New Swiss Hotel School Player Climbs Ranking Ladder

New Swiss Hotel School Player Climbs Ranking Ladder
By Habib Souleiman, Bachelor of Arts in Hotel Management

Are you planning to study Business-BBA/MBA, Hospitality management, Hotel, Tourism or a mix of one or more of these fields in Europe?

Here is my story:
During my last year of my secondary education in the Middle East, my family asked me, what my plans were for my future career. As I was unsure what I could do and did not want to join the ranks of the unemployed after completing my education, I went to the career advisor of my school to get some sound advice. She informed me of careers in the various sectors of the economy. I was not interested in manufacturing, or primary sector jobs and I finally decided to make my career in the services industry, after finding out that more than 50% of the Fortune 500 companies were in that part of the economy. I am an outgoing person, enjoying interactions with people from many walks of life. I know I would not be happy to work cooped-up in an office all day, so I settled on the hotel and tourism industry. My plan was to work after graduation in one of the local 5 star hotels, hoping to be transferred after a time, within the hotel company into the various exotic locations were they have hotels.

I formed my decision after talking to the daughter of a friend, who came back home three years ago after her studies abroad in Switzerland. She told me, that after she had completed her education with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hotel Management, she managed to get a management internship through the placement office of the Swiss school. She works now as a manager for one the prime hotel companies in town, training front of the house staff in their hotels all over Asia.

From her I found out, that when she planned her studies, she was faced with an overwhelming choice of offers for education in many countries. In the end she choose Switzerland, because she felt that she would get the most comprehensive education there, had the ability to learn French and she found in her research a number of Swiss Alumni working as managers in hotels in her home town.

Obviously things have changed since her graduation and for others wanting to pursue this education I have added my school selection criteria and the research that led me to make my choice where to study.
My criteria were:

• A good education at the most reasonable price
• The shortest path to a degree
• An accredited degree
• City location
• Possibility of foreign work experience
• Paid industry training (I need this to partly finance my education)
• Placement guarantee by the school into an industry training
• Ability to learn German
• Good ranking (this was difficult because in some countries this is not available)
• Successful Alumni

Today (31.10.2011) I was surprised to learn, that my school ranks first in AMAZON.com (Alexa), the world's largest Web Services Company, among students looking to study in a Swiss Hotel and Tourism School.  Of course, I am not surprised about this, because for me “value for money” a short study time” and “accredited degree” was the main criteria for me to choose a school. It is good to know, that other prospective students have the same emphasis.
For the record, I have listed the schools in order of popularity.

Top 10 Hotel Schools in Switzerland are:
1. Business & Hotel Management School
2. Glion Institute of Higher Education
3. Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL-Lausanne Hotel School)
4. César Ritz Colleges Switzerland - Hotel School
5. Les Roches International School of Hotel Management
6. International Hotel Management Institute (IMI University Centre Switzerland)
7. Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS-Switzerland)
8. HIM - Hotel Institute Montreux
9. Les Roches-Gruyère University of Applied Sciences (in Clarens, Bulle and Bluche)
10. IHTTI-Neuchatel School of hotel management - Hospitality – Tourism (Member of ASEH)

Of course, there are lots of other places to study and many prospective students have other criteria for their choice of education or place to study than mine. For these people I include a link, were one can find some more schools: Swiss Universities Handbook – Swiss Hotel Management School – Top Universities in Switzerland.

I am writing this article from my desk here in Switzerland, having successfully graduated a short while ago and working now in my first management position with good prospects for further promotion. You may ask, were did he study in the end and did he reach is goal? Well for me the criteria listed above led me to my school and the name of it is BHMS Business and Hotel management school located in the tourism capital of Switzerland the City of Lucerne. I am very proud for my school to be topping the AMAZON ranking list.

Oh… did I reach my goal? You Bet!!
Are you interested to know more about Hospitality industry in Switzerland feel free to contact me at habibals@gmx.ch

Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern

Die Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern SHL liegt an schönster Aussichtslage über dem Vierwaldstättersee, mit Blick auf das Alpenpanorama und die Touristenstadt Luzern, im Herzen der Schweiz und Europas.

Die SHL wurde 1909 gegründet und ist heute eine der führenden Managementschulen in Hotellerie und Gastronomie der Schweiz. Sie bietet einen eidgenössisch anerkannten, praxisorientierten Bildungsgang HF (Höhere Fachschule) an und bereitet junge, erfolgsorientierte Menschen auf anspruchsvolle Führungsaufgaben in der internationalen Hotellerie vor.

 

Der Bildungsgang HF/SHL setzt hohe Priorität auf die Arbeitsmarktfähigkeit und die Förderung von fachlicher und sozialer Kompetenz ihrer Absolventinnen und Absolventen. Die überschaubare Grösse der Schule ermöglicht eine intensive Beratung und Begleitung der Studierenden, unter Berücksichtigung der persönlichen Fähigkeiten und Präferenzen.

Aufnahmevoraussetzungen

Abgeschlossene Erstausbildung auf Sekundarstufe II (Berufslehre mit eidgenössischem Fähigkeitszeugnis, Berufsmaturität oder gymnasiale Maturität/Abitur) sowie das erreichte 20. Altersjahr.

Die Unterrichtssprache ist Deutsch.

Hotel Schools in Argentina

 Swiss Hospitality Schools - Leading Hotel Management Schools in the World

Hotel Schools in Argentina

1. "La Suisse"-CEPEC Educación Superior
   
   Av. Corrientes 1996
   
   BDIT 1301
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina C 1045 AAO
   
   Tel: +5411 49537099
   
   Fax: +5411 49537099 

1. Centro De Estudios Sociales Y Tecnológicos - CESYT
   
   Av. Don Bosco 159
   
   San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province
   
   Argentina 1642
   
   Tel: +5411 47439678
   
   Fax: +5411 47432778
2. Centro Internacional de Hoteleriá y Servicios
   
   Salguero 2969
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina 1425
   
   Tel: +5411 48012197
   
    Fax: +5411 48040632
3. Escuela Argentina De Negocios
   
   Av. Córdoba 1692
   
   Suite 1
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina 1035
   
   Tel: +54 11 5032 3999
4. Escuela de Hotelería y Gastronomía
   
   Gascón 1323
   
   Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
   
   Argentina 7600
   
   Tel: +54 223 486-3714
   
   Fax: +54 223 486-3714
5. Escuela Internacional de Hotelería y Turismo - CENCAP
   
   Av. Cordoba 1551, Capital Federal
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina 
   
   Tel: +5411 4815 1513
6. Escuela Superior De Hoteleria - ESH
   
   Defensa 599
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina 1065
   
   Tel: +5411 43311199
   
   Fax: +5411 43311199
7. Instituto Argentino De Gastronomia
   
   Av. Santa Fe 15556 piso2
   
   PO Box 3010
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina 1060
   
   Tel: +5411 48161414
   
   Fax: +5411 48161414
8. International Buenos Aires Hotel & Restaurant School
   
   Av. Cabildo 3620
   
   Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
   
   Argentina 1429
   
   Tel: +5411 47026305
   
   Fax: +5411 47026302
9. Ott College
   
   Eduardo Costa 848, (B1641AFH)
   
   Acassuso, Buenos Aires Province
   
   Argentina 1053
   
   Tel: Fax:
   
   Tel: +5411 47921958
   
   Fax: +5411 43715663
10. Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy, Escuela de Administración
    Hotelera
    
    Bartolome Mitre 1411
    
    Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
    
    Argentina 1037
    
    Tel: +5411 43711391
    
    Fax: +5411 43745211
11. Universidad de Belgrano
    
    Zabala 1837, Piso 17°, Box 7
    
    Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
    
    Argentina
    
    Tel: +54 11 4788 5400
12. Vatel Buenos Aires - Escuela Internacional en Administracion Hotelera
    y Turística
    
    Paraguay 1583
    
    Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City
    
    Argentina
    
    Tel: +5411 4813 0015
    
    Fax: +5411 4816 2972

Universities Ranking in Switzerland

Universities Ranking is based on their WEBSITES TRAFFIC

The Universities ranking is based upon an algorithm including three unbiased and independent web metrics extracted from three different search engines, Google Page Rank, Yahoo Inbound Links and Alexa Traffic Rank.

RANK	UNIVERSITY NAME:
1	ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
2	EPFL | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
3	Universität Basel UniBas
4	UZH - Universität Zürich UZH
5	Université de Lausanne - UNIL UniL
6	Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg UniFR
7	Université de Neuchâtel UniNE
8	Universität St.Gallen | HSG UniSG
9	USI - Università della Svizzera italiana USI
10	FHNW - University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
11	Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften - ZHAW
12	BUAS – Bern University of Applied Sciences - BFH
13	The Graduate Institute, Geneva
14	Hochschule Luzern - HSLU
15	University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland HES-SO
16	HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil HSR
17	Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK
18	Universität Luzern UniLU
19	supsi University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
20	PHZ Lucerne - University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland
21	PHZH - PH Zürich
22	IDHEAP
23	Valais University of Teacher Education
24	The European Graduate School
25	HTW Chur
26	FHS St.Gallen
27	Pädagogische Hochschule Bern PHBern
28	SFIVET Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
29	Lausanne Hotel School EHL Switzerland
30	Thurgau University of Teacher Education PHTG
31	St. Gallen University of Teacher Education PHSG
32	Glion Institute of Higher Education
33	University of Art and Design Lausanne ECAL
34	BEJUNE Higher Teacher Training Institute
35	Fernfachhochschule Schweiz
36	European University; the English-speaking business college
37	University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education Zurich
38	NTB Hochschule für Technik Buchs
39	Les Roches International School of Hotel Management
40	University Centre “César Ritz”
41	Valais University of Teacher Education
42	Fribourg University of Education
43	University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration HWZ Zurich
44	Institut universitaire Kurt Bösch IUKB Switzerland
45	Swiss Finance Institute swissfinanceinstitute
46	Hochschule für Technik Zürich
47	Swiss Management Center SMC Switzerland
48	Lausanne University of Teacher Education
49	Franklin College Switzerland
50	Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences
51	Schaffhausen University of Teacher Education PHSH
52	Webster University based in Geneva, Switzerland
53	WTI, World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland
54	Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz – die Schweizer Fernuni
55	Swiss Hotel Management School SHMS
56	DCT University Center
57	University of Human Sciences and Technology of Lugano L.U.de.S
58	IMI University Centre
59	phgr Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden
60	Business School Lausanne BSL
61	AISTS
62	Pädagogischen Hochschule Rorschach
63	Geneva Higher Education Institute of Music
64	BHMS: Business and Hotel Management School

Hotel Schools in South Africa

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Hotel Schools in South Africa

1. Bodubelo Hotel School
   
   Central Office, 146 Museum Park Building Cnr Bosman & Minaar Streets,
   Tourism Centre Pretoria, South Africa 0001
   
   Tel: +27 12 326 3838 /  Fax:+27 86 693 9806
2. Cape Town Hotel School - Cape Peninsula University of Technology
   
   Beach Road Granger Bay Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa 8001
   
   Tel: / Fax:
   
   Tel:+27 21 440 5700 / Fax: +27 21 440 5759
3. Central University of Technology - School for Hospitality, Tourism
   and Sport Management
   
   Private Bag X20539 Bloemfontein, Free State South Africa 9300
   
   Tel:+27 51 507 3911 / Fax: +27 51 507 3199
4. Gaming and Hospitality Management Academy
   
   1st Floor Akker Park Neels Bothma Street Cape Town, South Africa 7460
   
   Tel:0215951180 / Fax: 0215951183
5. IHT Hotel School
   
   The Manor House, Bloemendal Wine Estate M13 Tygervalley Road Durbanville,
   Western Cape South Africa
   
   Tel:+27-21-976-1176 / Fax: +27-21-975-0698
6. International Hotel School
   
   124 Jan Hofmeyr Road Westville Durban, KwaZulu Natal South Africa 3629
   
   Tel:+27 31 267 4700 / Fax: +27 31 267 4747
7. International Hotel School - Cape Town Campus
   
   Corner of Bosmansdam and Ratanga Road Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
   7435
   
   Tel:+27 021 5556000 / Fax: +27 021 5556020
8. International Hotel School - Sandton Campus
   
   Morning Glen Office Park, 140 Kelvin Drive Johannesburg, Gauteng South
   Africa 2052
   
   Tel:+27 11 804 5533 / Fax: +27 11 804 6750
9. NQTAC
   
   P O Box 9640 George George, Western Cape South Africa 6530
   
   Tel:+27 44 8734771 / Fax: +27 86 648 5352
10. Stenden South Africa
    
    1 Grand Street Port Alfred, Eastern Cape South Africa 6170
    
    Tel:+27 46 604 2200 / Fax: +27 86 604 4284
11. The Capital Hotel School & Training Academy
    
    919 Church Street Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa 83
    
    Tel:+27 12 430 5539  
12. The Private Hotel School
    
    33 Stellenbosch P.O. Box 12207 Vlottenburg Road Die Boord, Vlottenburg
    Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, Western Cape South Africa 7604
    
    Tel:+27218813792 / Fax: +27218813793
13. The Swiss Hotel School
    
    33/35 Bond Street Corner Bond and Surrey, Ferndale, Randburg Randburg,
    Gauteng South Africa 2194
    
    Tel:+27-11- 789 9934/5 +27-86-661-1919
14. University of Johannesburg School of Tourism & Hospitality
    
    Auckland Park Suite 1009 Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa 2006
    
    Tel: +27 11 559 1051

Hotel Schools in Singapore

Swiss Hospitality Schools - Leading Hotel Management Schools in the World

Hotel Schools in Singapore

• AEC Group - School of Hospitality & Tourism
  
  167, Jln Bukit Merah, Connection 1, Tower 4 PO Box 8795 Singapore, Singapore
  Singapore 150167
  
  Tel:+65 64120700 / Fax: +65 64120750
• Arium School of Management & Technology
  
  1208 Upper Boon Keng Road Singapore, Singapore 387312
  
  Tel:+65-90214517  
• Continental Educators
  
  170 Upper Bukit Timah Road. #14-04 Bukit Timah Shopping Centre Singapore,
  Singapore Singapore 588179
  
  Tel:+65 64645024 / Fax: +65 64698439
• Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management
  
  S3-B1A-35 Nanyang Avenue Singapore, Singapore Singapore 639798
  
  Tel:+65 6316 8865 / Fax: +65 6794 9796
• Hemsdale Management School
  
  100 Beach Road, #02-19 Shaw Tower Singapore, Singapore Singapore 189702
  
  Tel:+65 6339 3889 / Fax: +65 6337 1183
• Informatics Education Singapore
  
  Informatics Campus, 10 & 12 Science Centre Road Singapore, Singapore
  Singapore 609080
  
  Tel:+65 68805880  
• Louis Preston
  
  1 Sophia Road, Overseas Union House, 50 Collyer Quay Singapore, Singapore
  Singapore 49321
  
  Tel:+65 63398682 / Fax: +65 63342260
• Raffles Academy
  
  Imperial House, 120 Oxley Rise Singapore, Singapore Singapore 238709
  
  Tel:+65 6339 3688 / Fax: +65 6337 8065
• Raffles Campus Business School
  
  1 Raffles Institution Lane Singapore, Singapore Singapore 596468
  
  Tel:+65 65366566 / Fax: +65 65366866
• School D'Hospitality
  
  10 Anson Road #27-15 International Plaza Singapore Singapore, Singapore
  Singapore 079903
  
  Tel:+65 65061288 / Fax: +65 6506 1287
• Shelton College International
  
  1 Telok Blangah Rise Singapore, Singapore Singapore 98888
  
  Tel:+65 6334 1330 / Fax: +65 6337 4208
• Singapore Institute of Management
  
  461 Clementi Road Singapore, Singapore Singapore 599491
  
  Tel:+65 6248 9777  
• Swiss Education Group - SEG
  
  # 16-01 The Heeren, 260 Orchard Road 2050 Singapore, Singapore Singapore
  238855
  
  Tel:+65 6735 9500 / Fax: +65 6238 8148
• The School of Business Management - Nanyang Polytechnic
  
  180 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 Singapore, Singapore Singapore 569830
  
  Tel:+65 6550 1123  
• The Tourism Academy at Sentosa
  
  12 Artillery Avenue Sentosa Island, Singapore Singapore 99953
  
  Tel:+65 63777900 / Fax: +65 62706851
• TMC Educational Group
  
  141, North Bridge Road, Capitol Centre Singapore, Singapore Singapore 179099
  
  
  Tel:+65 6339 7997 / Fax: +65 6336 1517
• Tourism Management Institute of Singapore
  
  190 Clemenceau Avenue, #06-21/26 Singapore, Singapore Singapore 239924
  
  Tel:+65 6238 8688 / Fax: +65 6238 8088

Hotel Schools in Russia

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Hotel Schools in Russia

• Academy of Hospitality
  
  27 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Russian Federation 199034
  
  Tel:+7 812 3217999
• Finec - Economics and Social Sector Management
  
  Sadovaja Str., 21, 17 27 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Russian
  Federation 191023
  
  Tel:+7 812 3104017
• International Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism
  
  7, Nezhinskaya Str. 25 Moscow, Moscow Russian Federation 119501
  
  Tel:+7 495 4422494 / Fax: +7 495 4422433
• Moscow International School of Business - MIRBIS
  
  Stremyanny Per. 36 25 В.О., 9 Linie, 4 Moscow, Moscow Russian Federation
  115054
  
  Tel:+7 495 1014188 / Fax: +7 495 2373430
• Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University
  
  Pr. Kalinina 9 26 Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai Russian Federation 357532
  
  
  Tel:+7 8793 329847
• Russian International Academy of Tourism
  
  Oktyabrskaya 10 25 Skhodnya, Moscow Russian Federation 141420
  
  Tel:+7 495 5742288
• Saratov State Socio-Economic University
  
  Radischeva Str., 89 31 Saratov, Saratov Russian Federation 410000
  
  Tel:+7 8452 332405 / Fax: +7 8452 333212
• Sochi State University for Tourism and Recreation
  
  26-a Sovetskayia St. 26 Guerrero Sochi, Krasnodar Krai Russian
  Federation 354 000
  
  Tel:+7 8622 64 84 93 / Fax: +7 8622 64 84 93
• South - Russian State University of Economics and Service
  
  Shevchenko street, 147 26 Shakhty, Rostov Russian Federation 346500
  
  Tel:+7 8636 222037 / Fax: +7 8636 225491
• VATEL Moscow - Hotel and Tourism Management
  
  Izmailovoskoie chausse - Dom 71, Korp.4 Moscow, Moscow Russian
  Federation 107187
  
  Tel:+7 495 7377155 / Fax: +7 495 7307716