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Guest Lecture – Peter Eberhardt – SHML

// January 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Friends of DPUIC, Interesting articles, News

This week Peter Eberhardt, a special guest lecturer, from Switzerland’s first boutique hotel school, in Lenk, described a range of hospitalty management courses and internship options.

Ajarn Somsri Lathapipat (centre: Member of the Board of Directors) presenting a gift to Mr Peter Eberhardt (right), and Aj Kom Campiranon (left: Director IHOST & IBBA Programs)

The Swiss College of Hospitality Management Lenk (SHML) aims to be a worldwide leader in providing cutting edge hospitality management education in a surrounding that is based on quality, safety and professionalism.

SHML will teach the traditional fundamentals of Swiss hospitality, utilizing the latest state of the art technology and incorporating modern teaching methods to prepare its students for roles as future international hotel and business managers.

State of the World Forum Competition Winner

// January 24th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Going Green

: DPUIC SOWF Competition Question

The time has come to announce the DPUIC ‘Student Ambassador to State of the World Forum 2009′ competition winner. The judges had some tough decisions to make as the quality of all our final five entrants was very high, and as a result of the overall quality we are also able to offer a runner-up prize…

In 1st place we have Supat Kuanpradit (IHOST):

And, our 2nd prize goes to Pattraporn Sooksopee (Art and Sciences):

Overall may SOWF, the AFI and DPUIC offer its congratulations to both the winners and commiserations to all the other entrants. Keep your eyes on the blog for further updates relating to how DPU students are progressing with SOWF…

Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, Bangkok, 9-12 June

// January 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Events and Competitions, Going Green, News

In 1976, FAO held the first ever global conference on aquaculture, the Kyoto Conference, which triggered the recognition of aquaculture as a significant food production sector and explored opportunities for aquaculture development. With aquaculture now providing nearly 50% of global food fish supplies, FAO in partnership with NACA and the Thai Department of Fisheries, are organising the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, 9-12 June, Bangkok, Thailand, to evaluate where the sector stands today and prepare for the challenges ahead. The objectives of the conference are to:

Review the present status and trends in aquaculture development.
Evaluate the progress made in the implementation of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration and Strategy.
Address emerging issues in aquaculture development.
Assess opportunities and challenges for future aquaculture development.
Build consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector.

The conference will provide a global forum to build consensus to advance sustainable aquaculture development and contribute to the Millennium Development Goals. Please see the conference website for the full programme. Online registration is available via the NACA website. Have your say on the future of aquaculture development, join us in Bangkok.

DPUIC Corporate Social Responsibility Camp 2010

// January 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // Campus Life, Friends of DPUIC, Going Green, News

CSR Camp 2009 Group Picture

On Wednesday 13th January, 2010, over 40 DPUIC students and staff travelled to the Arthornsangkanawatthana 3 School for the first DPUIC Corporate Social Responsibility Camp. The Arthornsangkanawatthana 3 School is based in a rural area of the Kanchanaburi province and their students are in both Anubarn 1-3 and Pratom 1-6 year groups.

I think I am too old for this class

During the day we performed a number of social responsible activities, including: preparing and cooking lunch for the students, planting trees within the schools grounds and giving the school a gift of sports equipment.

CSR Camp 2009 Spaghetti for lunch

DPUIC would like to offer it’s thanks to the Arthornsangkanawatthana 3 School for allowing us the opportunity of visiting and contributing to the ongoing success of their students.