Dr Des Cawley, Head of Department of Nursing and Health at the TUS Athlone campus says there's a demand for places locally.

Capacity at the Athlone campus for apprenticeship courses has been almost doubled

He will meet with students and staff at An Grianan NS in Mount Temple Moate during the early part of his visit.

Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in demos, and walk and talk tours.

Students share their perspectives on being a TUS student through poetry, music and mixed media.

The agreement will focus on how TUS can provide additional resources to the Kharkiv based college

Both are students at the TUS Athlone campus studying culinary arts.

The plan will put an emphasis on job creation in both the short and long term.