Putting Skills to the Test

Dusit Thani College students have consecutively won national and international awards in hospitality-related competitions.These achievements show the College’s emphasis on developing students inside and outside the classroom. They are equipped with unique knowledge combined with Dusit’s global standards while being supported in trainings from the College’s Culinary & Academic Competitions Center. Representing Thailand internationally, Dusit Thani College competitors brought home a Medallion of Excellence from WorldSkills Competition 2022 in Switzerland, received a Gold medal from the 2022 Hansik Cooking Contest in Thailand, and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the APEC Future Food Competition. Students also won a policy recommendation design for food security with the Young ASEAN Leaders Policy Initiative (YALPI). The latest success was from Mr. Patiphon Lertsurakitti of Culinary Arts and Kitchen Management Program, who earned the 1st runner-up award from Young Chef Olympiad 2023 in India. The first Thai winner in its history, he proudly said, “I have learned a lot from this College and the competition. Ranging from cooking skills, planning and time management to living a life—they help me develop my better future.”

University of Science and Technology

Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) had the distinction of its principal and one faculty member appointed as National Experts for two skills at the international WorldSkills competition, Cookery and Restaurant Service. As national experts, they were involved in mentoring, training, and coaching the participants. This ‘Olympic of Skills’ saw around 35 countries participating in these two skills, amongst many others. Over the three-day competition, the contestants were involved in a variety of tasks that put their technical skills to the test while working under challenging and demanding conditions.The contestant for cookery performed admirably while executing tasks such as fish cookery, soup preparation, main-course preparation, and more. The contestant for restaurant skill won the Medallion for Excellence in a contest that was fiercely contested, with evaluated skills in the area of barista, bartending, banquet dining, wine service, table-side preparation, and flambé. WGSHA is proud to be a one-of-its-kind training center to prepare candidates for competition at the global-level.