67 students to study in France on scholarship

The French Ambassador to Cameroon, Christine Robichon disclosed that 67 Cameroonian students have received scholarships to study in France when she gave them a welcome treatment at her residence on Friday in Yaoundé.

This statement was disclosed at the recreational event organized by Ambassador Christine Robichon, in honour of the winners of scholarships from the French government for 2015.

The 67 Cameroonian students will study in France at different universities and colleges in the country. An example is the student of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agro-Industrielles (ENSAI) of Ngaoundere in Bordeaux who will work on the design of a biomass-solar dryer for drying of tropical fruits and vegetables.

In another area, a student of the University of Dschang will conduct a comparative study at the Pantheon-Assas University on the regulation of banking in CEMAC and the European Union.

"There will be a change of environment which will inevitably require some adaptation. But they will have to assert their personality to succeed in the training”, a recommendation to the winners by Prof. Ayina Ohandja Louis Max, President of the Alumni Association of the French government in Cameroon.

Ambassador Christine Robichon also explained that bilateral cooperation between France and Cameroon is not only historical. This is especially considering development of university students so that once they find their feet (income); these young people can participate in the development of Cameroon.

The ceremony also allowed the ambassador of France to point out the support of her country in this area. In ten years, about 1,297 Cameroonian students have received scholarships to study in France.

This, according to her, represents a cost of just over 10 million euros (circa FCFA 6.5 billion). To affirm what Ms. Robichon said, it was disclosed that an of 120 young Cameroonians are present in some Universities in France.