Taylor’s Culinary Institute Online Cooking Competition “Beyond the Boundaries of Taste”

Recently, Taylor’s Culinary Institute (TCI) shared their practical classes mitigation plan for its culinary and hospitality courses, through an immersive media masterclass that enables participants to experience its Borderless Learning concept. The masterclass saw participants engaging in a macaron decorating workshop, allowing them to navigate through the state-of-the-art ‘digital classroom’. Building on the success of Borderless Learning, TCI will be running an online cooking competition “Beyond the Boundaries of Taste” from 28 June - 11 August 2021. 

Taylor’s Culinary Institute Online Cooking Competition “Beyond the Boundaries of Taste”

Taylor’s University was able to swiftly migrate face-to-face teaching and learning to a hybrid learning system, as the pandemic restricted international travel and physical distancing was officially put in place. The migration follows the proactive steps taken by the University with its e-Learning master plan conceptualized back in 2002 costing RM50 million.

Taylor's Culinary Institute Macaron Making Masterclass Online 

Taylor’s e-Learning blueprint’s main mission is to enhance the teaching and learning experience for both lecturers and students and ensure that classes are able to seamlessly switch to hybrid mode should another crisis of a similar scale occur in the future.

(L-R) Chef Aaron Tang and Chef Frederic Cerchi, spokespersons of Taylor’s Culinary Institute borderless learning programme, Taylor’s Culinary Institute, Online Cooking Competition, Beyond the Bound

As COVID-19’s unprecedented situation prolonged and governments around the world continue to implement enhanced standard operating procedures to minimise infection rates, Taylor’s saw an opportunity to further improve its e-learning offerings, mitigating risks of extended disruptions to classes due to the pandemic, with alternative creative forms of module delivery.

Taylor’s Culinary Institute Online Cooking Competition “Beyond the Boundaries of Taste”

Building on the success of Borderless Learning, TCI will be running an online cooking competition “Beyond the Boundaries of Taste” from 28 June - 11 August 2021. The national competition is open to all diploma students majoring in culinary arts, and participants will stand a chance to earn bursaries of up to RM5,000 to enroll in Taylor’s Advanced Diploma in Patisserie and Gastronomic Cuisine, along with a guaranteed 3 months Internship at a Michelin Starred Restaurant in Summer 2022 and a Certification of Participation. For full terms and conditions of the online competition, please visit TCI’s Instagram page (@taylors_culinary_institute).

Taylor’s Culinary Institute Online Cooking Competition “Beyond the Boundaries of Taste”

Despite challenges imposed by COVID-19, Taylor’s University retained its position as the top private university in Malaysia and Southeast Asia in the QS World University Rankings 2022. 

The institution’s quick adaptability and innovation in online learning has proved to be effective as Taylor’s University won four out of nine awards for higher education in the recent International University Carnival on e-Learning (IUCEL) 2021 organised by the Ministry of Higher Education.

This is the institution’s best results since 2015, attaining the most gold medals for any university with 11 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze medals. The award wins are a testament that the university is heading in the right direction in its approach to hybrid learning, providing an enriching student experience, with or without a pandemic.

For more information on TCI, please visit www.taylorsculinaryinstitute.com