The Secrets of Culture is a very personal insight into the life and work of the author, IGCAT expert D. Paul Schafer, as he shares his quest to look for and “unlock all of culture’s secrets and ensure that culture plays a central (rather than marginal) role in the world.”
IGCAT is inviting applications for student internships for a 6 month period, starting Tuesday 1st September. IGCAT is in an exciting period right now with the development of the European Region of Gastronomy Platform and Award, as well as, projects to develop our knowledge base on European Capital of Cultures, Culture and Food Diversity,
The Catalan Youth Culinary Contest, held in Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona, at EUHT StPOL hospitality school since 1987 focused this year on micro-vegetables. Ana Laura Vera Grimaldos was selected as the winner of the competition by a jury chaired by chef Albert Adrià. Director of IGCAT, Dr. Diane Dodd formed
MA students from Sant Pol de Mar’s University School of Hospitality Management (EUHTStPol) visited IGCAT’s offices on 7 May 2015. The students, from the Event Planning and Management course led by Diane Dodd, were given presentations by IGCAT’s staff, including Annika Rösch and Francesca Orlandini on their research on ‘Living-It Tourism’,
On Tuesday 5th May 2015, a first meeting of prominent stakeholders took place to discuss and share ideas for Catalonia’s year as European Region of Gastronomy in 2016. IGCAT’s Director, Dr. Diane Dodd, was invited to participate in the meeting to explain the concept behind the award and the Platform. As
The European Committee of the Regions’ Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) and the Cantabria Region organized a European Conference held in Santander on April 30th. The Conference “Cultural heritage and sustainable tourism as key contributors to local and regional development” aimed at assessing the contribution
In recent years, food has become essential for travellers to experience different cultures and lifestyle. Gastronomy has acquired a central role as a leverage for destinations and tourism consumption has developed a supply chain based on local and quality products, as well as the establishment of an own niche market.
During the months of April and May 2015, villages in the Maresme coastline in Catalonia are hosting a Strawberry fair. A range of festivals and events will be held in the Vallalta – which includes Sant Pol de Mar, Sant Cebriá de Vallalta and Sant Iscle de Vallalta – to
Under the project Promoting Competitiveness and Innovation of Oviedo’s Tourism SMEs promoted by the Municipality of Oviedo and EOI Business School, a series of seminars are taking place in the month of April. The series covers a range of topics from tourism, gastronomy and communication trends. The targeted audience includes local
Dr. Diane Dodd, director of IGCAT will lead a course for the Master in Hospitality Management at EUHT (Escuela Universitaria de Hotelería y Turismo), in Sant Pol de Mar. The course will focus on event planning and management and it will include guest lecturers such as Clara Melluish, Caroline Couret and
IGCAT will present at the UNWTO – BCC World Forum on Food Tourism that will be held in the Basque Culinary Center in Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain, on April 27 to 29, 2015. The main objective of the 1st UNWTO World Forum on Food Tourism is to enhance the management quality
Thanks to the support of the Ajuntament de Sant Pol de Mar, IGCAT has extended its office space! This month has also seen the arrival of a dynamic and charming new team – we are pleased to welcome Davinea Galea from Malta, Nicole Lunardi and Francesca Orlandini, both postgraduate students at the University
The 2nd Art of Food: Culture and Food Diversity will take place on 1-3 July 2015 in Barcelona. This edition will look at the challenges posed by widening market. Against a backdrop of free trade agreements currently under-way between the US and EU, IGCAT experts will explore new initiatives being developed to support culture and
Diane Dodd, IGCAT’s Director visited the Committee of the Regions’ offices in Brussels on Thursday 19th February 2015 in order to raise awareness and develop relations on behalf of the European Region of Gastronomy Platform. Meetings were held with Doru Hobjila, administrator for SEDEC – the newly formed (previously EDUC)
IGCAT’s Director, in her role as IFACCA’s European coordinator represented IFACCA during a two days Satellite meeting for policy makers and funders in Brussels on 17 and 18 February 2015. The Meeting, organised by IETM and Flanders Arts Institute aimed to gather representatives of Ministries of Culture and Arts Councils from
An international jury selected by IGCAT for the European Region of Gastronomy Platform met in Ponte de Lima, Portugal to consider the applications and see presentations from candidate regions for the European Region of Gastronomy title for the year 2016. On the basis of the written applications, visits to the regions, presentations and
