{"id":52781,"date":"2016-03-01T18:08:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T18:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=52781"},"modified":"2016-03-18T14:57:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T14:57:12","slug":"brazilian-students-visit-strengthens-reaseheaths-international-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/brazilian-students-visit-strengthens-reaseheaths-international-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian students\u2019 visit strengthens Reaseheath\u2019s international links"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six Brazilian students are spending nine weeks with us as part of the Association of Colleges \u2018Skills without Borders<\/a>\u2019 initiative.<\/p>\n

The six, who have joined programmes in our Countryside<\/a> and Food Technology<\/a> departments, are already studying those subjects at university or college and have come to us to develop their academic and practical skills.<\/p>\n

The students are from the Minas Gerais region near Rio de Janeiro and all are enjoying their first visit to Britain. Apart from furthering their studies, they\u2019re enjoying being part of the Reaseheath community, sampling life in the UK and improving their English. They\u2019ve visited Chester, Manchester, Liverpool, North Wales and Paris, and will go to London at the end of their stay.<\/p>\n

Sarah Amorim, 18, and Julia Silva, 19, who are both studying a Level\u00a0 3 technical course in environmental management in Brazil, have joined our Level 3 Diploma countryside<\/a> students. Both want to help their home country \u00a0to become more sustainable – \u00a0Julia wants to be an environmental engineer while Sarah aims to work as an environmental technician before moving into management.<\/p>\n

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Samia Oliveira and Luan Marciano at the Food Centre<\/p><\/div>\n

The two are really enjoying their practical sessions, particularly a trip to Delamere Forest where they joined students helping to improve the habitat for the white-faced darter. The darter is one of Britain\u2019s rarest dragonflies and has recently been reintroduced to Delamere by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.<\/p>\n

Said Julia: \u201cThe whole experience has been fantastic. Everyone has been very welcoming and we\u2019re loving the social life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Undergraduates Nagela Ruphael, 20, and Alessandra Bina, 22, who are studying for environmental related degrees, have joined our Foundation Degree in Countryside Conservation and Recreational Management while Samia Oliveira, 20, and Luan Marciano, 25, are working alongside the\u00a0 Eden cohort who are taking their Foundation Degree in Dairy Technology. \u00a0All four are currently studying at the University IF Sudeste MG near Rio.<\/p>\n

Both food students have appreciated the opportunity to up their practical skills in our dairy processing halls and have made cheeses and other products.<\/p>\n

Samia said: \u201cThis has been a great opportunity to experience something new. We use the same principles in our practical sessions in Brazil, but here we are able to spend more time \u2018hands-on\u2019 and are making a wider range of products. We\u2019re also learning to use the same equipment as you find in industry, which is fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u2018Skills without Borders\u2019 initiative is a pilot project aimed at providing Level 3 and Level 5 vocational students from Minas Gerais with the opportunity to develop new skills and to widen their understanding of global culture. We are one of three colleges in the country \u00a0to have been selected to host students in this initial programme.<\/p>\n