In the fall of 2006 an important collaboration agreement was signed at Hartford, capital of Connecticut - USA, between the prestigious CCI - Connecticut Culinary Institute and ICIF, that for the first time in the field of professional culinary education in the States, allows the inclusion of an Italian-branded training path in an American culinary program.

Thanks to this new method the CCI students will be offered the opportunity to learn the practical and theoretical peculiarities of the Italian cuisine directly at ICIF educational facilities. They will start their program in the States and will then perfect their skills in Italy, in order to achieve a precious international experience and a double  American-Italian certificate.

http://www.ctculinary.edu/aboutus/index.htm

ICIF has signed a valuable agreement with the Jikei Gakuen Group, an important Japanese association gathering four renowned hospitality schools in Japan (Sapporo Belle Epoque College of Confectionary and Culinary, Kobe College of Patisserie, Osaka School of Culinary Arts, Nagoya School of Culinary Arts). The agreement, aimed at offering a higher professional training to the students, will consist in the organization of both short courses at ICIF for the students of these Japanese schools and in short, medium and long courses for students and graduated from the four schools joining the Group.

Thanks to SanPellegrino, ICIF sponsoring company, a few years ago ICIF started a collaboration with the famous Carluccio’s English restaurant chain, that every year send a group of their chefs to ICIF’s for a refresher course.

www.carluccios.com

Years ago ICIF signed an agreement with the Musashino School di Tokyo, aimed at including ICIF in the training program of their students. Every year, in fact, the Japanese school organizes a European tour for about one hundred students so that they get to know Western cuisine and ICIF was chosen to represent Italy.

For many years ICIF has been organizing one or more refresher courses on regional Italian cuisine for students and instructors of the Cook Street School di Denver.

www.cookstreet.com