A group of eleven Horticulture and Design students have been enjoying a three week work placement and cultural exchange programme at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus. The visit has been funded through the EU Leonardo programme and builds on the very successful partnership established between CAFRE and Groenhorst College located at the town of Velp in Holland.
The students have been taking part in practical sessions with Greenmout horticulture students and have been working with local businesses and in Antrim Borough Council’s Castle Gardens. It hasn’t all been hard work though; the students have also visited several of Northern Ireland’s top tourist attractions including Parliament Buildings, the Titanic Experience and the Giant’s Causeway.
Mrs Meri Loeffen, Director of Groenhorst College, Velp, (far left), with Mr Paul Mooney (far right), Head of Horticulture Education, CAFRE, with some of the Dutch students on the grounds of Greenmount Campus.
