Laurent Favier, Consul Général of France in Lagos, and Pierre Andriamampianina, the Deputy Head of Cultural Cooperation, Embassy of France in Nigeria at the France Alumni Day event held at Alliance Francaise in Lagos, recently.
A growing wave of Nigerian students is setting its sights on France for postgraduate and professional education, particularly in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and French officials say they are more than ready to welcome them.
That was the central message at the fourth edition of France Alumni Day, held at Alliance Française Lagos, where a cross-section of alumni, academics, students, employers and business leaders converged to exchange ideas on science, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The event, themed ‘Scientific Talents, Discovery, Innovation and Entrepreneurship,’ drew attention to the expanding pipeline of educational and career opportunities available to Nigerians in France.
Laurent Favier, the Consul General of France in Nigeria, set the tone with a warm assessment of the bilateral relationship between both countries, noting that requests for student mobility from Nigeria to France are rising significantly.
