Programme Orientation
Hands-on practical training and hotel operation skills, such as Rooms Division, Food & Beverage Management and Event Organisation are the basis of this intensive two and a half year programme. Students will focus on operational management areas of a hotel, combined with general education and management courses such as intercultural studies, marketing, finance and business simulations. Two paid 6-month internships are required components of the programme.

Learning Outcomes
The programme offered at Institut Hôtelier «César Ritz» is aimed at High School graduates seeking a career in hotel and restaurant management, potentially as owners or managers of a small to middle sized hospitality company. Graduates may also qualify for entry positions at a supervisory level in larger scale hotel operations.

Admission Criteria
18 years of age or over with successful completion of high school. Applicants with previous academic qualifications and/or work experience in the hospitality industry may be eligible for exemption from all or part of the first year of the program. English language proficiency of TOEFL 550 or IELTS 6.0 or the equivalent.

Applicants whose mother tongue is not English are given an English test on arrival. Those who do not have the required English level may join the 11-week «César Ritz» preparatory program in English Language and Hotel Operations.
 

Year 1

You may continue for another 2 terms + 6 month paid Internship in Switzerland and receive the Swiss Higher Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management

Program Cost    (currency converter)

CHF 3,000 Operating Account
CHF 13,000 per Term. 4 Terms  
TOTAL: CHF 52,000

Program Cost Include
 

	Tuition Room and Full Board (Monday Sunday)
	Residence Permit and Tax
	Medical Insurance
	Uniforms
	Books and Internet

Not included: Laptop and wireless LAN (optional; may be purchased on campus)