The hospitality and tourism industry is predicted to become the world's largest industry by the year 2020. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, in 2020 travellers will be spending US$5 billion every day. There will be an unprecedented demand for well-qualified staff with exciting and rewarding career opportunities waiting in almost every country around the world.

Switzerland is the undisputed home of hotel and hospitality management training. In fact the majority of hotel managers in five-star hotels around the world did their training there. The world famous “Swiss Hospitality Touch” sets an international standard and teaches a professional culture that sets students up for life.

- Sandra McCallum

Swiss Education Group (SEG)

Swiss Education Group (SEG) is 100% Swiss owned and combines four of Switzerland’s finest hotel management schools into Switzerland’s leading hotel school alliance. Included in this alliance is the prestigious Swiss Hotel Management School, with its campus in Caux and another in Leysin, as well as the Hotel Institute Montreux and the
IHTTI, School of Hotel Management.

SEG, in some cases, also offers the flexibility to transfer between SEG Institutes. For instance, if you complete a Higher Diploma at one you may transfer for the final term of the Bachelor at another.

Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS)

Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) is a world leader in hotel management training and enjoys a global reputation for excellence. SHMS has grown to be the largest English-speaking hotel management school in Switzerland. The quality of the academic programmes, outstanding facilities and a unique atmosphere, places SHMS in a class of its own. Students from more than 60 different countries join the school every year to study at one of its two campuses - Caux or Leysin.

SHMS Caux, Centre D’Excellence courses
(Language of instruction: English)

Swiss Diploma in Hotel Operations Management (2 years)
Swiss Higher Diploma in Hospitality/Events/Tourism Management (2.5 years)
BA (Hons) Degree (British) Hospitality/Events/Tourism Management (or double major) (3 years)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Management (5 months to 1 year)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Operations Management (5 months to 1 year)

SHMS University Centre courses
(Language of instruction: English)

Swiss Diploma in Hotel Operations Management (2 years)
Swiss Higher Diploma in Hospitality/Events/Tourism Management (2.5 years)
BA (Hons) Degree (British) Hospitality/Events/Tourism Management (or double major) (Final term taught at University Campus) (3 years)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Management (5 months to 1 year)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Operations Management (5 months to 1 year)
Postgraduate Diploma in Events Management (5 months to 1 year)
Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Management (5 months to 1 year)
MA in International Hospitality Management (British) (1 year)

Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM)

Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM) has a long and proud tradition as one of Switzerland’s finest and most well established hotel management schools. Located in the city centre of Montreux, HIM combines the traditional Swiss method of training with American management techniques to prepare confident individuals for the competitive international hospitality world. Its international accreditations and links to the hospitality industry ensure that an HIM qualification is well-recognised and students graduate with a strong network of international contacts.

Courses
(Language of instruction: English)

Swiss Diploma in Hotel Operations Management (2 years)
Swiss Higher Diploma in Hotel Management (2.5 years)
American dual BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration Degree) in Business Management and Hotel Restaurant and Resort Management (3 years)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Management (5 months to 1 year)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Operations Management (5 months to 1 year)
MBA, Masters of Business Administration (1 year)

IHTTI, School of Hotel Management

IHTTI has been producing successful hotel managers for more than 20 years and has alumni working in key positions all over the globe. Located in the centre of the French- speaking historic university centre of Neuchatel, IHTTI has a reputation for academic excellence. It offers Swiss and British qualifications with intensive curriculums, which means students can complete their qualifications in a shorter time period. IHTTI’s longstanding university partner is Bournemouth University, one of the UK’s top vocational universities.

Courses
(Language of instruction: English)

Certificate in Hotel Operations (1 year)
Diploma in Hotel Management (1.5 years)
Swiss Higher Diploma in Hotel Management (2 years)
BA (hons) Degree International Hospitality/Tourism Management
MA Degree International Business Development (Hospitality or Tourism)

Careers in Hospitality/Hotel Management

After successfully completing a degree in hospitality or hotel management you will be fully equipped to work, and become a manager, in a wide range of areas within the industry such as:
Food and Beverage
Operations
Housekeeping
Front Office
Events and Banqueting
Financial Management
Human Resources Management
IT Management
Sales and Marketing

In addition, qualifications gained at SEG institutes give you operational, practical and theoretical knowledge about hospitality and business that can also be applied in other industries.

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