French education in Pudecherry

Updated on: Friday, June 22, 2012

Puducherry Lt Governor Iqbal Singh said the Puducherry Administration was committed to promoting French education. 

Inaugurating a two day conference on 'Engaging Canada and engaging India: French Canadian context' organised by Pondicherry University in collaboration with Shastri Indo Canadian Institute and Government of Quebec` at the university, Singh said there were several schools run by Puducherry government offering education in French medium in the union territory.
 
He said Canada was a home to over a million people of Indian origin.
 
Assistant Deputy Minister for Higher Education in Quebec Christiane Piche said the recent changes across the world have seen several dynamic development in an unprecedented speed.
 
Consul and Director of Quebec Office in Mumbai Benoit Jean Bernard said that Pondicherry University could become an integral unit of the Francophone network as already more than 650 universities  spread over 65 countries have become members of the network.
 
A number of delegates from Quebec and also from various institutions in India are participating in the deliberations which would concentrate on collaborative initiatives to promote joint educational and research activities.

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