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LOCAL Wednesday 1 March 2023

The first three students of the EPI traveled to Ireland and Belgium

for their internship financed by Erasmus+

Warren Maduro will do his Justin initiated his intern- Belgium for two weeks, fi-
internship at the prestigious ship at Van der Valk Hotel nanced by Erasmus+. The
Slieve Russel Hotel. The EPI's in Gent, and Shirley started students will explore the
partner in Ireland is South- her internship at Go! Scho- country, its culture, the dif-
west College. lengroep Dynamiek. ferent schools, and the ed-
ucation system. The current
Just two weeks after the Their teachers at the EPI project is to send three stu-
first student left for his in- and their internship supervi- dents for their international
ternational internship, Jus- sors at their respective insti- internship.
tin Lopez of the Hospitality tutions, will guide Warren,
and Tourism Unit and Shir- Justin, and Shirley. Colegio EPI wishes Warren,
ley Acosta Herrera of the Justin, and Shirley much
Economy Unit signed their In the past, Colegio EPI success with their internship
agreement and traveled granted five students the in Belgium and Ireland.q
on February 9, 2023, to opportunity to explore
Representatives of Co- lege since it is the first time Gent, Belgium. The repre-
legio EPI and three stu- Erasmus+ financed one sentatives of Erasmus+ wel-
dents are currently in Ire- of their students for the comed them in Gent and
land and Belgium for their 4-month long international will guide them during their
internship thanks to the internship. stay.
Erasmus+program and fi-
nancing.

On January 20, 2023, stu-
dent Warren Maduro of the
Hospitality and Tourism unit
signed an agreement, in
the presence of the EPI Di-
rector, teachers, and fami-
ly, to travel on Sunday, Jan-
uary 23, 2023, to Ireland for
his internship of 4 months.
It is a significant achieve-
ment for the student, but
particularly for the EPI Col-