26 February 2001

Orleans exchange

Media opportunity 4.30pm. City Chambers, City Square, Dundee.

Students from Orleans, France will meet the Lord Provost this afternoon at a civic reception in the City Chambers. The exchange students beinh hosted by the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Dundee for one week.

Despite the inclement weather the post graduate students are making the most of their stay with day trips to Edinburgh and St Andrews and tours of the sights in Dundee. The students are staying with their exchange partners and local host families associated with the University.

First and second year students will travel to France for a week on 18 March for the return visit.