New achievements from European University of Lefke [EUL] Gastronomy students

The European University of Lefke (EUL), Gastronomy Department of Tourism and Hotel Management School students represented EUL by participating in the “13th International Gastronomy Festival”, which was held this year in Istanbul.  EUL students: Şükran Kaya, Özde Ece Canıtez, Kubilay Şimşek, Celal Fırat Özdemir, Emre Varol, Nadir Kayalcı, Batuhan Bozkurt and Gökhan Deniz, competed in different branches with great success, and were awarded in several categories.

EUL Gastronomy students competed in the categories namely: “fish”, “sweet”, “practical youth” and “the best college” in the festival in which about 1200 competitors participated from different countries such as Turkey, Italy, Japan, Greece, Poland, Hungary, and the Republic of Southern Cyprus.

The students returned with 1 cup, 12 medals and ‘Merit’ award

Students, who exhibited their presentations in the competitions, recieved a “Merit”and a silver medal in the “fish” category whereas they recieved 2 silvers from the “desert” category, 3 silvers from the “The best universities” category. In total, the students received 12 medals by getting six silver medals with three different presentations in “pratical teens” category.  Students were also able to take cups by getting placed in the top three after the evaluation of general classification.

EUL is ambitious in the Gastronomy field

EUL Gastronomy Department students, who brought great success to EUL by participating in different competitions many times, said that they were happy because of the success they have achieved, and they pointed that they have always received degrees in such competitions with the help of practices they have done through practical lessons.  Students stated that such competitions are important to develop themselves in terms of professionality and they also expressed that the university always supports themselves to participate in the contest, which will be useful for them.

Credit: EUL