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Met Connect : May/June 2009
Glasgow Met knows the importance of keeping in touch with its soon-to-be students. It
can often seem like a long time from accepting your course place to actually starting.
This newsletter should give you a flavour of what’s been happening recently at the Met,
including study trips, fundraisers and numerous student competition wins.
Don’t forget you can also keep up to date with all the latest college developments at
www.glasgowmet.ac.uk

End of Year Exhibitions

The college is currently busy with many students completing final pieces to showcase at the annual End of
Year Exhibition. An invite has been enclosed for you to attend with more information on our website. This is a
great chance to view current student’s work and get a flavour of what you can expect from your course.
We hope to see you there!

Charity Fundraisers

Construction Craft, Joinery, Building Trade and Catering students recently got together for a charity football
tournament, raising £200 for Yorkhill Children’s Foundation. Meanwhile, 60 Travel & Tourism students took
part in a Sponsored Airline Safety Demonstration to raise money for Cash for Kids.

Flying high in the College’s mock airline cabin Football and fundraising for Yorkhill Children’s Foundation

Get me out of college!

Students enjoy numerous course linked visits throughout the year allowing the work learned in college to be
given a practical perspective. Intermediate 2 Travel & Tourism students enjoyed a recent visit to key attractions
in Edinburgh including Mary King’s Court, Scottish Parliament and Royal Yacht Britannia. Meanwhile, HND
Hospitality Management students enjoyed a tour of Auchentoshan whisky distillery and The Houston Brewing
Company learning about mashing, malting and distillation processes, finished off with a visit to 5 star Mar Hall
Hotel in Renfrew.

All aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia Enjoying a visit to some local hospitality hotspots
 Glasgow Met takes on London!
Students and staff at Glasgow Met’s Interior Design
division enjoyed a recent trip to London. Exploring
key sights including Big Ben, Houses of Parliament
and London Eye, students also gained design
inspiration at The Tate Modern and British Museum.
In addition to sightseeing, students also enjoyed
shopping on Oxford St and made an appearance on
‘This Morning’ television programme, tasting
pancakes made by a celebrity chef. A very busy but
enjoyable trip for all staff and students.
Enjoying the sights at Trafalgar Square!
Good Food Show Live
Six Professional Cookery students joined the elite
of the catering industry at the recent BBC Good
Food Show Live, held in Glasgow SECC. Students
got the opportunity to assist some of Britain's
most talented chefs including Gordon Ramsay,
Nick Nairn, James Martin and Brian Maule to name
just a few. All students were thrilled to take part in
such a high profile event providing an excellent
opportunity to enhance their skills and network
with the leaders in the hospitality industry.
Learning from the best... Students meet award winning chef
Michael Caines.
Herald Fashion Photography Awards
Former Glasgow Met Photography student Gordon
Burniston scooped the title of Young Fashion
Photographer 2008. The competition, run by The
Sunday Herald and Silverburn shopping complex,
required entrants to shoot ‘mini stories’ using the
pick of fashion from Silverburn’s high street stores.
Tough competition was faced in the final by a further
3 Glasgow Met students so Gordon was delighted
with his win of £1000 plus one months work
experience at The Sunday Herald.
Winning shots by former student Gordon Burniston
Fashion Transformation
With everyone tightening their purse strings, four
Glasgow Met Design students took on the challenge
of creating a range of inspirational fashion pieces
from the depths of Glasgow’s charity shops. Armed
with a maximum budget of £25, NQ Art & Design
students were challenged to find the most
‘unwearable’ item from a local charity shop and
purchase all embellishments and threads needed to
transform their item. From a £1 dress, 50p jacket
and £25 flower girl dress, the students created a
range of high fashion pieces and had great fun
modeling their items.
High fashion with NQ Art & Design students
Glasgow Met takes on Hamburg! Citylink Project

Three talented Glasgow Met students enjoyed
success at the ‘Hamburg Verwohnt’ food festival
held in Hamburg, Germany. Professional Cookery
students took part in the annual cooking challenge
with pupils from two local secondary schools and
students from German College, G11. Competing in
Hamburg’s town square, each team was required to
plan and prepare a meal from a mixed box of
ingredients for 20 diners. Students also got the
opportunity to participate in a fish and shellfish
preparation demonstration by a chef from Norwegian
Seafood. A fantastic experience for our
catering students.
Graphic Design student Alan McGhee got the
opportunity to view his winning ‘City Link’ design
poster on a Glasgow billboard after winning a
Graphic Design competition run by Levy McCallum
advertising agency and client City Link. The live
project required Glasgow Met students to design a
48 sheet poster advertising City Link’s Glasgow to
Edinburgh route. Scooping first prize, Alan had his
winning design displayed on Crow Rd, Glasgow,
throughout the campaign, in addition to winning
£250, plus two weeks work placement at
Levy McCallum.

Scotland’s new culinary talent ‘Smart Thinking’ by graphic design student Alan McGhee

Student Union
As a student of Glasgow Met you automatically become a member of the Student Union. The Student Union
provides an exciting social space for all Glasgow Met students – music, pool tables, foosball, games consoles
and free to use internet café are just some of the attractions.
You also have the opportunity to become involved. The Student President and Depute President are elected
at the end of each academic year by fellow students. Alternatively you could become a Class representative
or member of the Student Executive Committee. A number of clubs and events also run throughout the year
as well as the student magazine and radio station – all absolutely free!

Eat, drink socialise and play at the Student Union - North Hanover St Campus

Supporting You

Student Support Services at Glasgow Met provide advice and support to students in a range of areas including
finance, careers advice and personal support. They are on hand to support you throughout your time at college so if
you are unsure of any aspect of your course contact them on 0141 566 6224 or studentservices@glasgowmet.ac.uk
If you think you may need additional support during your time at the college get in touch with our Extended Learning
Support team on 0141 566 4207 or elsupport@glasgowmet.ac.uk to discuss the support services and facilities
available to you.

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