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Pierre Tami is interviewed about social entrepreneurship by Swiss TV moderator, Sonja Hasler at Lucerne University's Smart-Up. Every month key leaders in the start-up sector in Lucerne, Switzerland, gather together at Smart-up – support for start-ups. The gathering is...

Pierre Tami with the ACAC students, Hang Usa (left) and Mao Davin (right) at the Swiss Hotel Management School, Lucerne (SHL) in September for the Shift360 Gala Fundraiser. Image: Boris Bürgisser (20 September 2018).   "Driven by the credo that poverty can only...

Magnus Saemundsson (right) with Pierre Tami (left) and Cambodia's Minister of Education (centre).   ‘Competing with other countries with low wages will not be enough.’ A plea for high-quality skills training in Cambodia. Magnus Saemundsson has been working in...

Pierre Tam (left) with Chakib Belhassan, Executive Officer for the EIF Trust Fund Manager. (Photo by ©Jan Turnbull/EIF, used with permission)   Trade is an engine for sustainable growth. Multilateral trading systems and inclusive trade policies are crucial to...

Mr. Magnus Saemundsson, Sida Senior Education Advisor (right) with HE Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport which sits on the governing board for ACAC (centre) and ACAC Founder, Pierre Tami (left).   June 6 was Swedish...

Left photo: Markus Kalberer (far left) and Pierre Tami (far right) with leaders of the world famous Basque Culinary Centre | Right photo: 4th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. The Academy of Culinary Arts, the ‘new baby’ on the...

  Skills training doesn't just benefit the individuals who are directly learning those skills. There is a positive spillover effect that happens when people gain new skills and apply them in the community. In short, everyone benefits. Donate to the Naomi Tami...

Naomi Tami, vibrant and full of life celebrating her birthday in Taiwan with her family.   The Naomi Tami Memorial Scholarship Fund honours the memory of Naomi Tami. The following was written by Pierre Tami in memory of his daughter, Omi. 7th of May is a time to...

As a new semester started at the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia, seven scholarship students began their internships at some of country's finest restaurants. For most students, it is extremely challenging to integrate socially and academically since 90% come from...

Somaly, Kim Fong and Monireth just started their culinary journeys at the ACAC on scholarship.   As a new semester launched at the ACAC, three new scholarship students, Somaly, Kim Fong and Monireth, took their first steps towards future careers as chefs. The...

Dear Friends, Today we are launching our 2017 Year-End Fundraising Campaign for the Naomi Tami Memorial Scholarship Fund. This is a very exciting opportunity to help us raise funds to send Cambodian students to the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia for a...

Mao Davin with Pierre at the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia   Dear friends, Thank you for your generous contribution to the Naomi Tami Memorial Scholarship Fund this year. Your donations have made a big difference in the lives of Cambodian students. As we near...

Seven students studying on scholarship at the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia   In September, seven students began studying at the Academy with the Naomi Tami Memorial Scholarship Fund. Donate to the Naomi Tami Memorial Scholarship Fund (via PayPal) today and...

Mao Davin (left) speaks with Academy founder, Pierre Tami.   Mao Davin is the first recipient of the Naomi Tami Memorial Scholarship. She began her culinary arts journey as part of the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia’s first cohort of students and is now into...

A new group of students has just started their culinary education journey at the ACAC. Last week 51 students (29 women and 22 men) began the the 2-year diploma program. Watch the video here. The Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia is one key way Shift 360 invests in the...

Pierre Tami and the work of Shift360 has been featured on RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera). Watch the clip. 

Image from WEF. Watch the Video According to the World Economic Forum: 61 million jobs have been lost since 2008 200 million people are unemployed globally Youth unemployment is 3X higher than the rest of the population By 2020, we need to create 500 million new jobs....

The Southeast Asia Globe's Focus Cambodia met with Pierre Tami, ACAC Founder, Marcus Kalberer, ACAC Dean and took a tour of the Academy's state of the art facilities.  Read the whole article: "Cooking up Cambodia's Culinary Future".

From June 19-23, a team from the World Bank conducted a Jobs Diagnostics Mission in Cambodia and during that time the group met with Mr. Pierre Tami to learn more about the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia. The objectives of this missions were to: Identify the...

Four years ago, on May 7, 2013, the world lost a bright, shining light. At the early age of 23, Naomi Laura Tami passed away suddenly due to complications from a congenital heart defect.Today, the Tami family has established the Naomi Tami Scholarship Memorial Fund to...