Countdown begins for the TÜROB & MEB “Industry on the Hunt for Talent” event...

Countdown begins for the “Industry on the Hunt for Talent” event...

The Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) is bringing together students attending tourism vocational high schools in Istanbul with the tourism and hospitality sector through a culinary competition.

In the Inter-Tourism Vocational High School Culinary Competition, launched for the first time by TÜROB within this framework with the support of the Ministry of National Education, the competing students will take their first step into their professional careers as they prepare in a professional kitchen with professional coaches.

The competition, which will take place at Gastronometro in Güneşli on Wednesday, 18 April 2018, and whose opening ceremony will also be attended by Minister of National Education Dr. İsmet Yılmaz, will be held among students from 11 vocational high schools in Istanbul.

We would be delighted to have you join us at the opening ceremony of the Inter-Tourism Vocational High School Culinary Competition, where young aspiring chefs will showcase their skills and create a visual feast.

Date: 18 April 2018, Wednesday

Time: 10.30

Address: Gastronometro Koçman Cad. Güneşli Cad. 34212 Güneşli-Bağcılar Istanbul

RSVP: turob@turob.com / 0212 296 08 80

*As this is a protocol event, we kindly request your attention regarding the RSVP.

PROGRAMME

Opening Ceremony 10:30

Timur Bayındır – President of TÜROB (Association of Turkish Hoteliers)

Kubilay Özerkan – General Manager of METRO Wholesale Market

Dr. Coşkun Yılmaz - Istanbul Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism

Vasip Şahin – Governor of Istanbul

Dr. İsmet Yılmaz – Minister of National Education of the Republic of Turkey

Sectoral Conferences 11:30 – 16:30

1- The Importance of Sectoral Education from a Chef’s Perspective

Vedat Başaran / Chef

2- Gastronomy Education in Our Country and Its Place in Employment

Osman Nuri Gülay / General Director of Vocational and Technical Education, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkey

Haluk Ertan / Director of Human Resources and Risk Management, Çırağan Palace Kempinski

Uğur Talayhan / General Manager of Swissotel the Bosphorus

Defne Ertan Tüysüzoğlu / Director of Le Cordon Bleu Turkey

3- Baklava in Turkish Cuisine

Nadir Güllü / Güllüoğlu Baklava

Prof. Dr. Yavuz Tekelioğlu

4- A Success Story

Arda Türkmen / Chef

5- The Place and Importance of Gastronomy in Tourism

Kaya Demirer / President of TURYİD (Association of Tourism Restaurant Investors and Operators)

6- World Gastronomy and Turkey

Gökmen Sözen / General Manager of Sözen Publishing and Organization

Award Ceremony