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President Emmanuel Macron stated on Friday that France is aiming to welcome 30,000 Indian college students to its universities by 2030, in a serious effort to spice up educational ties between the 2 nations.
In a submit on X (previously Twitter) throughout a go to to India, the place he’s attending the seventy fifth Republic Day celebrations because the chief visitor, Macron stated the plan is a part of an “formidable” effort to strengthen France’s relationship with India, which he known as a “key associate” within the Indo-Pacific area. He had introduced the goal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to France in July 2023.
“We’re launching new pathways to be able to study French in public colleges with the initiative ‘French for All, French for a Higher Future,'” Macron stated.
Sharing additional particulars, he stated, “We’re creating the community of Alliances françaises, with new facilities to study French. We’re creating worldwide lessons which is able to enable college students, who don’t essentially converse French, to affix our universities.”
The French President additionally highlighted that the visa course of can be streamlined for former Indian college students who’ve studied in France, making it simpler for them to return. This announcement comes as France goals to first entice 20,000 Indian college students by 2025, setting the stage for the bigger objective of 30,000 by 2030.
The French authorities has already taken steps to make it simpler for Indian college students to review in France. In 2018, it launched a programme known as “Campus France” which offers info and help to Indian college students eager about learning in France. The variety of Indian college students learning in France has elevated by 20 per cent because it was launched.
Prime Minister Modi on Thursday welcomed President Macron’s go to to India, which incorporates attending the Republic Day ceremony on January 26. PM Modi took to social media to specific his delight at Macron beginning his two-day go to in Rajasthan, the place the latter toured Jaipur’s iconic websites of Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal.
The 2 leaders showcased their robust rapport with a roadshow within the Pink Metropolis, the place Macron was offered with a duplicate of Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir and loved masala chai earlier than participating in bilateral talks. Their discussions centered on additional consolidating strategic cooperation in protection, safety, commerce, and clear power.
