The Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, continued to improve the professional skills of its students and recently participated in the Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC) online competition, organized by the German Tourist Culinary Association (GTCA). Four teachers and students displayed their chocolate BonBon , sightseeing souvenir product display, exquisite dessert display, and other projects, winning 2 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze with their outstanding performance.

【The Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won four medals at the 2023 Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC). The award-winning students included Jing-shiang Su (first from the right) and Hui-zhen Tsai (second from the right), their instructor Zheng-sheng Lin (second from the left), and Hong-yu Chen (first from the left)】

The 2023 Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC) was conducted online, but still attracted 704 contestants from 12 countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Vietnam, Singapore, China, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. For so many participants in the competition, there were 82 competition judges. The creative energy accumulated by the teachers and students of the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, stood out from the competition with outstanding contestants from many countries, which is worthy of recognition. In this competition, the instructor Zheng-sheng Lin also participated with the students and won the gold medal in the chocolate BONBON display project. Hui-zhen Tsai, who won the gold medal of the 8th UAPP WPC Asian Union Fashion Aesthetics Culinary Creation Competition in November, also showed her learning achievements, which won the gold medal for sightseeing souvenir product display.

【Teacher Zheng-sheng Lin from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won the gold medal of the 2023 Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC)— Chocolate BonBon with his work.】

In order to perform better in this competition, two students, Hong-yu Chen and Jing-shiang Su, continued to practice on the plated desserts, and finally won one silver and one bronze. In addition to learning the decoration techniques of desserts and chocolates, they also learned to record videos, edit, and upload them at the same time, since the competition was held online.

【Hui-zhen Tsai from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won the gold medal in the 2023 Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC)– Tourist Souvenir Product Display.】

Instructor Zheng-sheng Lin from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, said that the "Exquisite Dessert Display" focuses on the overall cake decoration, so the color and shape must be eye-catching in order to break through the limitations of the online competition and stand out from the many contestants. Therefore, in addition to baking skills, contestants must also improve their personal aesthetic senses in order to commercialize and refine the products.

【Hong-yu Chen, a student from the Department of Catering and Tourism of STUST, won the 2023 Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC)— Exquisite Dessert Display.】

The award-winning students from STUST said that the award was a result of the school's resources as well as the professional experience and guidance of their chairman Ji-asheng Yeh and Instructor Zheng-sheng Lin. This is also an important key to continuing to develop a passion for baking. In the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, they study with teachers with practical experience, receive encouragement and support from Chairman Ji-asheng Yeh, actively searched for suitable ingredients, and kept trying them out. They constantly ask the instructors for their opinions, trying out the best taste after revision. As they won good results in the fierce competition, they were very grateful to the teachers at STUST for allowing them to study, realize their dreams, and expand their world view of catering.

【Jing-shiang Su, a student from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won the 2023 Germany Tourism and Culinary International Competition (GTCIC) – Exquisite Dessert Display.】

【Instructor Zheng-sheng Lin from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, usually works with his students to create various snacks and inspire his students for the competition.】