The University of Gastronomic Sciences has opened up the application
process for its three-year training degree starting in 2005. Last year
saw 70 students from 10 different countries begin the program.
“We are happy to be able to reopen the application process to students
from all over the world,” commented Carlo Petrini, president of
Slow Food and the Association of Friends of the University of
Gastronomic Sciences, “a sign that our project has hit the
mark, tapping into the demand for a new, international
gastronomic education at a high level.”
In addition from February 17 the University will be taking part in a
series of conferences that will be held at various European
universities: In the Netherlands, as guests of the University of
Wageningen; in Zaragoza on March 18 at the invitation of the oldest
Spanish university; at the University of Fulda in Germany on March 18
and at the University of Montpellier in France on the 21nd of the same
month.
“Our undertaking is to bring to light a new approach to gastronomy
strictly linked to the culinary traditions and the typical production
techniques of many countries around the world,” maintains Alberto
Capatti, scientific coordinator of the University, “and so we are also
organizing, at the Pollenzo campus, a series of meetings with
international figures from the world of gastronomy, aimed not solely at
our students.”
Application is free and is open to all those interested, both Italians
and non-Italians, who have a high school diploma or equivalent
qualification. The first phase is free and can be accessed through the
University’s website.