The French embassy has recently signed a subsidy agreement worth N$200 000 with the College of the Arts, it was announced in a press release. The money has been made available through what the agreement term “A Convention of Subsidy” via the Ervice for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs of the French Embassy. The money will be used for: the College’s annual music festival taking place on September 29 and 30, a workshop for tutors of the National Extension Programme at the end of this trimester, the Music Academy currently underway, a dance production and a diploma course.