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RACA celebrated its Graduation 2019 ceremony on Wednesday (6 November 2019), honoring the achievements of 103 students under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Alaa Batayneh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), and H.E. Mr. Lukas Gasser the Ambassador of Switzerland to Jordan, with the presence of H.E. Dr. Wajeeh Oweis, Chairman of RACA’s Board of Trustees.

This tenth graduation ceremony was held at the King Hussein Business Park Auditorium, and was followed by a cocktail reception prepared and served by our students.

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The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts was honored on Tuesday 19 November with the special visit of Mayor of Amman, H.E. Dr. Yousef Shawarbeh to the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts with the presence of H.E Mr. Alaa Batayneh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD).
The visit included a tour in RACA’s campus with RACA’s Director and his deputy, where the guests learned about the academic programs at RACA and also met few students at the reception lunch that was prepared and served by RACA’s students.
The purpose of this visit is to get to know RACA; as it is an educational institution that supports Jordanian youth and provides the industry with internationally qualified Jordanian work force

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The Minister of Industry and Trade of Norway Visit

The Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway Ms.Iselin Nybø visited The Royal Academy Of Culinary Arts on Sunday 1 March 2020 as her first visit to Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.
This visit is among the visits of the economic and political delegation accompanying the Norwegian King and Queen on their State Visit to Jordan.
RACA’s Director Chef Jacques Rossel accompanied the Minister in a tour at RACA to introduce her to the various academic facilities in addition she attended a workshop about the Norwegian food with the academy’s students.

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A chocolate workshop given by our Chef Mohammad Al-Zubaidi, students learned about temperature methods, how to color chocolate, experimenting with nougat and nuts, coating techniques, presentation and molding, as they were also able to prepare different types of fillings! Well done RACAteers!

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In collaboration with the Blood Bank Directorate – Ministry of health, RACA’s Nurse & Health Counselor, Ms. Tahani Tayeh, organized a Blood Donation Drive which took place at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts today on the 20th of January 2020 where students, faculty and staff participated in the Blood Donation Day.

بالتعاون مع مديرية بنك الدم – وزارة الصحة، نظّمت المستشارة الصحية للطلاب وممرضة الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي تهاني تايه يوم للتبرع بالدم في الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي يوم الاثنين٢٠ يناير ٢٠٢٠ والذي شارك فيه الطلاب والمدرسون وموظفو الأكاديمية بالتبرع بالدم

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The Holy Land Institute for Deaf & Deaf-blind visit

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts received a group of deaf trainees participating in the founding course for teaching culinary arts, and the working group in the “Eat and Sign” cafeteria section of the Blind Lands Foundation for the Deaf and Deaf Blind, in order to complement the institution’s role in training and qualifying deaf trainees to teach culinary arts and hotel service. The students reviewed the training methods and their various applications, and concluded their tour by eating lunch at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.

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Belgium Ambassador Visits RACA

The new Belgium Ambassador to Jordan His Excellency Filip Vanden Bulcke visited The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts on Monday 9 December 2019 as it is the ambassador’s first visit to RACA since his appointment recently.

RACA’s Director Chef Jacques Rossel accompanied the Ambassador in a tour at RACA to introduce him to the various academic facilities in addition to the academic programs offered to the academy’s students.

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Grant Signing with USAID BEST

On May 16^th 2019, the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts celebrated the signing of a Grant contract for “Building and improving the capacity of RACA’s current system, academic program and operation” awarded by USAID Building Economic Sustainability through Tourism.

Mr. Preston Motes, the Chief of Party, signed on behalf of USAID BEST, and HE Dr. Wajeh Oweis; Chairman of RACA’s Board of Trustees signed on behalf of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts. The signature of the grant was also witnessed by Dr. Joseph Rudy, Team Leader USAID Best and Chef Jacques Rossel, RACA’s Director.

وقًعت الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي ومشروع  السياحة لتعزيز الإستدامة الإقتصادية في الأردن الممول من الوكالة الأمریكیة للتنمیة الدولیةUSAID ، يوم الخميس 16 أيار 2019 اتفاقية منحة  “بناء وتحسين الأنظمة الأكاديمية والإدارية في الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي”

وتهدف هذه الاتفاقية إلى رفع كفاءة الأنظمة لاستيعاب التطور المستمر في البرامج

وقد تم التوقيع في مقر الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي برعاية  معالي د. وجيه عويس رئيس مجلس أمناء الأكاديمية و السيد بريستون موتس  مدير مشروع السياحة لتعزيز الإستدامة الإقتصادية في الأردن. وشهد حفل التوقيع د. جوزيف رودي قائد الفريق للمشروع  والشيف جاك روسيل مدير الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي

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Meat Workshop by USMEF & The Butcher and The Chef

 Meat Workshop held on Sunday 5th of May 2019 at RACA for our contemporary students groups 4.3 and 4.4, by The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and The Butcher and The Chef. We were delighted to have you, thank you very much for your knowledge that you pass on to our students

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Turkish Ambassador visiting RACA

 We were honored yesterday with the visit of H.E. Murat Karagöz, the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan along with the First Secretary Ms. Hande Ersoy. Our guests were accompanied by the Director Chef Jacques Rossel, the Deputy of Director Mr. Asem Owais and our Executive Chef Yousef Iqleim for a tour around the academy where his excellency got to see RACA’s various facilities. The visit was concluded with discussing Culinary Arts education in both countries and future cooperation opportunities.

تشرفت الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي بزيارة سعادة السفيرالتركي لدى الأردن مراد كاراغوز بمعية السكرتير الأول لدى السفارة السيدة هانده ارسوي يوم أمس 17 نيسان. وتجوّل طاقم السفارة في الأكاديمية بضيافة مدير الأكاديمية الشيف جاك روسيل ونائب المدير السيد عاصم عويص والشيف التنفيذي يوسف اقليم،  حيث تعرّفوا على مرافق الأكاديمية المتنوعة واختتموا الزيارة بمناقشة جوانب تعليم فنون الطهي في البلدين وفتح سبل التعاون المشترك أثناء تناول طعام الغداء الذي تم تحضيره وتقديمه من قبل طلاب الأكاديمية

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