French Institute in India (IFI), Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), and the Franco-Indian Education Trust (FIET) collaboratively inaugurated a French Language Lab and a Wall Art installation in Delhi, as per the official announcement.
The initiative aimed at providing access to quality education and promoting skill development among students from different sections of the society through French language and culture education, it added.
Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, inaugurated the second French Language Lab and ‘French for All’ Wall Art installation at the SOSE in Surajmal Vihar. On this ceremonial occasion, Ambassador Mathou was joined by the project partners: K.S Upadhayay, CEO, DBSE and Regional Director, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT Delhi; senior CSR representatives from Hero MotoCorp Ltd. and Prshant Lahoti, Managing Trustee, Franco-Indian Education Trust.
“This initiative launched with the generous support of our partners, has made it possible to successfully introduce French language and culture to the brilliant pupils of Delhi Government schools. I was able to witness first-hand how enthusiastic the students are to learn French. We congratulate the students and the French language teachers for their dedication, which is fostering better understanding of each other’s rich cultures and thus helping advance Indo-French relations,” Ambassador Thierry Mathou said.