The British Embassy in Argentina announces the 10 finalists from Argentina to the Regional Student Competition 2023/2024. The applicants answered the question "Why would I like to meet my neighbours in the Falkland Islands?" in a video.
The best 10 videos can be watched here:
The winners of the competition will be announced shortly.
This regional competition, organised by the Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, offers winners (one from each country) the chance to visit the Falklands for a week with all the costs covered.
The contest is meant to promote the cultural exchange between the Falklands and the region, and to spread the knowledge about the Falkland Island and its people. This is the fourth time that this competition has been held in Argentina.
List of 10 finalists:
- Julieta Asteggiano
- Pilar Barrera Oltra
- Maia Jazmin Benavidez
- Mariano Gastón Criscenti
- María Agustina Correa
- Leandro Fernandez Santa María
- Luis Román Lier Faure
- Belén Olaizola
- Ornella María Perrota
- Francesca Sá
In order to enter the competition, these participants presented student certificates issued by the following universities: Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Santa Fe), Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires city), Instituto Superior de Profesorado "Dr. Joaquín V. González" (Buenos Aires city), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Mendoza), Universidad Nacional de Moreno (Buenos Aires province), Instituto Superior Lenguas Vivas (Misiones), Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (Chubut), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Córdoba) and Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (Buenos Aires province).
