Real estate student Shona McLean, who studies at the University of Northumbria, has completed a work placement in Beijing, after being chosen above dozens of university students across the country.
The owner of a company which manufactures heavy building materials in the North East has declared his support for a new qualification which prepares teenagers for the world of work.
Teesside University has welcomed the first 15 delegates on the newly launched foundation degree, specifically created for those working within the ports industry.
Sunderland graduates are officially the best business brains in the North East after two of the university's students won first and second place in the 2009 North East Universities Business Awards.
