| Hotelschool The Hague | |
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| International University in Hospitality Management | |
| Established | 1929 |
| Type | University of Professional Education |
| Director | Harm Noordhof |
| Admin. staff | 200 |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Undergraduates | Bachelor in Business Administration |
| Postgraduates | Master in Science Hospitality Management |
| Location | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Campus | The Hague, Amsterdam |
| Affiliations | Leading Hotel Schools of the World |
| Website | Official Website |
Hotelschool The Hague (Dutch: Hotelschool Den Haag) is an international vocational university specializing in hospitality management located in The Hague, the Netherlands. The main facility of Hotelschool The Hague lies just outside the city centre of The Hague, close to other International organizations and the Scheveningen beach, the most famous beach in the Netherlands.
Over the years it has become one of the best Hotel Schools in the world, and is recognized as such by the business community as well as by the Dutch government. The World Tourism Organization has placed Hotelschool The Hague on its list of the "best hospitality training centers of the world".
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Hotelschool The Hague offers a single Bachelor programme on its campuses in The Hague and Amsterdam. The programme is taught in English for both national as international students. The 4 year Bachelor course results in the internationally recognized Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration in Hotel Management. As from September 2008 a new curriculum is introduced, covering the following key area's:
The university offers a Fast Track Programme too for students with previous hospitality qualifications. The first two years of the regular Bachelor programme are replaced by a special 6 week programme in summer, the rest of the course is merely comparable with the regular course.
Together with Erasmus University, one of the top 10 business schools in Europe, it offers a 1 year programme, in which business science and hospitality leadership are combined, taking hospitality studies to academic levels.
The course programmes have been accredited by the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). Hotelschool The Hague is a member of the Leading Hotel Schools of the World; an association of top Hotel Schools in the world. Hotelschool The Hague has signed the Code of Conduct for international students and is registered as such with the Informatie Beheer Groep
Hotelschool The Hague is listed as one of the universities with the most foreign students, relatively to the total student population. In 2008-2009 that was approximately 25%, an increasing amount over the years.[2]
Hotelschool The Hague’s curriculum is based on the principle of ‘entrepreneurial learning’. The lecturer acts as a coach, rather than as a teacher. Instead of lecturing he provides the students with tasks and assignments, gives them introductory lectures and assists when there is problem. This approach has drawn criticism from students, advocating that lecturers in this way shuns away from responsibility.
Dutch education is founded by problem-based learning, for which it had received international acclaim. The 'entrepreneurial learning' reflects that way of thinking and the education philosophy follows the traditional paper writing, working in groups to analyze and solve specific problems and acquiring practical work experience through internships.
Hotelschool The Hague has a distinguished and talented group of lecturers, with many years of experience in hospitality management education.
Notable faculty include:
L. Lin, B.S. [Maryland] MBA [California State] Ph.D. [Amsterdam], whose specialty is marketing and Revenue Management.
J.P. van der Rest, B.HA [Hotelschool Maastricht] MBA [Durham] Ph.D [Oxford Brookes]
M. van der Weerdt, M.A. [Maastricht] M.Sc. [Surrey] a specialist in Total Quality Management.
M. Lewison, AB [Columbia] Ph.D [Pittsburgh], a specialist in Sports Management and Amusement Park Revenue.
D. J. Russell, AB [Holy Cross] LL.M. [Leiden] JCB [Louvain], who concentrates on Labour Law and Legal Issues of Hospitality.
R. Gallicano, B.S. [Wake Forest] M.HA. [Cornell], a specialist in Food and Beverage trends in hospitality.
D. Tromp, M.S. [Leiden] Ph.D. [Utrecht], who concentrates on Statistical Research in the Hospitality Industry.
S. L. Feigenbaum, B.S. [Cornell] M.S. [Florida International U.] Cand. Ph.D. [Virginia Tech] whose field of expertise is Services Management and Strategy.
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