from left to right: Daliborka Mićanović, Prof. PhD Bojana Kalenjuk Pivarski, Prof. PhD Jelica Ilić, Marija Papić, Univ. Prof. Katja Zdravec, Prof. PhD Srđan Stojanović, Prof. Andreja Alič, Prof. Tatjana Klakočar, Prof. Tanja Abarca Kokol, Prof. PhD Dragan Psodorov, Bojan Spasojević, Marija Todorović
09.06.2023. Novi Sad – The delegation of the Vocational College of Hospitality and Tourism VSGT Maribor was in a two-day visit from May 28th to 29th 2023, during which they also visited the College of Professional Studies ICEPS, as well as two ICEPS partners where our students complete their professional practice: Kovačević Wine House and Hotel Sheraton Novi Sad.
Tatjana Klakočar (wellness), Andreja Alič (destination management, economy and wellness), Katja Zdravec (English language and lecture organizer) and Tanja Abarca Kokol (German language and licensed tourist guide) were the representatives and members of the school delegation that has a tradition of more than 25 years and a reputation that ranks it at the very top for the quality of education in the field of hospitality and tourism in Slovenia and beyond.
A four-member delegation of VSGT Maribor visited the higher education unit of ICEPS in Novi Sad, where they met with the ICEPS staff members, Prof. PhD Srđan Stojanović, Director of ICEPS, Marija Papić, Education Quality and International Cooperation Coodrinator, as well as Daliborka Mićanović, Specialist in Teaching Process Logistics Department for Study Programs in Hotel, Gastronomy and Restaurant Management and Bojan Spasojević, Coordinator for Study Programs in Hotel, Gastronomy and Restaurant Management.
Ideas, experiences and knowledge were exchanged during this meeting with the aim of developing study programs (literature, quality of lectures, methods of assessment, attractiveness and modernity of courses, etc.), but also expanding mutual connection and cooperation between our institutions that will be enhanced through the Erasmus+ program, but also other forms of international cooperation.
As part of the planned visit, lecturers from Slovenia also met with ICEPS lecturers in hospitality: Prof. PhD Bojana Kalenjuk Pivarski (gastronomy), Prof. PhD Dragan Psodorov (food technology) and Prof. PhD Jelica Ilić (tourism).
The lecturers from VSGT Maribor were introduced by Marija Todorović, Head of the Student Service of the Higher Education Unit ICEPS in Novi Sad, to a specialized room where lectures and some practical exercises are held on hospitality programs: Hotel Management, Restaurant Management and Gastronomy Management.
In the informal part, Grašac Beli and Frankovka wines from the famous Vinum Winery in Sremski Karlovci, another partner of ICEPS for completing student practice on the course of Enology, were served for the guests.
It was a good opportunity for the lecturers to get to know the authentic ambience, interior and position of one of the most famous and visited wine houses in Serbia, as well as the special services that the Kovačević wine house offers to its visitors, such as pairing wine with traditional local cuisine.
At the end, the representatives of ICEPS and VSGT Maribor visited the Hotel Sheraton Novi Sad where, among other things, they had the opportunity to visit the wellness center, where the students of the ICEPS program Hotel Management conduct regular practical classes.
As a reminder, a delegation of ICEPS visited VSGT Maribor in March this year, when a whole series of working meetings were held with the management of VSGT led by Prof. PhD Tanja Angleitner Sagadin, Director of VSGT. The visit at that time was focused on understanding the concept of organizing practice for students in the adapted professional kitchen at the school, as well as the school’s famous restaurant called “Restaurant Sedem” where the students are the main stars
