European University of Lefke [EUL] School of Tourism and Hotel Management aims to be a Trademark...

The School of EUL Tourism and Hotel Management continues to develop day-by-day, with the support of expert academics, enhancing practical kitchen facilities and world-known Chefs from Turkey, and be a trademark especially in the field of  Gastronomy Department.

The Director of EUL School of Tourism and Hotel Management Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmedali Egemen have underlined that EUL is currently within the developing phase since the last two years and emphasized that the number of students have increased up to nearly 100%. Egemen also recorded that equally to the increase in the number of students, the administrators of the University is undertaking significant efforts also to develop the quality of education. In this sense, to increase the quality of education in day-today basis, serious investments have been implementing.

Fully equipped Kitchen at UEL

Egemen further more stated that developments have also been realized and significant investments are been implemented in the Gastronomy Department of the School of EUL Tourism and Hotel Management thus this assists the Department to take firm steps towards being a trademark in the near future. Egemen reported that the kitchen of EUL is equipped with all required utensils and have the capacity to involve 25 students apart from the instructor to facilitate in the kitchen at once. Egemen finally underlined that the kitchen is fully equipped to address the needs.

World-known Chefs train Students

Egemen further reported that  EUL School of Tourism and Hotel Management have also added to its rich and experienced academic staff, one of Turkey’s well-known chef, the founder of EKS Kitchen Academy and chef Eyüp Kemal Sevinç. Egemen reported that, 4 famous chefs; the 2014 second ranked chef Mehmet Yalçınkaya in World Chefs Olympics, The Director of Turkey Chefs National Team Erdem Dırbalı, Aydın Demir and Ömür Akkor have met the EUL students of Gastronomy during the Academic years of 2015-2016 and the students had the opportunity to implement practical exercises together with the chefs. Egemen emphasized that the chefs have taught to the Gastronomy Department students samples from the world and Ottoman cuisine within the scope of “Exclusive Kitchen Techniques” and that students who have been trained by the world-known chefs have been successful during the gastronomy competitions which had been realized in Turkey, thus honoring the university in this sense.

Students won numerous awards for the EUL

Egemen reported that students have ranked first and second during the International Goldencrep Chefs Competition and International Gastronomy Festival and underlined the relation between the quality of education and the success achieved by the students.

Egemen emphasized that EUL Gastronomy Department is taking firm steps ahead with the reality of graduating students who are well-equipped, with high self-esteem, full command of English language, querent and self-developing. Finally Egemen stressed that EUL Gastronomy Department is now a trademark as it has developed significantly during the last two years.

Credit: EUL