| |19 July 2017HIGHERReviewSingapore. Students also get the rare privilege of working alongside estab-lished global chefs across international locations. With its unique Over-seas Industrial Attach-ment (OIA) programme, it adds a new dimension to their experiential education where they get immersed in an entirely new culture. It will enable them to further gain insights into a multi-cultural industry and be exposed to new and diverse cuisines, whilst working alongside industry professionals.At-Sunrice also provides their students with various op-portunities to further their culinary and F&B education by creating a seamless progression towards a degree pathway. Having signed degree articulation agreements with well-respected universities such as Johnson & Wales University (USA), University of West London (UK) and Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, At-Sunrice's degree pathway programme is designed to stand apart with the right balance of academic studies, cultural exposure and work experience. At present, the academy has six bach-elor degree tracks available upon graduation, offering their diploma students the opportunity to complete a bachelor degree in 1.5 to 2.5 years.The Study & Work EnvironmentOver the last two decades, Singapore has emerged as one of the top destinations for the reputed international hotel chain to set their shops in. Hence, students who are hop-ing for a smooth entry into the hospitality industry after pursuing a diploma in culinary arts from the institutes in Singapore, will be able to gain the benefit of experienc-ing a work-study module and industry training as part of their course curriculum. At-Sunrice offers a rigorous study and work pedagogy, which enables the students to enhance their classroom learning with on-the-job training and ex-poses them to new talents and creative ideas.International students receive a monthly apprentice-ship allowance of 800 Singapore Dollars, which is a little over 38,000 Indian Rupees in today's conversion rate. This practise has helped the students to manage their living ex-penses in a city like Singapore, which is known as one of top five expensive cities to live. Each student gets two paid apprenticeships by the time they graduate, giving them good placement at the end of their academics. The institute also organises Singapore's only culinary fair known as Tal-entMatch, which hosts over 50 companies of national and international repute every year.Indian ConnectionsAt-Sunrice, a home away from home for many Indian stu-dents, maintains a cordial relationship with Indian industry bodies. In association with the Board of the Indian Restau-rant Association (IRA) and The Indian Heritage Centre, At-Sunrice conducted short `Cook Chill' courses for the Chefs and members of IRA in 2015. In reciprocity, Chef Gujaran and Sweet Master Chef Sashi of Jaggi's Northern Indian Cuisine did a Master class on Jalebi, exclusively to the students and alumni of At-Sunrice. Today, the insti-tute is working closely with a number of Indian restau-rants in Singapore including The Song of India and Yantra, where they are able to place their diploma students for the apprenticeship attachment.The institute is also planning to participate in vari-ous education fairs, conduct chef demonstrations and do career talks in various IHM and secondary schools in In-dia with the help of their overseas representative in India, Edwise International.Over 16 years in the making, At-Sunrice has achieved many milestones in the education sector by providing op-portunities for the students to get the most out of their culinary journey with the academy. In 2016, At-Sunrice was awarded as the Best Private Education Institution for Culinary Arts. The academy was also the first culinary in-stitution to be awarded Edutrust 4 years in 2010 and has just received their new Edutrust, which will take them to 2020. While there are many more accolades to be men-tioned and many awards to be received, it is easy to infer that the programmes designed by At-Sunrice stands apart with the right balance of academic studies, cultural expo-sure and work experience.
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