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With the support of the Taiwanese Ministry of Education, the centre is evidence of a shift in approaches to higher education.
This partnership represents a strong development for NKUHT, a higher education institution established in 1995 under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. Located in the harbour city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, NKUHT is today the first and only National University in Taiwan specialised in Hospitality, Restaurant and Culinary Arts Western and Asian) training and education.
Le Cordon Bleu has been in operation for 120 years, offering programmes in cuisine, pastry, boulangerie, wine as well as in the restaurant, hotel and tourism sector. Today, Le Cordon Bleu is present in 20 countries with more than 50 schools. Its programs are followed by some 20 000 students of 90 different nationalities every year.
By Lewis Treleaven