Students from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology will travel to China in May as part of a business and cultural exchange.

The group of 25 business and enterprise students will meet with local businesses, Enterprise Ireland representatives and officials from the Irish embassy in Beijing.

The 10-day trip includes a visit to the business trade fair – World Expo 2010. The Expo is to be held in Shanghai and will host business exhibitions, events and forums.

The enterprise students hope to set up a student-exchange programme with a college in Beijing or Shanghai in an effort to encourage new business relations between Ireland and China and are seeking sponsorship at present.