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Miriam College and AHA Philippines Offer
a Joint Program on Entrepreneurship, Minor
in Culinary Arts |
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Miriam College
and the American Hospitality Academy (AHA, Phil) have just recently
embarked on a joint program offering- the BS Entrepreneurship minor
in Culinary Arts and Management degree, starting this first semester
of school year 2006-2007. This trailblazing move was formalized
recently through a memorandum of agreement signed by Dr. Ma. Lourdes
Quisumbing – Baybay, dean of Miriam College Foundation, Inc., and
Chef Gene Cordova, president of the American Hospitality Academy,
Philippines.
Recognizing the growing worldwide interest in the emerging field of
culinary arts, Miriam College made a strategic move to provide their
students with a cutting edge advantage in the business world - the
opportunity to pursue specialized training in this fast developing
field of culinary arts and management. Likewise, aware of the need
for culinarians to develop entrepreneurial skills, Chef Gene Cordova
saw the importance of developing business competencies among
culinary students of AHA. This mutually beneficial partnership in
education and training, will allow students of both schools to be
honed jointly in entrepreneurship and culinary arts.
Under this Agreement, over 90 students of Miriam College who are
currently enrolled in the BS Entrepreneurship program are pursuing a
minor in culinary arts. They are currently undergoing culinary
training under the expert guidance of internationally trained
chef-instructors of AHA, Philippines. After graduation, these
students are qualified to pursue further culinary training through a
6 month to 1 year paid culinary internship in top hotels in the
United States under the SERVLEAD program- the internship program of
the American Hospitality Academy, USA. Developed by a team of
internationally recognized hospitality educators from top
universities worldwide, the SERVLEAD is the only internship program
certified by the Educational Institute of the prestigious American
Hotel and Lodging Association (EI-AH@LA), the largest hospitality
industry organization in the United States and the most respected in
the industry worldwide.
Miriam College is located at Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights Quezon
City. The American Hospitality Academy, Philippines, the only
American culinary school in the country, is located in 108 Aguirre
building, H.V. de la Costa corner Soliman and Tordesillas sts.
Salcedo Village, Makati City, with telephone numbers 892-7702,
892-7372, or 892-0744. |
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