City and Islington students meet their Swiss counterparts

London’s City and Islington College recently welcomed optics students from Zurich Technical College in Switzerland to their campus for the day.

The students had a tour of the college’s facilities had a talk from lecturer Peter Dobson on the history of ophthalmic dispensing in the UK. An interactive session followed, where the students learnt about ‘water tank eye’ and different types of frame material.

Visiting lecturer Julian Kaser said: ‘Overall, this visit was very impressive. Our students appreciated it deeply. We would be thrilled to stay in touch and establish a mutual cooperation in future.’