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British Embassy in Argentina announces finalists of Falkland Islands Regional Student Competition

10 finalists answer: Why would I like to meet my neighbours in the Falkland Islands? in a video.

• From: British Embassy Buenos Aires
• Published: 5 October 2018

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The British Embassy in Argentina announces the 10 finalists of the Regional Student Competition 2018/2019 which offers a one week trip to visit the Falkland Islands. The best 10 videos were chosen and can be seen here.

https://youtu.be/jkA2bPj8F48

The winner of the competition will be announced on Wednesday 10 October.

This regional competition, organised by the Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay offers winners the chance to visit the Falklands for a week with all the costs covered. To participate, contestants should send a one minute video answering the question: “Why would I like to meet my neighbours from the Falkland Islands?” in English.

List of 10 finalists:

1. Nicolás Aguiar - Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2. Dylan Bloker - Universidad del Salvador
3. Jesica Denise Lichtensztein - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)
4. Ricardo Etcheverry Romero - Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
5. Matias Florin - Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
6. Penelope Newberry - Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
7. María Magdalena Ramírez - Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
8. Matias Emmanuel Romero - Instituto Salesiano de Estudios Superiores
9. Sofía Morin San Román - Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
10. Ivan Sassano - Universidad Nacional de San Martín

Further Information

See finalists from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

Published 5 October 2018