The mining students are from ten different countries including the USA, Canada, South Africa and Germany. For two months they will be spending time in Cornwall experiencing local student life. The Cornwall University's Camborne School of Mines at Tremough is the UK partner in the Federation of European Mining Programs. Funded by the world's major mining companies, the programme gives the world's most promising mining engineering students the opportunity to study in four institutions within one year. An intensive two months in Cornwall will focus on the role of teamwork in all aspects of mining and will include specialist courses in surface mining and project management. A highlight of the visit will be a four-day surveying course in the Camborne School of Mine's test mine, a teaching facility that is unique in British universities. BBC Cornwall's Tiffany Truscott spoke to some of the students who are staying in Cornwall. Click on the links below to hear her interviews: "Camborne School of Mines has trained international miners for over 100 years and we are proud to carry on that tradition," said Professor Hylke Glass of Camborne School of Mines.
 | | Some of the international students |
"We are now applying for European funding so that we can welcome even more students to experience world-class facilities and teaching in Cornwall next year." During their stay, the students will have the opportunity to visit the county's key mining and quarrying industries, such as Imerys Minerals and Aram Resources, giving them a chance to make useful industry contacts in Cornwall. "In our first week we are already going underground and working in CSM's test mine. I am thrilled to be in Cornwall," says Mathilde Robben from the Netherlands. Camborne School of Mines (CSM) was founded in 1888 and became part of the University of Exeter in 1993. CSM has an international reputation for research and teaching related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment. CSM is based at the University of Exeter's Tremough Campus, near Penryn. | 
