Magsaysay Center for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (MIHCA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Cruise Ship Catering and Services International N.V. Stabile Organizzazione Italia (CSCS), a member of Costa Crociere S.p.A., last January 5, 2016. The agreement calls for a joint undertaking to organize, establish, deliver and maintain a CSCS shipboard personnel program at MIHCA. The agreement was signed by Marlon R. Roño, Chief Operating Officer – Magsaysay People Resources Corporation; Alexander E. Querol, Chief Operating Officer – Magsaysay Maritime Corporation; Paolo S. Guevara, Institute Director - MIHCA and was witnessed by Andrea Tonini, Head of Asia Shipboard Hotel Training – Costa Crociere S.p.A. (Costa Campus representative - Corporate Human Resources).
MIHCA is at the forefront of training and producing job-ready professionals in the fields of hospitality, tourism and culinary arts. MIHCA has three campuses in the Philippines—Manila, Makati and Cebu—and a campus in Jakarta, Indonesia. Each campus houses world-class facilities including state-of-the-art kitchen laboratories, bars and fine dining restaurants, mock-up hotel rooms and cruise cabins.