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South African engineers leave to France for training as part of Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition
30 April 2007
The French government has partnered with the South African Government in contributing towards the skills development of South Africans.
The AREVA University is the best in the world in Nuclear Science and will partner with the oldest and well known university in France, Sorbonne University, to offer training to South Africa's best engineers for 12 months, between May 2007 – May 2008 in Paris and throughout Europe.
This is one of the programmes of the JIPSA. The team of engineers will be leaving for France on 1 May 2007 at 17h00 from OR Tambo International Airport.
Media is invited to the airport for the departing of the engineers.
Enquiries:
Felicia Matleketla
Cell: 073 199 0773
Matshepo Seedat
Cell: 083 228 5041
Issued by: The Presidency
30 April 2007