Event: CIT Tourism student Aisling Quill Wins Medal at AEHT Competition 2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Aisling Quill, a 4th year student in the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Tourism at the Department of Tourism & Hospitality returned victorious having been placed in the top three in her competition category at the annual AEHT Competitions in Cervia, Italy.
The AEHT is the Association of European Tourism and Hospitality Schools, with a membership of over 650 European Schools and Colleges.
 |
Aisling beat off stiff competition from students all over Europe, as part of a mixed-nationality team who made a presentation on a tourist destination, to emerge as a winning team in their competition.
|
Adrian Gregan, Head of Department, commented “Aisling has done us proud this year and represented CIT and particularly the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, in a professional manner which ultimately saw her ranked as one of the top Tourism students in Europe. We congratulate her on an amazing achievement and recognise the efforts of Aisling’s lecturers and mentors for their preparation of Aisling for this prestigious event.”
The CIT Department of Tourism and Hospitality encompasses the areas of Culinary Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, and Bar Management. It has over 700 students and a team of dedicated student-centred industry experienced Lecturers across these disciplines and is located in a modern purpose-built building on CIT’s Bishopstown Campus.
