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HOSPITALITY
SCHOLARSHIP
TO LAUSANNE
HND Hospitality Management
student Mollie Browne has
returned from a week-long
scholarship at the world-renowned
Lausanne Hotel School in
Switzerland.
The scholarship was awarded
by the Hospitality Industry Trust
Scotland which works closely
with colleges and universities
in Scotland. They support the
development of emerging
talent in the hospitality industry
by awarding scholarships and
bursaries, helping people to
advance in the industry.
Lausanne Hotel School boasts
close ties with the international
hospitality industry and offers
ground-breaking training to
prepare students for global
hospitality management careers.
STUDENTS DISH UP NEW MENU
Profesional Cookery students took up the challenge of designing a
main dish for the menu of Irvine restaurant Si!, owned by SimpsInns
Group, for their Essential Skills project.
Tasked with designing a stand-out dish to complement the current
menu, students Katarzyna Hospodarewska, James Ralston, Emma
McKechnie and Alistair Young were given the opportunity to practise
their ideas in the College kitchens, with two groups selected to cook
alongside the restaurant’s head chef.
Under the guidance of lecturers, the students prepared by attending the
restaurant to get a sense of the environment and ambience.
Following the success of the menu challenge, student Iona Duncan was
selected for interview and has been offered a part-time job at Si! which
fits perfectly around her college course.
Gavin McGill, Executive Head Chef at Si! said “I was extremely
impressed with the effort and passion that the students put into
creating a couple of really good dishes for us. It was fantastic how
well the students worked together as a team in a very busy restaurant
environment.”

Mollie said “I thoroughly enjoyed
the trip to Lausanne and found
the lectures very educational and
interesting. I look forward to using
what I've learned to complete my
course and progress further in the
industry.”
Hospitality lecturer Richard Canale
was also given a scholarship. 
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