Enverga University opens CAFE 1947 as hospitality laboratory

Expanding industry-based learning opportunities for Hospitality Management students, Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation marked the soft opening and blessing of CAFE 1947, The Manor, its official laboratory café, at the College of International Hospitality and Tourism Management Building on July 23.

Enverga University Chairman and CEO Wilfrido Enverga and President and COO Naila Leveriza led the ceremony with University officials, faculty members, staff and guests.

CAFE 1947 will allow Hospitality Management students to apply classroom knowledge through hands-on training in food and beverage operations, customer service, café management and entrepreneurship. Designed to simulate industry standards, the facility will provide practical experiences that complement academic instruction and prepare students for hospitality careers.

The laboratory café will operate as a public-facing training facility from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Serving actual customers will help students strengthen their technical skills, professionalism and customer service competencies in an authentic hospitality setting.

The opening of CAFE 1947 demonstrates the University’s continuing commitment to providing industry-based education and equipping future hospitality professionals with the knowledge, skills and experience required in a competitive global industry.

CAFE 1947 advances the University’s commitment to student-centered learning, learning by doing and outcomes-oriented education by providing Hospitality Management students with an industry-based training environment. The initiative also supports the University’s vision of advancing global competitiveness through excellence in teaching while developing graduates who demonstrate professionalism, innovation and leadership.

• SDG 4: Quality Education — CAFE 1947 integrates academic instruction with practical industry training to strengthen experiential learning for Hospitality Management students.
• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth — The laboratory café develops competencies in hospitality operations, customer service, entrepreneurship and business management that support employment readiness.
• SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure — The facility represents an investment in industry-based educational infrastructure that supports innovation and applied learning.