ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque on Friday said Pakistan-France cooperation in higher education sector was expanding as a large number of Pakistani students were choosing French universities for masters and PhD degrees.
“Frequent exchanges of educational delegations under the auspices of Campus France and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan have laid a sound foundation for bilateral cooperation in the field of higher studies,” Moin ul Haque said while addressing the opening ceremony of presentation of final PhD thesis by five Pakistani students held at Campus France in Paris.
Currently, more than 800 Pakistani students are pursuing masters and PhD degrees in different universities of France in diverse disciplines under special scholarship schemes being offered by the governments of Pakistan and France.