The class of 2009 have finished their first year of studies at Shannon College and are travelling now to start their Year 2 professional work placement. Over 80 students will begin the 12 month paid, professional internship in leading hotels around Ireland and Europe. Irish/EU students are placed in hotels in Switzerland, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland.

International students build on their experience of studying in Ireland by working in one of Ireland’s leading hotels starting July 1st. The Year 2 work placement will give students an opportunity to work in many different departments of their hotel and apply their knowledge in the setting of a real, operational hotel.

The Year 2 placement is a great opportunity for students with a desire to travel and work in another city or country. It is great experience for students to have on their CV and there is also the benefit of earning an income for one year!

For futher info on placement locations, please visit the placement sections of our website;

>> For Irish/EU students
>> For international students

The ‘Best Research Paper’  award was presented to Margaret Walsh at the recent  THRIC conference held at Shannon College. The winning paper; Creating Superior Competitive Advantages for the Small Tourism Firm Through Capitalising on the Firm-Level Dynamic Capability of Innovativeness; was submitted to the conference by authors Margaret Walsh, Dr. Patrick Lynch and Dr. Denis Harrington of Waterford Institute of Technology.

In total, 37 academic papers were presented at the 6th annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference hosted by Shannon College on June 15th and 16th, 2010, covering research on competitiveness, strategy, sustainability, cultural identity and various other contemporary themes relating to current challenges and opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Photographed (l-r):
Prof. William Golden (Dean, College of Business, Public Policy and Law, NUI Galway), Margaret Walsh (WIT, best research paper award) and Kate O’Connell (Conference Chair, Registrar and Deputy Director of Shannon College)

Fo futher information on research papers and keynote speakers, please CLICK HERE.

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Three Shannon College students; Zhongyi (Ellen) Ren, Patrick Farrell and Patrice Lacken; scooped first place in the Group Innovation Challenge as part of the ‘Innovation: Creativity & Enterprise’ (ICE) module at NUI Galway.

Out of a class of 360, the three Shannon students were brought through the different stages of the selection process and received the first place prize at the final held in NUI Galway for their innovative ‘Interactive and Computerised Training Program for Hotels’ product idea.

Congrats to Ellen, Patrice and Patrick!

See more pictures on the NUI Galway facebook page: Click Here