French University to provide scholarships for Syrian students in liberated areas

French University to provide scholarships for the top students at baccalaureate in Liberated Syria, an official source said

 The French Strasbourg University will provide 4 scholarships for the top students at baccalaureate of 2013 in Liberated Syria, an official source in the local council of Aleppo told Zaman Alwasl.

The source pointed out that the French government will be send academic delegates as observers to follow the exams process, which will be covered by French media.

''I received a call from an official at the French Foreign Ministry on Friday, confirming the scholarships, the source said.

 The preparations for the first baccalaureate is still going on which will start in 15 August under the surveillance of new exams directorate in the liberated areas.

More than 2800 students will do their exams in Aleppo city, the source said.

The source expected that the Syrian Baccalaureate will be certified internationally, as much as we approve that our exams are applicable to the high standards of fairness, accuracy, and under the supervision of the Directorate of Examinations.

The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the second largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers.