Scholarships enable students to study in France

30/08/2008 -- 8:44 PM

HCM City (VNA) – Thirty-four students and young lecturers from 11 universities in southern Vietnam have received scholarships granted by the University Agency of French Speaking Countries (UAF) for their study in France. The recipients included 27 graduate students and three lecturers who will work towards masters’ and PhDs’ degrees, respectively. The others will go for study tour and short-term courses. They were among 80 student and lecturers nationwide who will enroll at 19 French universities - members of the AUF - under the agency’s scholarship programme. Every year, the AUF grants Vietnam a total sum of around 1.53 million EUR, including 800,000 EUR for masters’ training, 300,000 EUR for doctoral training, 250,000 EUR for practical training and 80,000 euro for lecturers’ improved capacity. The AUF plans to convene a meeting of its university partners in Hanoi on September 25-26 to discuss cooperation plan for the Asia-Pacific region in coming years. The meeting is expected to see the attendance of more than 200 delegates from universities in France, Canada, Belgium and other universities in Asia.-Enditem
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