This is Devon --A FOUNDATION degree student at Petroc college has been granted a place on a trip of a lifetime to study in China.
Lucy Willans, 57, who studies an Early Childhood degree, was one of the lucky few students selected to spend a month studying in Shanghai learning about culture, society and business in the area.
Foundation degrees at Petroc are in partnership with Plymouth University, which is paired with the Shanghai Maritime University.
To win a place on the trip, Lucy, who is from Bickington, had to write to Shanghai Maritime University to express how she felt the trip would personally benefit her.
She said: "I really didn't expect to get a place, as I was going up against lots of much younger students. You always enter these things never thinking you will win.
"This experience will be invaluable for me. As well as learning about the history and traditions of China, I'll also have the chance to interact with other students from a wide range of courses and hopefully learn from them too. It's a superb programme"
Lucy has been learning Mandarin in the run up to the trip.
She said: "I'm very excited about learning Mandarin.
"It's a very visual language and is proving very interesting to learn.
"I hope to continue to learn it while I am out there and hopefully one day teach it to children."
Lucy will be departing for Shanghai on June 18. Reported by This is 6 hours ago.