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Postgraduate MSc in Tourism and Hospitality Scholarships
at Bournemouth University https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-funding/scholarships Deadline May 31st
See explanation webinar https://youtu.be/tv24pDnFzs0
For more information email askbu@bournemouth.ac.uk
— at Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality.
When my course finished last April, it was time to start a new life in Europe.It was a tough time in May, because hunting for a job as an inexperienced international student is not easy at all. I have been a student for more than ten years and barely have any work experience. I am thankful to Edmund from Postgraduate Placement and Language Support at BU, who gave me precious suggestions as well as self-confidence.It was tough at first. I searched for jobs on MyCareerHub and sent my CV every day, but only received a few replies, most of them were refusals. Then, I received the first interview chance in my life! That day, I was very nervous and unfortunately the nerves got the best of me. The HR manager asked, “What do you think about our website?” I answered, “Sorry, I did not see your company’s website”. That was an embarrassing experience, but I learnt from it. Following my terrible start, I attended some interviews, calmer and cleverer. Finally, I received an invitation from Corinthia Hotel. I succeeded!
Corinthia Hotel, Saint George’s Bay is a five star hotel located in Malta. It is a wonderful destination with luxury and elegance. After solving my visa issue, I started my journey to Malta!
I am working as a hostess in the Food and Beverage department. My main task is to greet people and lead them to their seats. My working time is from 8 am to 12 pm and then 7pm to 11pm; which means I am working during the breakfast and dinner services. I think it is a beautiful place to dine!
The weather in Malta is definitely hot; it is not very comfortable working in a suit and high-heeled shoes. However, the colleagues and guests are really nice people, which makes the time easier and happier. I have learnt a lot of practical things here, for example making coffee, setting cutlery and making cocktails. I have also acquired some knowledge about fine wines, desserts, and local speciality dishes from a variety of regions – and I luckily tasted them as well! Besides the work experience, I was honoured to attend the Corinthia Annual Donation Party at the end of my internship. I do like the scenery here, the sunny weather, blue sea and the old historical town. And at work, I met friendly and interesting people whom I regard as my best friends forever. I am really happy with my time in Malta!
By Liyuan Zhang
On Friday 29 April students from the Masters Food and Drink Unit visited W and C Cox near Dorchester. The Farm produces beef, lamb and combinable crops, supplying well known national and international brands. Following a tour of the farm all present were able to relax over afternoon tea. Students saw the production of food from ‘plough to plate’ or ‘seed to soul’ as Unit Leader Dr Sean Beer likes to say.
Getting new ideas and meeting wonderful people at Department of Tourism and Hospitality during our Erasmus teacher exchange.
By Birgitta Nelimarkka and Johanna Rajakangas-Tolsa,
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science, Helsinki, Finland
It was a beautiful, sunny and warm day on the 11th of April when we arrived in Bournemouth. People had warned us for the British weather but for us the city seemed to show its best. The aim of our visit was to get familiar with Bournemouth University, Department of tourism and hospitality through an Erasmus teacher exchange. Our University, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland, and Bournemouth University has an Erasmus charter making it possible for students, teachers and other staff to exchange and share experiences and learn from each other.
We have participated in Erasmus exchange together several times in different European Universities in Holland, Norway, Sweden, and also on a previous trip to the UK. And with every visit we get examples of good practices in teaching, students counseling or administration. And every time we meet new, wonderful people to exchange experiences and opinions with.
During our stay in Bournemouth we had lectures for Nutrition students who volunteered to attend the lecture, and those who came you could see were very interested in Finnish eating behavior and especially the subject of obesity in Finland. For master students doing the Food and drink unit we had two lectures in Finnish food from different perspectives with some small examples to taste. And with students doing Food, culture and society unit we were discussing Finnish food culture and did some small finger foods in the kitchen.
Our experience in Bournemouth University was a trip to remember: Your University has a lot to offer for students and your very international atmosphere was inspiring to observe. What we admired was the very detailed course book for the master’s food and drink course. Such a tool for developing and implementing a course would be a great help in everyday teaching situations.
We want to thank you for a wonderful stay in Bournemouth, especially to Dimitrios, Sean and Anne, Hanaa, and Philippa. We hope to see you soon for an exchange visit in Haaga-Helia, Helsinki.
Teaching master students in the Food and drink unit
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The work explores whether self-storytelling is a powerful predictor of personal reputation in a collaborative community of the sharing economy realm. By proposing that powerful self-storytelling allows an attractive positioning in respect to potential others, the paper extends the literatur
e of brand storytelling and brand archetypes shifting the perspective to a personal level. This study adopts a qualitative–quantitative approach to investigate the meanings and stories contained in personal profile descriptions and their relation with reputation. Personal descriptions are interpreted as storytelling activities, labels/glosses that allow members to access the services of the community by facilitating personal reputation building. The findings show that powerful storytelling structures have defined phases and are crucial in reputation building when the story evolves in a metaphoric, symbolic lesson. The presence of archetypes, in particular the Sage and the Ruler, also confers reputational power to the stories. The results reveal opportunities for peer-to-peer communities, traditional companies, and social businesses. Marketers should design tools and platforms able to trigger consumers’ desire to express their individuality through personal descriptions and suggest the drivers that affect reputation.
The Business School and Centre for Entrepreneurship Bournemouth University
are delighted to invite you to the fourth in our series of ‘Meet the Entrepreneur’ events.
Wednesday 4th May 2016 – 2.30pm to 3.30pm (arrival from 2pm)
7th Floor, Executive Business Centre, 89 Holdenhurst Road BH8 8EB
Damien Lee, founder of Mr Lee’s Noodles Company Ltd, is an adventurous and focused entrepreneur with a vision to create affordable, healthy fast food options, particularly for young people. (www.mrleesnoodles.com)
A cancer survivor – once told he “only had weeks” – and a fervent believer in the role of food in health. Damien is passionate about supporting young people and through Mr Lee’s HEY Foundation aims to raise awareness of the importance of eating good food (Health), provide life coaching (Educate) and encourage young people to get active and set personal goals (Youth).
This is a great opportunity to hear about Damien’s personal journey as an entrepreneur and learn more about his own experiences as a business owner and his approach to founding and growing an innovative business.
THIS IS AN INTERNAL EVENT FOR BU STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY
PLEASE click here TO BOOK YOUR PLACE.
#BUHospitality15: A Co-Created Experience Journey (with images, tweets) · barbaraneuhofer · Storify//
https://storify.com/barbaraneuhofer/buhospitality15
Final day with extraordinary #BUHospitality15 students! #Throwback induction! So #BUproud how far they have come! pic.twitter.com/uUQQBzsh5r//twitter.com/barbaraneuhofer/status/710755565086097408
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First #ihtm #ihfsm lecture #groupselfie. Look forward to cocreating our classes! #BUhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/Pq7TgeY3Me//twitter.com/barbaraneuhofer/status/699172319386845184
— Dr Barbara Neuhofer (@barbaraneuhofer)Mon, Feb 15 2016 10:04:05
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My top class and bright motivated MSc Hospitality & Tourism & Food Service Management students! #BUhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/Zn28zpmTwz//twitter.com/BTGPHD/status/700767136260567040
— BT Gomes (@BTGPHD)Fri, Feb 19 2016 19:41:19
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— Saruda Ko (@PubpetSaru)Fri, Feb 26 2016 21:15:38
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MSc students presenting #technology & #digitaldetox opportunities for #tourism #buhospitality15 @BUHospMgtEd pic.twitter.com/e23r0bm0FR//twitter.com/barbaraneuhofer/status/704228763211571200
— Barbara Neuhofer (@barbaraneuhofer)Mon, Feb 29 2016 08:56:35
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MSc students presenting #technology opportunities 4 #hospitality #food service sector #buhospitality15 @BUHospMgtEd pic.twitter.com/ZIusHyeFxF//twitter.com/barbaraneuhofer/status/704229157232877568
— Barbara Neuhofer (@barbaraneuhofer)Mon, Feb 29 2016 08:58:09
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Friday night#assignment#Saturday#assignment#Sunday#assignment#Monday#assignment#Tuesday#assignment#Wednesday#assignment #BUhospitality15//twitter.com/Peeter_Tu/status/700716678041178112
— Tu Yao Jen (@Peeter_Tu)Fri, Feb 19 2016 16:20:49
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The state of #BUhospitality15 students while doing assignments 😅 pic.twitter.com/GpvCGM3Fza//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/703209771621621761
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Fri, Feb 26 2016 13:27:29
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The breakfast of champions! Team meetings for IHTM #BUHospitality15 pic.twitter.com/0L5KOfTmNx//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/710435502768394241
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Mar 17 2016 11:59:57
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IHTM workshop shopping! 😁#BUhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/5FvgO9RBv4//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/710444452519813121
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Mar 17 2016 12:35:31
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Yellow tornado#study#script#get prepared#4#awesome#workshop @buhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/DAJH1yrVY1//twitter.com/Peeter_Tu/status/710746899029090304
— Tu Yao Jen (@Peeter_Tu)Fri, Mar 18 2016 08:37:20
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Mr.GM @Peeter_Tu hard at work before the #HOTS presentation. Coke & fries save the day 😁 #Buhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/qTX8YmnvZB//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/710435515510693888
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Mar 17 2016 12:00:00
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The beauty & tranquility of @bournemouthuni campus by night #longwinterdays #freezingbutbeautiful #buhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/ZzRbPQ91cs//twitter.com/barbaraneuhofer/status/699335753193680896
— Dr Barbara Neuhofer (@barbaraneuhofer)Mon, Feb 15 2016 20:53:31
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Nerd alert in the IHTM workshop on the Role Of Social Media in Hospitality and Tourism.#BUHospitality15 pic.twitter.com/rsJscWSfeL//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/707891343452938240
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Mar 10 2016 11:30:22
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Winning chocolates in IHTM workshops. A sign of #engaged and hungry groups 😆#buhospitality15 pic.twitter.com/J5bIM3nKnk//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/707981727159947266
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Mar 10 2016 17:29:32
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Class social,Moon In the Square. Lovely catching up with friends from other courses! @BUTourismHotel #BUTourism pic.twitter.com/2zDwCB8vPO//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/710435502286098432
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Mar 17 2016 11:59:57
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#BUHospitality conference @PuttyExperience. Doing something completely different ! @BUTourismHotel @CorinthiaLondon pic.twitter.com/NDWUyX2ZVw//twitter.com/richardward007/status/695723037375799297
— Richard Ward (@richardward007)Fri, Feb 05 2016 15:18:11
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@nctacademy #Masterclass on #customersatisfaction in the beautiful @LangtryManor. An engaging workshop by Des Burke😊 pic.twitter.com/54wTrX47d9//twitter.com/nmalvika/status/702993756379869184
— Malvika Nighojkar (@nmalvika)Thu, Feb 25 2016 23:09:07
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#BUHospitality15: A Co-Created Experience Journey
Times: 12:30 arrival 13:00-16:30
This Festival Research Symposium is for academics, researchers, students and practitioners with an interest in all things festival.
Draft programme:
For futher information on this event please contact cjackson@bournemouth.ac.uk
How to get to BU: Directions, parking & maps
Parking information for Executive Business Centre: There is no parking available at the Executive Business Centre, for information on how to reach the University please visit our website. The nearest pay and display parking is located on Cotlands Road.
Accommodation: The University has preferential rates with a number of local hotels, please quote Bournemouth University when booking to access these rates. (Preferential rates are subject to availability and will be advised by the hotel at the time of booking.)
Carlton Hotel
East Cliff Court Hotel
Miramar Hotel
The Green House Hotel
Ramada Encore
Please note that before placing an order, you will be asked to agree to Bournemouth University’s terms and conditions (see below). Please read these terms carefully and make sure you understand them before ordering any Products.
New Book By Dr Philip Long and Nigel D. Morpeth (eds): Tourism and the Creative Industries: Theories, policies and practice May 2016
Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism
This book focuses on the theoretical, policy and practice linkages and disjunctures between tourism and the creative industries. There are clear and strong intersections between the sectors, for example in the development and application of new and emerging media in tourism; festivals and cultural events showcasing the creative identity of place; tours and place identities associated with film, TV, music and arts tourism; as well as particular destinations being promoted on the basis of their ‘creative’ endowments such as theatre breaks, art exhibitions and fashion shows.
Tourism and the Creative Industries explores a variety of relationships in one volume and offers innovative and critical insights into how creative industries and tourism together contribute to place identity, tourist experience, destination marketing and management. The book is aligned with the sectors that have been demarcated by the UK Government Department of Culture, Media and Sport as comprising the creative industries: advertising and marketing; architecture; design and designer fashion; film, TV, video, radio and photography; IT, software and computer services; publishing and music; performing and visual arts. The title of this volume demonstrates how the exclusion of tourism from the creative industries is arguably perverse, given that much of the work by destination managers and of private sector tourism is characterised by creativity and innovation. Interdisciplinary research and international context bring a broader perspective on how the creative industries operate in varying cultural and policy contexts in relation to tourism.
This book brings together the parallel and disparate inter-disciplinary fields of tourism and the creative industries and will be of interest to students, academics and researchers interested in tourism, creative industries, marketing and management.
new Postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 available from September 2016
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Postgraduate loans available from September 2016 The new loans of up to £10,000 are set to benefit many and could break down some of the financial barriers of postgraduate study. Find out more about the loan and who is eligible. First announced as part of the UK’s Chancellor’s 2014 Autumn Statement, these government-backed student loans were confirmed last year for Masters degrees beginning on or after 1 August 2016. The new loans are set to benefit many and could break down some of the financial barriers of postgraduate study. And the good news doesn’t end there for BU students considering further study – we’ve got discounts (some of these apply to staff and staff family members too) and scholarships, including full fee waivers. More about the loan and who is eligible The postgraduate loan is non-means tested, allowing students to borrow up to £10,000 irrespective of the cost of their course. The loan will be available to those aged under 60 years old and will be paid directly to the student over three equal instalments. Students embarking on part-time study will be eligible for the loan, so long as the average annual intensity is 50% in each year (i.e. is delivered over two years) and will receive the loan split equally. English and EU (including EEA & Switzerland) domiciled students (not including Northern Ireland, Wales or Scotland), who have normally been resident* in those countries for the last three years, studying a taught postgraduate course (full-time, part-time and distance learning), including Master’s by Research, are eligible to receive the funding.
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish students, who are normally resident* in England, and have been resident here for the last three years, will be eligible for the loan. *Residency will be based on the last three years, but do not include periods of residency purely for the purpose of education,such as studying an undergraduate qualification. For example, a Scottish student who has lived in England for the last three years to undertake undergraduate study would not be eligible. How will BU be handling the loan? As the loan is paid to the student, BU will be responsible for confirming their continued studies once they have enrolled. Faculties have recently been asked to confirm the intensity for all part-time programmes, to establish which will be eligible for this loan. Finance & Performance will allow students to pay their fees over three instalments, so long as they provide a letter or evidence that they will be in receipt of the Postgraduate Loan and complete a debit/credit card payment authority mandate ahead of online enrolment. What about repayment? These loans will be repaid concurrently with any undergraduate repayments at 6% of income above £21,000. A student with an existing undergraduate loan (scheme 2, post-2012) would therefore be paying 15% of their income above £21,000 on undergraduate & postgraduate loan repayments combined. When can students apply? Details about the application process haven’t yet been announced but applications are expected to open in June, issued by the Student Loans Company. Details of the loan and more information about eligibility can be found at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-loan Resources & further information:
If you’d be interested in a short overview of the loans scheme and BU’s approach, please email Matthew Usher to register your interest. |
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