TWO students from Germany are carrying out work experience in Teesside thanks to the Redcar and Cleveland Twinning Association.

Eva-Maria Klein and Mira Sengupta, both 21, are about to begin their second year at the Ludwig Erhardt College, Bonn, where they are studying office administrative practices and English.

As part of their course, they had to spend eight weeks working in an English office. Ms Klein is completing her work-placement at The Business Shop, Queen Street, Redcar, and Ms Sengupta has been placed at Roger Darnton's estate agency, in Guisborough.

They will both finish on August 18.

Peter Sotheran, chairman of the east Cleveland-based twinning association, said: "We have assisted a score of students over the past 14 years."