her all the way to Europe, home of many fine wine estates and regions, notably in France and Italy. She worked in the food service marketing sector and one day found herself being an Erasmus Mundus scholar.

She acknowledged that there are limitations here in the Philippines, as winemaking is not an industry here.

“But we have the sense of taste, sense of smell. In fact, most of our tastes lean towards tropical fruits which Western countries do not have. These fruits and this familiarity are our advantage in terms of perception of taste,” she reasoned. She holds a Master on Wine and Tourism Innovation as part of her Erasmus Mundus scholarship from a university in Spain.

Similarly pursuing the fine art of culinary and good food, Rebecca Disini found herselffor scholarships, Europe can be expensive.

Gabriel Holigores, who took his MBA at INSEAD in France, said that studying there helped him to have a practical mindset and living within one’s means. He is thankful that he got a third of his studies covered via scholarship, which he revealed is one wise tip for those who want to study in Europe. Many of these schools feature various types of scholarships, one just has to be patient at going over every offer on hold.

First-ever virtual EHEF

Thankfully for many Filipinos, the annual European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) is pushing through a two-day virtual fair on 2 and 3 October.

There are 93 participating higher education institutions from the European Union (EU). Schools from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,