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Interview with the Koch brothers from Switzerland

4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to three brothers bringing a taste of Switzerland to the IBBSS in Swansea

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  The brothers Koch talk to 4BR about their 27 year link to the IBBSS Course.

Wednesday, 02 August 2017

        

4BR meets up with Benjamin, Sandy and Matthias Koch from Switzerland at the IBBSS course in Swansea.

Their link with the course goes back 27 years — and this year they tell 4BR Editor Ian Fox that they have brought a little taste of their home country to Swansea to help the international students enjoy the National Day of Switzerland.

        

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