Hyderabad: Colleges affiliated with Osmania University offered hotel management and culinary arts programmes held an awareness session on Wednesday. The session was organised under the banner of the Telangana Association of Educators in Culinary and Hospitality (TEACH).
Speakers highlighted that the rapid growth in hospitality, tourism, food service, aviation, cruise tourism, healthcare hospitality, events, luxury retail, and allied sectors, the demand for professionally qualified hospitality graduates has reached unprecedented levels both in India and internationally.
Osmania University, through its Faculty of Technology, has been offering professional degree programmes in hospitality education for more than three decades. The university offers Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT) and Bachelor of Catering Technology and Culinary Arts (BCTA) through 16 affiliated colleges.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Kumar Molugaram said that the university has continuously upgraded its hospitality curriculum to meet evolving industry requirements and international benchmarks.
Sandeep Joshi, vice president of a hotels group, noted the hospitality graduates were not limited to hotel careers alone, they had opportunities in luxury hotels and resorts, airlines and airport services, cruise lines and events, among others.
Chef Amey Marathe, president, Telangana Chefs Association (TCA), stated that culinary education offered opportunities far beyond traditional kitchen operations. He pointed out that that skilled culinary professionals are among the most sought-after talent globally.
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