Taipei, Nov. 1 (CNA) CampusFrance Agency, a new institute to promote French higher education, inaugurated its office in Taipei Thursday, which it expects will better facilitate services for Taiwanese students in the future.
Increasing global competition and exchanges of knowledge prompted France to established a new operational structure, the CampusFrance (CF) Agency, in March 2007, to replace EduFrance, said CF President Gerard Binder.
The creation of CF corresponds to an ambitious public policy to reinforce the attractions France offers in the field of higher education, he said.
CF will provide with Taiwanese students with general information on the offers, daily life in France, and preparations before departure. It will also conduct obligatory interviews and personalized orientations as well as publish promotion guides.
The institute will have an interlocutor to help guide foreign students taking part in the project as they prepare for their studies in France, including: orientation, assistance with enrollment, taking care of administrative formalities, getting settled in France and the follow-up details related to their schooling, Binder said.
With more than 265,000 foreign students, France ranks third in the world in the numbers of foreign students, behind the United States and the United Kingdom.