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The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) signed a partnership agreement with Lausanne Hospitality Consulting, a subsidiary of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Group (EHL), Switzerland on Wednesday, the 5th of December 2018 at the Academy’s campus. The partnership aims to develop and expand the curricula at RACA, taking into consideration the introduction of a Bachelor’s degree.

As a result of the partnership, RACA will be recognized as an Associate member of the network of EHL-Certified Schools.

This step aligns with the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ celebrations of its 10th year anniversary; established in 2008 as one of the initiatives of King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) to raise the level of education in the tourism sector and to reorient young men and women towards education related to the labor market. The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts currently awards a diploma in Culinary Arts.

HE Dr. Wajeh Oweis; Chairman of RACA’s Board of Trustees and Chef Jacques Rossel; RACA’s Director signed on behalf of RACA. Mr. Olivier Roux; Senior Managing Director of LHC and Mr. Jens-Henning Peters from LHC signed on behalf of Lausanne Hospitality Consulting, a subsidiary of the EHL group.

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is an ambassador for traditional Swiss hospitality and has been a pioneer in hospitality education since 1893. It has created and inspired a unique professional community of over 25,000 hospitality managers, united by the values and the legacy of EHL.

EHL is a leading university that provides learning solutions for enthusiastic, talented and ambitious students from 106 different countries. With undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, EHL offers its students a range of on-campus and online education opportunities at different stages of their professional journey.

 
EHL is regularly recognized as the best hotel management school in the world with the highest graduate employment rates in the industry. EHL is a member of EHL Holding SA, a Group dedicated to hospitality management education.
 

With more than 25 thousand alumni, more than 2360 students are currently enrolled in EHL from more than 100 nationalities. ——————————

أبرمت الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي اتفاقية شراكة مع جامعة لوزان الفندقية السويسريةÉcole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)  في مقر الأكاديمية يوم الأربعاء الموافق ٥ كانون الأول ٢٠١٨، وذلك بهدف تطوير وتوسيع البرامج الدراسية في الأكاديمية، وإعتمادهذه البرامج من قبل جامعة لوزان الفندقية السويسرية . وتأتي هذه الخطوة تزامنا مع احتفالات الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي بالعام العاشر لتأسيسها؛ حيث تأسست في العام ٢٠٠٨ كأحدى مبادرات صندوق الملك عبد الله الثاني للتنمية للارتقاء بمستوى التعليم في القطاع السياحي، وإعادة توجيه الشباب والشابات نحو التعليم المرتبط بسوق العمل. علماً بأن الأكاديمية تمنح حالياً درجة الدبلوم في فنون الطهي.

وقام بالتوقيع عن الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي معالي د. وجيه عويس رئيس مجلس أمناء الأكاديمية وشيف جاك روسيل مدير الأكاديمية ، وعن جامعة لوزان الفندقية السيد أوليفيير روو مدير عام لوزان للاستشارات الفندقية (LHC).

ومن الجدير بالذكر أنه تم اختيار جامعة لوزان الفندقية لتنفيذ الشراكة لأنها أول جامعة فندقية أُنشئت في العالم عام ١٨٩٣، ودائما ما يتم تصنيفها كأفضل جامعة فندقية في العالم، لديها أوسع شبكة اتصالات في مجال الضيافة بالعالم، تخرج منها أكثر من ٢٥ ألف طالب، ويلتحق بها حالياً أكثر من ٢٣٦٠ طالب، وتضم طلبة من ١٠٠ جنسية مختلفة.

Gala Dinner 4.1 – February 2019

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, the 14th of January 2019 where students, faculty and staff participated in the Blood Donation Day

بالتعاون مع مديرية بنك الدم – وزارة الصحة، نظّمت المستشارة الصحية للطلاب وممرضة الأكاديمية، تهاني تايه، يوم للتبرع بالدم اليوم الاثنين 14 كانون الثاني في الأكاديمية الملكية لفنون الطهي والذي شارك فيه الطلاب والمدرسون وموظفو الأكاديمية بالتبرع بالدم.

On January 26th 2019, RACAteers were welcomed to Al youm food company – Dairy & Juices.

Our Director/ Chef Jacques Rossel and Executive Chef/ Yousef Iqleim, joined the students in the tour.

The students were introduced to the process of operations and learned a lot.

RACA would like to thank Project Manager/ Mr. Stephen O’keeffe for the wonderful hospitality and learning opportunity.

 Pictures of the Quiches Short Course that took place at RACA from the 23rd until the 25th of March 2019 delivered by our culinary instructor Chef Hamzeh Jaber

The new Swiss Ambassador to Jordan His Excellency ”Lukas Gasser” visited The Royal Academy Of Culinary Arts on Monday 28 January 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.

The distinguished relationship of RACA with the educational institutions in Switzerland has been emphasized during this visit, as the Academy is an associate member of the Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Group.

Cheesecake Short Course – March 2019

Pictures of the Cheesecake Short Course that took place at RACA from the 26th until the 28th of March 2019 delivered by our senior Pastry Chef Mohammad Zubeidi, Chef Amani Al-Sallaq and Chef Isabel Aguad.

Highlights from the participation of RACA’s students in JOSPEX 2019

 Pictures of the Macaroons Short Course that took place at RACA from the 23rd until the 25th of March 2019 delivered by our senior Pastry Chef Mohammad Zubeidi, Chef Amani Al-Sallaq and Chef Isabel Aguad.