UCSI promotes Korean cuisine, culture, music
KUCHING: Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) of UCSI University in collaboration with Korean Food Promotion Institute (KFPI) held the sixth UCSI Korean Night and Awards Day Ceremony 2018 on Aug 15 at the UCSI Hotel here.
According to a media release, the event to promote Korean cuisine, culture and music was attended by 150 invited guests, including representatives from the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB), Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Youth and Sports Sarawak, Kuching Autistic Association, Kuching Chef Association, UCSI Hotel Kuching, Hilton Kuching, Beam Event Management, award recipients, sponsors and local media.
Guest were given a mocktail reception and entertained with Kpop, traditional dancing, singing performances, lucky draws, a talk on autism and were served a variety of Korean delicacies at a buffet party. There was also a Korean booth on language, game and costume,
The highlight of the event was the presentation of Dean’s List, Honour Roll and Best Achievement Awards to outstanding students of FHTM and Centre for Pre-U Studies (CPU).
Spicy Korean Ramen Challenge (SKRC), a pre- event activity, was held on Aug 1 at UCSI University Sarawak Campus.
The main event project manager Dave Santang said that the event showed the importance of communication and management skills to successfully host an event.
“On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to thank our sponsors such as HD Image Enterprise, UCSI Hotel Kuching, Box World Sdn Bhd, Beam Event Management and Korean Colors,” said sponsorship leader Ferniewena Wong Li Fong.
UCSI University Sarawak Campus houses the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM), Faculty of Business and Information Science (FOBIS) and Centre for Pre U Studies (CPU).
FHTM offers three degree programmes – BA ( Hons) in Commerce, BA ( Hons) in Event and Tourism Management, and BA ( Hons) in Hospitality Management.
Diploma programmes available included Diploma in Hotel Management, Diploma in Culinary Arts and Diploma in Leisure Management.
FOBIS offers Diploma in International Business, BCom (Hons) in Accounting and Finance, BCom ( Hons) in Marketing and BCom (Hons) in Actuarial Studies.
CPU offers Foundation Studies in both Arts and Science which is an excellent pathway to further studies.
The September intake is now open for registration. For further information, call 082- 596 965 or logon to the UCSI Sarawak Campus Facebook page, www.facebook. com/ucsisarawak.