Irish-French Forum and Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Training
Restaurants Association of Ireland
23rd November, 2015
FRANCE / IRELAND PARTNERSHIP
Irish-French Forum on Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Training
Culinary Arts / Hospitality management / tourism training institutions’ network
23rd and 24th NOVEMBER 2015
DUBLIN
Following the signing of the Campus France / Higher Education Authority agreement, French and Irish establishments have expressed interest for a further Franco-Irish cooperation in terms of student exchange, internships and trainings, in particular within the framework of the Erasmus+ scheme.
| MONDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2015
| DIT Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1 | ||
| 9.00 am | French participants : coffee and registration | French participants: Boardroom Booked between (9 -12am)
Kathleen O’Sullivan Theatre; KOS | |
| 9.30 am | French participants : Opening address by H.E Jean-Pierre Thébault, (TBC) Ambassador of France to Ireland | Irish participants : coffee and registration | |
| 10.00 am | Opening Opening address by: – John O’Connor – Dean and Director of Art and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology (10 min) – H.E Jean-Pierre Thébault – Ambassador of France to Ireland (TBC) (10 min) – Gerry O’Sullivan, Head of International Programme – Higher Education Authority (10 min) | ||
| 10.30 am | Introduction to Irish culinary arts, hospitality management and tourism training system – For the IoTs: Ciarán ó hAnnracháin , Head of Department of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts, School of Tourism (Letterkenny Institute of Technology) – For Dublin Institute of Technology: Frank Cullen, Head of Culinary Arts and Food Technology – For vocational training / VECTEC: [Speaker] | ||
| 11.00 am | Break | ||
| 11.15 am | Introduction to French hospitality management, culinary arts and tourism training system – for university training: [Speaker] – For BTS training : Jérôme Gercet, Deputy Head of the Savoie-Léman Hotel School | ||
| 11.45 am | Networking Meeting between schools : 5×10 minutes per participant | ||
| 12.45 pm | Lunch break | Blueroom Restaurant | |
| 2.15 pm | “European funding for culinary arts / hospitality management / tourism training” Gerry O’Sullivan, Head of International Programme (20 mins) “Enhancing education using a framework for internship” Frank Cullen, Dublin Institute of Technology (20mins) “The Erasmus+ scheme” Student | Boardroom | |
| 3.00 pm | Visit & exchanges with the Dublin Institute of Technology | ||
| 3.30 pm | Free time | ||
| 5.30 pm | Seminar on The Tree of Knowledge: Growth Through Cooking Keynote Speech: Molecular Gastronomy and Note by Note Cooking, A Story of Science and Cooking for The Future Dr. Hervé This, Director of the International Centre for Molecular Gastronomy AgroParisTech-INRA Other speakers o Marc de Ferrière le Vayer (Chaire Unesco Tours) : “Food as a culture” o Prof. Stephen Mennell (UCD/RIA) : “All manners of food” o Dr Mairtin Mc ConIomaire (DIT): “The influence of French Haute Cuisine on the development of Dublin Restaurants” Registration essential | BL259 Michael O’Donnell Theatre; BL259 Conference Room, DIT Bolton Street, D1 | |
| TUESDAY 24th NOVEMBER 2015 | DIT Cathal Brugha Street (D1) / (CBS)
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| 9.00 am | Coffee and registration | Blueroom Restaurant (9am – 12.30) | |
| 9.30 am | Round-table (25 min) “Franco-Irish outlooks on hospitality management / culinary arts and tourism“ With FR & IE professional associations Networking (25 min) | ||
| 10.20am | Break | ||
| 10.35 am | Round-table (25 min) “Restaurants: which training needs?” With restaurants Networking (25 min) | ||
| 11.25am | The Erasmus Mundus European Masters “Food Innovation and Product Design (FIPDes)” bringing together DIT and AgroParisTech on a joint Education Programme Dr.Roisin Burke, DIT and Dr.Hervé This, AgroParisTech-INRA | ||
| 12.25pm – 1.45pm | Lunch break | Green Room Restaurant, CBS | |
| 2.10pm | Tour of Grangegorman | Bus leaves CBS for Grangegorman | |
| 3.00 pm | Workshop “Ph.D Research in Molecular Gastronomy” Dr. Hervé This, Director of the International Centre for Molecular Gastronomy AgroParisTech-INRA Dr Roisin Burke Registration essential | Chapel, Grangegorman | |
| 5.00 pm | Closing Speaker (TBC) / Wine farewell reception | ||
Organisers:
Embassy of France in Ireland, Dublin Institute of Technology, Higher Education Authority, CampusFrance
Guests:
Royal Irish Academy, French and Irish schools, EuroToques, Irish associations (Restaurant Association of Ireland…), Panel of Chefs, French hospitality management and tourism schools network, European Association of Hospitality Management and Tourism schools
Venues:
Dublin Institute of Technology:
- DIT Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1 (Monday 23rd and morning of Tuesday 24th)
- DIT Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (Monday 23rd evening conference)
- DIT Grangegorman, Dublin 7 (Tuesday 24th afternoon)
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