Four students from Missouri State University-West Plains will spend the 2020 spring semester studying at the university’s branch campus at Liaoning Normal University (LNU) in Dalian, China.

They include Kidane Howell, Sarah Green and Zachary King, all of West Plains, and Morgan Breidt, Springfield.

The trip is part of the university’s China Semester Study Away Program.

In addition to taking classes, they also will work as interns in the branch campus’ offices and teach conversational English to Chinese students.

Through this experience, they will learn more about the Chinese culture, history and language and develop an increased awareness of the country’s growing business relationship with the U.S., university officials said.

The group will leave Feb. 15 and return at the end of June.