Hotel Institute Montreux

Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM), founded in 1984, is a for-profit, private hotel school located in Montreux, Switzerland that provides an education for students wanting to gain an education in the hospitality industry. It is considered to be one of the top hospitality schools in the world.

Hotel Institute Montreux
Ecole Hôtelière de Montreux
TypePrivate
Established1984
Parent institution
Swiss Education Group
DirectorMs. Ulrika Bjorklund
Students1324
Undergraduates1124
Postgraduates200
Location
Montreux
,
Switzerland

Overview

HIM is owned by Swiss Education Group(SEG),[1] and is held in the investment portfolio of the private equity group Invision.[2]

HIM offers a broad scope of academic programs through its two campuses in the city center of Montreux. The campuses are renovated from former hotels. The classes cover all aspects of hotel management. The school is known for its generation of top Swiss hoteliers for over 25 years and many of its alumni are found at the largest hotel chains in the world.

HIM had been a member of, or had received accreditation from:

  • ASEH, Swiss Hotel Schools Association, a now defunct organization which suspended operations in 2017[3]
  • EFAH, European Foundation for the Association of Hotel Schools
  • HCIMA, Hotel Catering and International Management Association, UK
  • NEASC, New England Association of Schools and Colleges[4]

Course Offer

Hotel Institute Montreux offers courses in several fields being:[5]

  • Diploma in Hotel Operations Management
  • Higher Diploma in International Hotel Management (with Specialization)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management (with Specialization)
  • Master of International Business in Hospitality Business Management (with Specialization)
  • Master of Business Administration

Specializations include:

  • Luxury Brand Management,
  • Financial Analysis and Wealth Management
  • Human Capital and Development
  • Management for the Senior Living Industry
  • Franchise Business Management

Rankings

In the 2021 ranking of the British higher education consultant Quacquarelli Symonds, the institute improved from 24th in 2020 to 6th place in an international ranking for hotel management schools.[6]

See also

References
  1. SEG
  2. Invision
  3. "ASEH". Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. "Hotel Institute Montreux". THE-ICE. 27 December 2012.
  5. "Hotel Institute Montreux". THE-ICE. 2016.
  6. "Acht der zehn besten Hotelfachschulen sind in der Schweiz | HZ". Handelszeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-07.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.