The recipients included 27 graduates and three lecturers who will work towards masters’ and PhDs’ degrees, respectively. The others will go for study tour and short-term courses.

They were among 80 students and lecturers nationwide who will enroll at 19 French universities - members of the AUF - under the agency’s scholarship programme.

Every year, the AUF grants Vietnam scholarships worth nearly EUR1.53 million to train graduates and lecturers.

The AUF plans to convene a meeting of its university partners in Hanoi on September 25-26 to discuss cooperation plan for the Asia-Pacific region in coming years. The meeting is expected to draw the participation of more than 200 delegates from universities in France, Canada, Belgium and other universities in Asia.