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2007/12/01 第47期 Maritime Capital Kaohsiung
A Visit to National Kaohsiung Hospitality College / 走訪高雄餐旅學院
◎Text by Yi-Chun Lin
◎Photo courtesy by National Kaohsiung Hospitality College
A cradle of hospitality culture and elite
 The first thing that greets you when you walk into National Kaohsiung Hospitality College (KHC) in Siaogang District, is the beautiful campus filled with flowers and green spaces. Apart from the lovely campus, another feature that will please you is that every young student you meet on the campus is full of energy, politeness, gentleness, and they show great consideration for other people.
The principal Mr. Jiyeh Ron says KHC's goal is to cultivate the elite in the hospitality industry. The most important thing in the hospitality industry is to harbour a devoted and responsible attitude. To help its students develop that attitude, it is compulsory for KHC's first year students to live on campus and get up at 6:30 in the morning to clean up the whole campus. The second years are responsible for the tidiness of all classrooms and indoor spaces. The fourth years, also the final year students are in charge of watering the gardens on the campus.
You might notice that the third years are not mentioned above. This is because the most noticeable feature of KHC is its so-called "sandwich curriculum". Students spend their first two years studying in the college then work at an industry placement for the third year. After the placement, the students come back to the college for further study in the last year. They bring back precious experience they gained from the placement and apply it on the academic side of their studies to develop a more creative food and beverage culture. As for the graduate school aspect, KHC has a graduate school, Taiwan Food Culture and Hospitality Management, and the in_planning Graduate School of Hospitality Education to offer to build up a firm academic foundation for the hospitality culture in Taiwan.
Principal Ron also points out that another of KHC's goal is to cultivate its students with a more international perspective. Apart from emphasising the students' second language ability, KHC also sends more than a hundred students to work overseas for their placements, such as Toronto, Singapore, Okinawa, Bangkok, Thailand and others. Each of the students would have to visit some prestigious hotels and vineyards abroad before they graduate to learn from their international level of hospitality management while broadening their horizon.
Principal Ron says that KHC is proud to be a part of the Kaohsiung City family. Apart from hosting international academic seminars and undertaking industry-academy cooperation projects, it has also been working together with Kaohsiung Marine Bureau, the Council for Hakka Affairs and Social Affairs Bureau to promote Kaohsiung's seafood products, Hakka cuisine and Kaohsiung local cuisine. The college even has experience in hosting national banquets. KHC also promotes Taiwanese cuisine overseas to help people from all over the world know Taiwan better through a gourmet experience. experience.
The hospitality college also enthusiastically participates in local community activities, such as pouring the professional skills in hospitality into the building of Cijin Community, to help the local food and drink industry establish a more attractive feature of the community. Meanwhile, with the approaching 2009 World Games, KHC takes part in the volunteers' team. The volunteering students are trained by English teachers to improve their English so they will be well prepared in time to greet guests from all over the world.
In addition, KHC owns 4 restaurants and a placement hotel, and the doors are open to guests from every country. The placement hotel will open in December of this year. It is located at the highest level of the college, looking out at the fantastic view of the beautiful green campus. In addition, KHC offers promotional and certificate courses of hospitality to the public. People who are interested in wine tasting, snack making, baking, or sauce making can apply for the courses to enrich their life with more flavors.
◎文／林昀熹
◎照片提供／高雄餐旅學院
餐旅文化與菁英人才的搖籃
 走進位於小港的高雄餐旅學院，花木扶疏、綠意盎然是第一印象，而更令人感到舒適愉悅的，是行走校園間的年輕學生們，個個在青春的活力中不失端莊儀態，且都彬彬有禮、顯露出會為他人著想的素養。
高雄餐旅學院校長容繼業表示，餐旅學院以培養餐旅菁英人才為目標，而服務業首重敬業、篤實的態度，因此大一學生不僅全部要住校，每天早上六點半就要起來打掃全校庭園，大二要負責室內空間的清潔工作，大四學生則負責替校園草木澆水。以這種身體力行的方式，培養學生踏實認真的習性。
對了，那大三的學生呢？原來除了特別注重服務態度之外，餐旅學院大特色就是「三明治教學」，也就是前兩年在校上課，第三年到業界實習一年活用所學，第四年又帶著自己的實務經驗，回到學校與學術相結合，粹取出更具創意的餐飲開發能力；進而在研究所的部份，以台灣飲食文化研究所、餐旅管理研究所，與未來將開設的餐旅教育研究所等面向，讓餐旅文化藉學術的力量建立更紮實的文化基礎。
另一方面，容繼業校長說，餐旅學院也相當注重培養學生的國際視野，不但著重外語能力的訓練，每年更有一百人以上在多倫多、新加坡、沖繩、泰國、曼谷等國外實習，同時每個人畢業前也都要前往海外知名飯店、酒莊等地進行參訪，學習世界級的餐旅經營經驗。
容校長表示，餐旅學院以身為高雄市的一員而自豪，學校除了不時舉辦各種國際學術研討會、進行產學合作開發案，更曾與高雄市政府海洋局、客家事務委員會、社會局等共同推廣高雄海鮮、客家菜、高雄文化美食等，甚至承辦國宴，或是在海外發表台灣美食，常年以餐飲文化進行國民外交。
餐旅學院也積極參與社區活動，像是以餐飲專業知識投入旗津的社區營造，協助當地餐飲業者開發更具吸引力的地方特色。同時，2009高雄世運即將到來，高雄餐旅學院也加入志工的行列，由英文老師們協助負責接待工作的志工提升外語能力，一同為迎接外賓做最好的準備。
此外，高餐校園內的四所餐廳和實習旅館，也很歡迎國際人士前往體驗喔！尤其是今年12月才開幕的實習旅館，位於校園最高樓層，俯瞰一片綠意，視野相當好。同時餐旅學院也開設有各種餐飲推廣與證照課程，一般民眾只要有興趣，不論是品酒、小吃、烘焙、醬料......，都可以參加，讓自己的生活更加優質、美味。
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