Hello there!
I would like to introduce our Culinary School,
Culinary Arts Europe, part of
Varna University of Management
About Culinary Arts Institute at Varna University of Management
Who are we?
We are one of the many
culinary institutes trying to fulfill their students' dreams of working with the
best of the best chefs around the world, of gaining experience in cooking in the
Michelin-starred top restaurants worldwide, of creating masterpieces, of practicing the culinary art and traveling around the world.
Varna University Management (VUM) with a decision of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria - published in State Gazette on 26.05.2015.) At present, VUM operates as an independent business school offering higher education.
VUM offers Bachelor's degree programmes under the business name Culinary Arts Institute - Gastronomy and Culinary Arts (Professional Bachelor Degree) and Hospitality and Culinary Arts (Academic Bachelor Degree).
All of the programmes, offered by VUM are accredited by the National Evaluation Agency (Bulgaria).
How are we different?
- We are part of university with fully accredited bachelor program
- Extremely affordable prices
- International internship at Michelin Starred Restaurants
- State of Art new facility
- International lecturers
- Intensive hands-on programme
- Small sized studying groups
Education is in the heart of the transformation of a classic chef to an innovator, a designer, a food ideologist!
Candidate Profile
With CAI at VUM you will achieve:
- confidence, honesty and creativity!
Resilient, ambitious, passionate about Culinary Arts and Gastronomy! Aiming at perfecting their culinary skills! Interested in food design, innovation, experimentation and art of cooking! In love with the culinary profession, ready to work hard and consistently, to study hard and with commitment, to be ready to keep going and keep trying no matter what and deliver highest results under loads of pressure!
September 2018 is calling all culinary outlaws, food engineers, young illusionists.
You commit to hard work and excel by motivation, we build your creativity, perfectionism and confidence through education and experience!
Your Career
Upon graduation alumni becomes a member the VUM`s Alumni Network, which access to a number of services and alarge amount of information such as:
- Free Career Management and Recruitment services - CV design, job search advice, interview performance, legal advice of employability in different countries.
- Own Vacancy Board where employers from all over the world, assessed by VUM, will be advertising their current job openings, as the recruitment and placement will be free for all graduates.
- Free participation in all international career fairs, held by VUM.
- Free access to VUM's Student Library (excluding the e-library).
- Free access to articles, textbooks, journals.
- Information and participation priority in regard to events organized by VUM and CAI.
Kitchens
Main Kitchen
The kitchen where the future students will work, is designed in most ergonomic way.
Contemporary environment will welcome you every day. We cooperate with the equipment manufacturers for some of the iconic 2 Michelin star restaurants worldwide.
For us, cooking depends mostly on the combination of the best quality, most innovative equipment and the best available seasonal foods. The independent workstations will give you the comfort zone to create and learn. We guarantee that Culinary Arts Institute ( part of VUM ) has the best equipped facilities in this part of Europe.
An innovative pastry kitchen, a laboratory and a sensory analysis room will help you learn more about contemporary culinary arts.
Pastry Kitchen
This is the place for every lover of sweets and chocolate. Here, the students will learn how to prepare the finest desserts. We`ll make candies, sweets, petit fours, entremets and desserts for our events.
Laboratory
This is the place for experiments in our Kitchen - the place where we study and analyze products structure. Here, our Chefs and future Chefs will generate a number of ideas and recipes. Our students will be able to see the changes the product undergoes in its various states (boiled, baked, frozen, chilled, etc.). We`ll also analyze and study the methods of essence extraction.
Scholarships and Fees
Tuition fee per semester: EUR 1500 (local students)/ EUR 1950 (International students)
Annual application fee: EUR 100
Knifes and uniforms (one time fee): EUR 600
More about
fees and scholarships can be found at Varna University of Management.
Local students - i.e. holders of an ID/ Passport issued by the authorities of an EU member country
International students - i.e. holders of an ID/ Passport issued by the authorities of a non-EU member country
All VUM students are eligible to receive "Erasmus +" grant in amount up to EUR 700 per month for the period of their internship.
Placements
Important part of the education process is giving to our students the opportunity to be part of the teams of some of the best restaurants in the world. Giving to our students the opportunity to be part of the teams of some of the best restaurants in the world.
We believe that practicing alongside recognized and respected chefs is the best way to grow and establish business contacts. For students with top results in practical and theoretical classes, we have a competitive option of joining some Michelin Stared Restaurants.
If you wish to get more information about our placements, please contact our Career Center Team
hr@culinaryartseurope.com
Study Program:
BA Hospitality and Culinary Arts
The four years programme in Hospitality and Culinary Arts allow you to receive two Degrees. After successful completion of the studies, you will be awarded Bachelors Hospitality and Culinary Arts Degree Varna University of Management and a British Degree BA (Hons) Hospitality Management awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University.
YEAR 1
Start dates in September or February
Semester 1
Economics
Fundamentals of the Kitchen and Culinary Arts
Food Safety and Hygiene
English
Semester 2
Commodities and Nutrition
Kitchen Skills Laboratory 1: Basic Culinary Skills
Information Technologies
Marketing and Business Environment
Second foreign language - English/ German/ French/ Spanish/ Russian
YEAR 2
Semester 3
Business communications
Management
Accounting
F&B Operations Management
Kitchen Skills Laboratory 2: Event Management and Implementation
English
Semester 4
Finance
Food Cost and Pricing
Research and Statistics
Second foreign language - English/ German/ French/ Spanish/ Russian
Elective modules (one out of two):
F&B Software (Micros/Oracle - module: Inventory Management)
F&B Software (Micros/Oracle - module: Point-of-sale)
Culinary module 1
Culinary module 2
The elective modules and the second foreign language module are offered when requested by a certain number of students.
YEAR 3
Semester 5
Innovation and Creativity in Hospitality and Culinary Arts
Human Resource Management
Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
Hotel operations management
English
Semester 6
Entrepreneurship and Project Management
Tourism intermediaries
Hotel practice
Hotel software
Second foreign language
Elective Modules (1 out of 5)
Hotel Chains management
Eco and Rural Tourism
Spa and Wellness Tourism
Agrotourism
Cultural Tourism
YEAR 4
Semester 7
English
Strategic Management in the Hospitality
International F&B management
Sport
Elective modules
Branding in THE industries
E-commerce in the tourism
Semester 8
Second foreign language - English/ German/ French/ Spanish/ Russian
Conferences, exhibitions and corporate events
Diploma project
Diploma seminar
Elective Modules (1 out of 5)
Employability
Corporate finance in Hospitality and Culinary Arts
The elective modules and the second foreign language module are offered when requested by a certain number of students.
After successful completion of the studies, you will be awarded Bachelors Hospitality and Culinary Arts Degree Varna University of Management and a British Degree BA (Hons) Hospitality Management awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University.
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students across the European Union and other collaborating European countries. Students may transfer their ECTS credits from one university to another so they are added up to contribute to an individual's degree program or training.
PLACEMENT
Check our
Placement Opportunities
The placements are integral part of our programmes. Students must go on two placements administrate our Career Center. options with total duration
Placement plan for September intake Students:
- 5 months in the Second Year of studies from May to October
- up to 7 months in the Fourth Year of studies June to December
Placement plan for February intake Students:
- up to 5 months in the Second Year of studies from May to September
- up to 7 months in the Third Year from March to September
* Students must comply to the minimum language required by the Career Center.
** Students can not go on internship if they have more than
two outstandingacademic modules.
*** Placements assignation of each student is based on academic and practical performance outcomes from the kitchen modules, decided by the Chef Instructors.
You can also visit our Youtube Channel which is selected in
TOP 30 of The Best Culinary Youtube Channels
Here is two interesting videos of our school
And, here is our university introduction video,
FAQ Page:
http://culinaryartseurope.com/pages/faq-page/
Photo Gallery:
http://culinaryartseurope.com/elements/gallery/
You can contact our Culinary School at
admissions@culinaryartseurope.com or visit our website at
http://culinaryartseurope.com
We can't wait to see you with us!