A GROUP of French students studying in Oxford will be welcomed to the city at a ceremony with the Deputy Lord Mayor.

This year 89 pupils from business school EM Normandie will study in Oxford at the British Study Centre –the largest ever intake.

They will meet Deputy Lord Mayor Rae Humberstone at an inauguration ceremony at Pembroke College on Monday.

EM Normandie's Oxford campus director Hendrik Lohse said: "Even in the current political climate in the UK, we have seen growing interest for students coming to Oxford to gain insight from some of the best minds in the field of business.

"We hope to continue the expansion of this campus to meet the demand in the coming years.”