Seventeen Danish students from Aalborg Technical College in Denmark are studying in Kingscliff over the next 6 months in a study abroad program.
The students are involved in TAFE study, community activities and tourist activities within the tweed Valley.
“Aalborg Technical Col-lege in Denmark is an upper secondary education which prepares the students for university,” vice principal Gitte Rye Larson, who is also in Australia, said.
“We have 750 students at the College and one of the study lines is an international class which goes to Australia for five months to stay at an Australian TAFE and high school.
“This year the students are staying in Kingscliff and attending a special program with English, Chemistry, Marine Studies, Environmental Project, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science. They are specialised in computers and information technology.
“This year it is 17 students, 12 boys and five girls. Next year we plan to send 20 students to Kingscliff TAFE.”
He said Aalborg Tech-nical College offered the students upper secondary level /6th form (16-19 years), preparatory exam for university and other further education with an emphasis on technical and natural sciences as well as on problem based learning, learning from theory and practice, innovation, design, ICT and a social and environmental perspective
“The students live with Australian homestay families and will go on a backpacker tour before they leave for Denmark in December.”
