Planning to study in France?

The Consulate General of France offers a grant to 6 Hong Kong / Macao students (Euro 909 / month), permanent residents and applying for a master degree or equivalent.

For more information and applicaton details, please visit:
http://www.consulfrance-hongkong.org/ (column on 'cultural and scientific news')

Deadline of submission: 21st of April 2008

For enquiries, please contact Sonia Caravaca (sonia.caravaca@consulfrance-hongkong.org) Tel: 37529977

ALEXANDRE YERSIN (1863-1943) was a French Doctor and Biologist. In 1894, in demand of the French Government and Institut Pasteur, he was sent to Hong Kong to study the nature of the epidemic of pest and isolated the Bacillus responsible for the disease.