KDU College Penang Students Shines as the Best Culinary College by Winning Gold, Silver & Bronze at International Culinary Competition

KDU College Penang Culinary Students win International Competition

In conjunction with Food, Hotel and Tourism Bali 2014, the Bali Salon Culinaire 2014 competition saw our students and lecturers

KDU Penang Culinary Students Win Top Awards at International Culinary Compeition

winning a total of 2 Gold Medals, 2 Silver Medals, 3 Bronze Medals and 16 Diplomas. This was the first international competition for many of our final year culinary students, and it was a good experience for them to compete in an event with international standards and requirements.

It proved to be an eye opener and gave our students the necessary exposure to cook and compete in more international events in the future.

Students were thrilled to have had the opportunity to compete against other Asian countries such as Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia as well as to work side by side with their Chef Lecturers during this competition.

 

 

KDU Penang's award-winning chefs during the international competition

List of Winners:

	NAME OF STUDENT	CATEGORY	AWARDS
	Waymann Cheong	Egg – Breakfast Plated	Gold
	William Chuah Ghee Yang	Pasta Challenge	Gold
	Koay Wei Yeong	Pasta Challenge	Silver
	Ong Meng Ooi	Pasta Challenge	Silver
	Norfirdawati binti Ramli	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Bronze
	Chua Eng Chuan	Pasta Challenge	Bronze
	Tan Wei King	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Diploma
	Waymann Cheong	Pasta Challenge	Diploma
	Waymann Cheong	3-Course Set Dinner Menu Display – Fine Dining	Diploma
	Chuah Ghee Yang	Individual Dressed Salad	Diploma
	Chuah Ghee Yang	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Diploma
	Lim Junyik	Pastry Plated Dessert	Diploma
	Sin Peir Yean	Pastry Plated Dessert	Diploma
	Chua Eng Chuan	Pastry Plated Dessert	Diploma
	Tan Hor Chern	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Diploma
	Chin Zi Wen	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Diploma
	Khoo Yeeling	Individual Dressed Salad	Diploma
	Leong Wei Yuen	Individual Dressed Salad	Diploma
	Yip Kei Fong	Pasta Challenge	Diploma
	Chuah Lay Yen	Individual Hot Cooking Meat	Diploma
	Chuah Lay Yen	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Bronze
	Aravinthan a/l Shanmugam	Individual Hot Cooking Fish	Diploma
	Aravinthan a/l Shanmugam	Individual Hot Cooking Meat	Diploma

Best Culinary School in Penang

KDU College Penang's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts (SHTCA) was established in 1991 with the primary

KDU College Penang campus

focus of being the first education provider in the northern region to provide top class hospitality education to young Malaysians who are keen to enter the country’s booming hospitality industry.

It ran its first program namely the Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management program in 1991. Since its inception, the school has grown by leaps and bounds to become the first and best hospitality, tourism and culinary arts school in Penang.

The success of the school swiftly brought about a partnership with the IMI University Centre (IMI) from Lucerne, Switzerland (the birth place of the hospitality industry) in 1997 and with it, KDU College Penang quickly became the first private college to offer students the opportunity to obtain prestigious Swiss diploma and degree qualifications without having to go abroad.

Based on IMI and industry feedback, the school served up popular programs such as the IMI Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel and Tourism Management (3+0), IMI Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management, KDU-IMI Diploma in Professional Chef Training and KDU-IMI Certificate in Professional Chef Training program.

The programs were a hit due to the unique features of the programs which provided exposure to students with industry placements in reputable 5-star local or international hotels and restaurants.

Excellent kitchen facilities at KDU College Penang

Thousands of students were also given the option to transfer and to continue their studies in IMI Switzerland for a complete Swiss experience.

Today, the school houses 5-star training facilities such as

• a hotel suite mock up room
• front office mock up area
• ‘Bon Appétit’ fine dining restaurant
• six 5-star kitchens including our newly launched Carême (Patisserie)
• Escoffier (Butchery) kitchens which is also the only training kitchen in the northern region specializing in art of Butchery.

KDU College Penang offers scholarships to deserving students who have achieve excellent results in the SPM Examination. Hostel accommodation is also provided to outstation students.

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Best College in Penang for Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts Courses at KDU College Penang

Choose to study at the Best Hotel Management College and Culinary School in Penang for a Successful Career

The KDU College Penang School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts is one of the pioneers in the northern region in providing top hospitality

Educational field trip for KDU College Penang's Professional Chef Training students enables them to learn the concept of food systems, “from farm-to-table”.

and culinary arts education to young people who are keen to enter this booming industry. Since its inception in 1995, KDU College Penang has grown by leaps and bounds to become the first and most renowned hospitality, tourism and culinary arts school in Penang.

The success of the school swiftly brought about a partnership with the IMI University Centre (IMI) from Lucerne, Switzerland (the birth place of the hospitality industry) in 1997 and with this, KDU Penang quickly became the first private college to offer students the opportunity to obtain prestigious Swiss diploma and degree qualifications without having to go abroad making KDU the best college for culinary arts and hospitality in Penang.

Based on IMI and industry feedback, the school served up popular programmes such as the IMI Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel and Tourism Management (3+0), IMI Diploma in International Hotel and Tourism Management, KDU-IMI Diploma in Professional Chef Training and Chef Academy Italy (CAI) Executive Diploma in Professional Chef.

KDU offered one-of-its-kind "campus experience" that helps unleash the true potential of its students through practical simulations, outcome-based learning and experimental learning initiatives.

The programmes also provided exposure to students with industry placements in reputable 5-star local or international hotels and restaurants. Thousands of students were also given the option to transfer and to continue their studies in IMI Switzerland for a complete Swiss experience.

Today, the school houses 5-star training facilities such as the KDU-Holiday Inn Hospitality Training Suite (suite room and front

Mock Hotel Suite at KDU College Penang

office), ‘Bon Appetit’ fine dining restaurant, Bar 91 and professional commercial kitchens including patisserie and butchery demo kitchens. The students are led by a dedicated professional team of lecturers and chefs who are passionate about quality and excellence.

The team creates enriching and unique learning experiences for the students and this can be testified by the hundreds of chef students who have won many awards in the culinary competitions locally and internationally.

Armed with a great track record in producing industry ready graduates, SHTCA is confident that it will continue to produce graduates who are competent and professional in the current hospitality, tourism and culinary arts industry and remain to be the premier hospitality school in the northern region for many years to come.

Students interested to register at KDU College Penang may go to this link. Affordable Accommodation is provided. Scholarships are available.

Study at KDU College Penang

KDU College Penang (KDU Penang) began its chapter when it opened its door to its first batch of students in 1991. All its

KDU College Penang campus

programmes are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

KDU Penang was twice conferred an all-round 5-star College status by Ministry of Education (MOE) MyQuest Audit and boasts of state-of-the-art facilities which include industry-standard 5 star kitchens, a Recording Studio, Art Gallery and Design Studios, VLSI engineering labs, Games and Multimedia Computing Design Labs, Business Boardrooms and Lounge, Mock Hotel Suites and many more.

All this helps ensure that every KDU student is well prepared to be gainfully employed upon graduation – an indisputable fact that has strengthened the institution’s impressive graduate employment ratio record. 95% employment rate within the first 6 months upon graduation.

KDU College Penang offers scholarships to deserving students. Affordable hostel accommodation with free bus shuttle to and from campus are offered as well.

 

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