold a job on the side.

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