Tripartite MSc in Global Hospitality Business Kick Started to Groom Future Industry Leaders
Twenty-eight eager and excited students were warmly welcomed to the inaugural
Master of Science (MSc) in Global Hospitality Business programme at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland, on 7 September 2015.
With an international, business-centred and highly demanding curriculum, the MSc in Global Hospitality Business is an ambitious programme for future hospitality leaders. At three world-class centres of educational excellence - the SHTM, the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of
Houston (UH) and the EHL - students will gain first-hand insights into the specificities of global hotel and tourism markets, along with strong professional exposure.
The selected cohort of students began their studies at the EHL in Switzerland, and will move to the SHTM in Hong Kong for their second semester. They will then spend three months in residence with an international hospitality company and finally complete their third semester at the UH in the USA.
The intense
16-month curriculum is fully endorsed by top hospitality companies and includes practical, real-life professional experience with industry partners across the three continents:
- Professional Certification - Workshops to provide students with insights from industry professionals and a report completed with live industry data.
- Business Field Trips - Excursions to tourism centres on each continent, such as Paris, Macau and New York, to give students a
behind-the-scenes view of the chief tourism destinations with an exclusive chance to meet and hold discussions with the major local players.
- Capstone Projects - Students are assigned a real-life consultancy project to complete throughout their programme, including three months at the company's offices.
Combining advanced academic methods, knowledge of local markets and unparalleled professional immersion, the programme will ensure that graduates are equipped to drive the
hospitality business forward.
Upon graduation, students of this exceptional programme will receive an MSc in Global Hospitality Business degree awarded by PolyU and Certificates of Completion issued by the EHL and UH.
The first of its kind, the MSc in Global Hospitality Business raises the bar for higher education in one of the world's fastest growing industries. Indeed, hospitality is one of the most dynamic parts of global business, and the new programme is specifically
designed to respond to increasing demand for a highly qualified talent pool in hospitality management.
www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/msc/glhb
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