“Our number one criterion is scientific quality,” said CNRS CEO on RTL

After the return of Donald Trump to the White House, The executive launched the “Choose France for Science” initiativein order to attract foreign researchers threatened to their work. The National Center for Scientific Research has launched “Choose CNRS”.

On RTL, CNRS CEO, Antoine Petit, explained the principle: “It seemed interesting to do better understand the CNRS offer to allow researchers to come and spend a few years in Franceor even to settle there, by reporting the advantages that there can be. “

Asked that this program could create a Political asylum in the face of Donald Trump’s policyAntoine Petit replied: “Our number one criterion, it is scientific quality. We have an organization which is what aims to be elitist in the good sense of the word. No one would understand that we recruit people less good than those that we usually recruit just for political reasons. “

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