Brazil students on the ball with UCC scholarships

Meet the boys and girls from Brazil who have begun a year’s study at University College Cork as part of the world’s largest scholarship scheme.

And some of them have already signed up to UCC’s soccer squad which is sure to strike fear into the hearts of other university teams around the country.

The 29 students — who will study science, technology, engineering and maths — were officially welcomed to the university last night at an event attended by Brazilian Ambassador to Ireland, Pedro Fernando Brêtas Bastos and UCC President Dr Michael Murphy.