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Sunday, 15 March 13:00-19:00
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Grand Hi-Lai Hotel (15F.)
Taipei Westin Hotel, Yong An Ping Cheng (3F) 133 Nanking East Road sec. 3 Taipei
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A career in the Hospitality
Industry
How
to choose the right Hotel Management School
The
10 participating Schools at
the "Swiss
Hotel Management School Fair 2009"
A career in the Hospitality
Industry
- Do you have a vision of a career in the Hospitality Business?
- Do you like the contact with different people from all over the world?
- Are you ambitious, confident and dynamic, but also humble?
- Do you like action and to organize things?
If yes then let your dream come true and consider an Education at a Swiss Hotel Management School to ensure an exciting career in Hospitality Management.
To facilitate your decision and for a lot of information, visit the Swiss Hotel Management School Fair either in Kaohsiung on March 14 or in Taipei on March 15.
- that the hospitality industry is a $4 trillion US Dollar global industry and is the world’s largest employer hiring 1 out of 9 workers?
- that Graduates from hospitality management programmes enjoy a wide variety of career options with fast advancement within many different large enterprises? In fact, hospitality companies are some of the world’s largest, most sophisticated and dynamic international corporations.
- that Switzerland is considered to be the birthplace of tourism? In the past and today people from all over the world visit Switzerland for its natural beauty and quality of service. Switzerland is a small country with a population of 7.5 Million. There are over 5’600 hotels which provide accommodation for more than 35 million guests every year.
- that in Switzerland the first hotel management school opened its doors over 100 years ago, at a time when tourism and hotel management were unknown activities in most countries?
- Swiss Hotel Management Schools are specialised, independent colleges, whereas in many other countries hotel management programmes are offered at universities and colleges among many other programmes and majors.
- A unique feature of all Swiss Hotel Management Schools is the combination of the practical and administrative aspects of hotel management. Courses include compulsory fully-paid internships in the hotel industry. All programs are in English.
- Furthermore the School will help you to design a tailor made education plan.
- All classes are mixed with students of various countries. As a result you will find an international environment with many different cultures and languages. You have the unique opportunity to communicate with people from all over the world and understand them better.
- A very valuable aspects is certainly to realize that strength of character is not expressed through violence, that the love of one's country should not engender the hatred of others, and that the natural attachment to one's language and culture should arouse curiosity about the other languages and cultures.
- Switzerland offers a very clean environment and magnificent landscapes. All Hotel Management Schools are located in or nearby well known tourist spots.
- Hotel and tourism industry are keen on employing Swiss-trained ‘hoteliers’ because of their ability to function in a highly competitive environment.
How to choose the
right Hotel Management School
- A diploma in hotel management usually takes one and a half to three years to completion. A Bachelor’s Degree takes another year.
- Career opportunities in the industry are the concern of any aspiring student. The school must be able to provide information on where their graduates are employed, their career entry levels and the time frame for reaching top positions.
- The alumni are a valuable source of information concerning the school they attended. Schools or their agents in Taiwan can provide references as most alumni are willing to share their experiences.
- The profile of the teaching staff as well as the ratio between teachers and students give an indication of the academic level of each school.
- Studies in hotel management in Switzerland are generally a combination of time spent in the school plus one or two internships completed in Switzerland or abroad. A student’s permit to stay in Switzerland is based on the duration of the program.
- An internship lasts a minimum of five months and should not exceed half of the length of the entire program.
- The less requirements requested, the less likely you will find a high level program. Especially important is your knowledge of the language of instruction. Should you wish to study in English, you must have a level of at least 500 TOEFL or a IELTS score of 5.5. Should a school accept you without an English examination or at a level below 500 TOEFL (or IELTS score of 5.5), you might have difficulty following the courses.
In today’s world the words ‘tolerance’, ‘diversity’ and ‘ethics’ are as important as ‘professionalism’ and ‘business management’.
The 10 participating Schools at the "Swiss Hotel Management School Fair 2009"
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Web site & E-mail |
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César Ritz Colleges |
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| DCT Swiss Hotel, Tourism, Culinary Institute |
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| Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne |
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Glion Institute of Higher Education |
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HIM Hotel Institute Montreux |
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| HTMi, Hotel and Tourism Mangement Institute, Switzerland |
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IHTTI School of Hotel Management Neuchâtel |
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| IMI University Center |
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Les Roches, Swiss Hotel Association, School of Hotel Management |
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SHMS, Swiss Hotel Management School |
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The "TOSI brochure display/ consultation corner" offers brochures of
selected schools for the interested visitors, relevent brochures can be sent to
interested inquirers upon request.
Organizer
Trade
Office of Swiss Industries
Rm. 3101, 31F, 333 Keelung Rd., Taipei 11012
Tel 02-2720 1001 Fax 02-2757 6984
Register now to receive school fair brochure for the Swiss Hotel Management School fair 2009 :
E-mail to school@swiss.org.tw