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“You know you’re

learning from

the best in the

Regina was inspired to study a culinary arts region.”
degree when she learned of the shortage Regina Kabweaa Teem
of professionally qualified chefs not only in 2nd-year student
Kiribati but also in the Micronesian region. Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts

Once she graduates, she hopes to apply her skills
and knowledge back home, and to pursue appropriate
qualifications to teach culinary arts in a professional setting
in Kiribati.
Regina came to Auckland University of Technology (AUT) as an
international student from Kiribati, supported by a Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade NZ Scholarship.
“AUT has one of the top culinary arts programmes in New Zealand and
is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for its hospitality
and leisure management programmes. This means that you
know you’re learning from the best in the region.
“We learn first-hand from them; from the basics
required to operate efficiently in a kitchen Applications for New Zealand
environment to the tricks they themselves picked Scholarships for study in 2022
up from experience.” will be opening soon. Visit
www.aid.govt.nz/schols
aut.ac.nz/pacific for the latest info.

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