Taking to his X (previously Twitter) deal with, Macron mentioned that the initiative is a big effort to spice up France’s ties with India, acknowledging it as an vital accomplice within the Indo-Pacific area.The French president had introduced this goal following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to France in July 2023.
“30,000 Indian college students in France in 2030. It’s a really formidable goal, however I’m decided to make it occur.” Macron posted on Friday.
“We are going to obtain this with you, our younger individuals, in change and cooperation, in belief, in friendship,” he mentioned additional, including that France will facilitate the visa course of for any former Indian college students who pursued their training within the nation.
The president additionally mentioned that they’re launching new pathways to be able to be taught the French language in public faculties with the “French for All, French for a Higher Future” initiative.
“We’re growing the community of Alliances francaises, with new facilities to be taught French. We’re creating worldwide courses which is able to enable college students, who don’t essentially communicate French, to affix our universities,” he mentioned.
Including that “coming to France means searching for excellence”, Macron shared that the nation now has 35 universities within the QS rating, and about 15 within the Occasions larger training rating.
Final yr, throughout PM Narendra Modi’s go to to Paris because the chief visitor for the nation’s Nationwide Day on July 14, the French President expressed his dedication to host 20,000 Indian college students by 2025 and improve the quantity to 30,000 by 2030.
Macron is the chief visitor on the seventy fifth Republic Day parade in New Delhi. He arrived in Jaipur on January 25 the place PM Modi met him and gifted a duplicate of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple. The 2 leaders bonded over chai and held talks over additional consolidating strategic cooperation in safety, commerce, defence and clear vitality.
