International Culinary Institute (ICI)

Campus setting	Urban
Living cost	RM 2,392 per month
Student population	Medium (1,001 to 10,000)
International students	1%
Institution type	Public

About International Culinary Institute (ICI)

The International Culinary Institute (ICI) aims at training and developing talent in culinary art and hospitality industry to sustain Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s gourmet paradise. The ICI offers a wide range of quality professional culinary programmes covering cuisines of Europe, Mediterranean, Asia, the Middle East and Americas. It also provides wine and event management programmes to groom aspiring youths for career development in the related industries. With diversified progression pathways, graduates will be led to various professional qualifications.

Additional info

ICI is part of the Vocational Training Council (VTC). Established in 1982, the VTC is the principal vocational and professional education and training provider in Hong Kong and the region, with over 200,000 students studying across 13 member institutions.

Given the VTC’s strength in hospitality, ICI draws upon the resources and experience from within VTC – in particular from the Hotel and Tourism Institute (HTI) and the highly acclaimed Chinese Culinary Institute (CCI).

Through the world of international cuisines, ICI aims to introduce graduates to opportunities for career entry or advancement as well as academic articulation while creating a pool of qualified talent to support the growth and sustainability of the hospitality and tourism sector in Asia’s World City and the region.