The aim is accepting Turkish and world cuisines as the heritage of humanity, research them at academic level and especially introducing and move forward Turkish culinary culture on international arena.
The purpose is educate qualified authorities in Gelisim who can see change and development as indispensable element of life, make difference on his job, focus on solution, believe in teamwork, lead people, approach on gastronomy wih scientific perspective, have philosophy of occupation, be responsive to community, creative and genuine, know about Turkish and world cuisines and different food cultures.
The students who graduate from gastronomy department can work in five stars hotel kitchens and F&B departments, in food industry businesses, corporation's kitchens, catering firms, in the cruise ships as gastronomy and profession experts, chefs, managers, etc. Moreover the graduated student can proceed their career academically, as academic staff.
Our students who can graduate from 4 years license education succesfully, can plan their business career in the kitchens or food and beverage departments of national and worldwide hotels, in the kitchens or managing departments of restaurants, in the research and development (R&D) departments of food industry companies, in the gastronomy and culinary institutions and in the visual and pressed broadcasting as the representative of their profession.
Gastronomy department accepts students in undergraduate transfer within quotas in the direction of "Regulations Regarding Transition Between Bilingual and Bachelor Level Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Credit Transfer of Double Major, Minor and Minor Institutions".
All students who want to pass the Vertical Transfer to the Gastronomy Department are placed by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) when they get enough points from the Vertical Transition Examination. Students who fulfill all the requirements are thus entitled to four years of undergraduate education at our school. In addition, the VTS(DGS) students in Istanbul Gelişim University will have a chance to read 50% scholarship if their pre-license student VTS(DGS) earns their paid quota.