France wants to build closer ties with Goa in higher education and urban development, Ambassador of France in India Francois Richier said.
Both the nations have witnessed the doubling of the number of students visiting each country over the years, Richier told reporters here yesterday.
“There are 2,600 Indian students studying in France while 1,600 French students are getting educated in Indian universities,” he said.
The French and Indian institutes have signed 400 agreements with each other, which indicates the growing partnership in the field of education, Richier added.
The Ambassador, who was in Goa to visit the French Destroyer ship FNS Montcalm, also met state Governor B.V. Wanchoo and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Richier said that discussions with the Governor and the Chief Minister were focused around the “possibility of building ties with Goa University.”