Photo: AFPThe Local · 19 Oct 2016, 10:58Published: 19 Oct 2016 10:58 GMT+02:00Eighty migrants have left the Calais Jungle camp behind for studies at the University of Lille. The migrants, the vast majority of whom are Sudanese, left the camp on Tuesday to start an intensive course to learn French. "After the initial training period, they can pursue a traditional university curriculum in the field of their choice," Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement. The move comes as part of France's efforts to dismantle the camp in Calais, where up to 9,000 people are understood to be living. A professor at the university kick started the project, which has been put into action by the Auberge des migrants aid group and the local government.

Source: The Local October 19, 2016 09:22 UTC