More than 70 young students from across Pakistan have been selected for the European Union's Erasmus+ programme which remains the world's most successful student exchange programme. Young students from around the world will have an opportunity to pursue a master's degree from different universities across Europe. The Erasmus Plus is a €14.7 billion programme, which combines all of the EU's current schemes for education, training, youth and sport.
The successful students from Pakistan will be studying across the European Union a range of subjects including Agriculture, Energy, Biotechnology, Business Studies, Engineering, Tele-communications, Economic Cooperation and Political Science. To honour these aspiring students, the EU Ambassador to Pakistan Jean-François Cautain hosted a pre-departure brief for the successful candidates from Islamabad and adjoining areas.
Speaking to the students, Ambassador Cautain said that "the mobility that the European Union has encouraged since its inception provides young people with greater opportunities and equal access to resources and knowledge. This has greatly contributed to raising the quality of academia, research and innovation throughout Europe. Welcoming non-EU Students is an additional aspect of Erasmus+ programme that we value very much, especially at a time where globalisation is manipulated to oppose peoples from different parts of the world." He said the Erasmus+ programme provides a unique opportunity for Pakistan's future leaders to experience such a transfer of knowledge and contribute to the sustainable development of Pakistan. -PR