{"id":35597,"date":"2019-06-07T00:45:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T22:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/angolan-students-in-petroleum-industry-to-train-in-france\/"},"modified":"2019-06-07T00:45:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T22:45:05","slug":"angolan-students-in-petroleum-industry-to-train-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/angolan-students-in-petroleum-industry-to-train-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Angolan Students in Petroleum Industry to Train in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/159079deaa2d398.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/159079deaa2d398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum and Embassy of France in Angola sign Memorandum of Understanding in Luanda; 50 students have been selected to attend universities in France, co-financed by the French and Angolan governments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Angola and France on Thursday signed an agreement to educate Angolan students at French universities. The memorandum of understanding was signed at a press conference at the Angola Oil &amp; Power event in Luanda, following two days of discussion on key issues in Angola&rsquo;s oil and gas sector, including local content and training.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum explained that the process to bring Angolan students to France started with a state visit to France by H.E. President of Angola, Jo&atilde;o Louren&ccedil;o, in 2018. The governments of France and Angola then agreed to co-finance the education of 50 Angolan students at French universities. The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum pre-selected and tested 100 candidates in math and science &ndash; 50 were finally selected by the Lyc&eacute;e Fran&ccedil;aise in Luanda &ndash; and they received intensive training and preparation in math, physics and French from March to June 2018.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, signed by Secretary of State for Petroleum Jos&eacute; Alexandre Barroso and the Ambassador of France to Angola H.E. Sylvain Itt&eacute;, opens the next phase of the initiative. The students will now travel to France for two months of intensive lessons and will be allocated personal tutors.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum is committed to training young people in the oil industry, which is highly demanding,&rdquo; said the spokesman. &ldquo;This first experiment is far-reaching and leads us to the signing of this agreement to send students to France in the coming years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Oil &amp; Power Conference.<\/i><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africaoilandpower.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/angolan-students-in-petroleum-industry-to-train-in-france?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Angola\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/angola\/\">Angola<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum and Embassy of France in Angola sign Memorandum of Understanding in Luanda; 50 students have been selected to attend universities in France, co-financed by the French and Angolan governments. Angola and France on Thursday signed an agreement to educate Angolan students at French universities. 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