The education fairs for Indian students hoping to study in France will be held in four cities over October 11 to 16.
Saba Ahmad | September 26, 2022 | 06:14 PM IST
An initiative of the French government, a series of education fairs for Indian students hoping to study in France will be organised from October 11 to 16. The ‘Choose France Tour 2022’ will travel to four cities – Kochi, Kerala; Bengaluru, Karnataka; Mumbai, Maharashtra; and New Delhi.
The education fairs will have around 37 top French educational institutions participating and prospective students can access free counselling, and information on scholarships, visa regulations and student life, by Campus France, a French government agency for international students.
The fairs are being organised by the Institut Français en Inde (French Institute in India), a part of the French embassy, in collaboration with Campus France.
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According to the statement issued by the French embassy, around 3,60,000 of the 2.5 million students enrolled in higher education in France – 12% of the total – are from other countries, including India. The country has over 3,500 public and private institutions although over 75% of international students attend public colleges in France.
Over 1,700 programmes are in English-medium and addition to academics, France provides foreign students with wonderful opportunities for cultural, historical, and recreational experiences.
The Choose France Tour is particularly for recent high school graduates, the statement says. Students will get the chance to speak with French academics and educators of France's leading universities during the fairs.
The schedule for the Study in France tour is given below:
City | Date | Time | Venue |
Kochi | October 11 | 2-6 pm | Gateway Hotel Marine Drive |
Bengaluru | October 13 | 2-6 pm | Taj West End |
Mumbai | October 15 | 11 am - 4 pm | Taj Mahal Palace |
New Delhi | October 16 | 11 am - 4 pm | Hyatt Regency |
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The following are the participating institutes:
Management and business
TBS Education
Neoma Business School
Rennes School of Business
Burgundy School of Business
EM Strasbourg Business School
Grenoble Ecole de Management, Excelia
Montpellier Business School
IESEG School of Management
Universite Catholique de Lyon – ESDES Business School
Paris School of Business, and more
Engineering
IMT Atlantique
Centrale Nantes
Junia Grande école d'ingénieurs
ISEP - Engineering Graduate School in Digital Technology
ESIGELEC Graduate School of Engineering
IPSA - Graduate School of Engineering specialised in Air
Space and Sustainable Mobility
Toulouse INP
Art and design
Ecole Conte
ISIPCA Paris
Autograf Design
Hospitality and food
Vatel Bordeaux
International Hotel Management School
Ecole Ducasse
Public universities
University of Lille
CY Cergy Paris University
Aix-Marseille Université
Sciences Po
Université Côte d'Azur
“Choose France Tour 2022 will bring together the amazing academic talent of Indian students, and France’s world-class institutes of learning. During her recent India visit, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Catherine Colonna, reiterated the target set by President Emmanuel Macron: France wants to welcome 20,000 Indian students by 2025. We will spare no effort to reach this goal,” says Emmanuel Lenain, ambassador of France to India.
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