France, emerging destination for Indian students
The Free Press Journal|October 02, 2022
US HIRING ON THE INCREASE
Maud Le Bars
France, emerging destination for Indian students

The academic year 2021-2022 saw over 4 lakh foreign students choosing France as their study abroad destination. But from India, only 10,000 students made that choice though the situation is expected to change soon. 

This belief was also seconded by French Foreign Affairs Minister Mrs. Catherine Colonna, during an interaction with students at the Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi. "We want the number of Indian students to rise to 20,000 by 2025. I know it's an ambitious target, but I also know that between India and France, the sky's the limit," said the Minister.

What can France offer?

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