Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality
| Type | Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Established | 1966 |
| Dean | Ms. Ulrike Kuhnhenn |
| Director | Mr. Knut Rupprecht |
Academic staff | 45 |
Administrative staff | 40 |
| Students | 300 |
| Location | Passugg, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Campus | School Hotel Passugg |
| Colors | Red |
| Affiliations | hotelleriesuisse Campus Tourismus Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne |
| Website | http://www.ssth.ch |
The Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality[1] (SSTH) is an institution of higher education located in Passugg in Switzerland. The fields of study include tourism, gastronomy, hospitality and management. Courses of study range from basic vocational education with apprenticeship, higher professional education to Bachelor of Science.
Profile
SSTH was founded by Dr. Markus Christoffel in 1966. Since 1988, a former spa hotel in Passugg serves as the educational facility for the 300 plus students at the College of Applied Sciences. With the international orientation of the school students from more than 40 nations study at SSTH. As the first recognised German speaking Hotel Management School, SSTH has been teaching according to the new Swiss national frame work since 2009.
The programs at SSTH are under the control of the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology OPET, The Cantonal Office for Higher Education (AHB. The courses of the vocational school are supervised by the Cantonal Office for Vocational Education (AfB).
In November 2013, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, acquired SSTH as a majority shareholder, alongside hotelleriesuisse, the Swiss Hotel Association (SHA).
Educational programs and degrees
Vocational education
- Hotel and Gastro Specialist (cantonal certificate) with integrated Federal Certificate of Vocational Training and Education as Restaurant Specialist
Higher vocational education (Hospitality Management School)
- Higher Federal Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management HF
International Courses (Hospitality Management School and Bachelor Degree)
- Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management
- Swiss Professional Degree in Hospitality Management
Cooperations
- University of Delaware, Newark, USA [2]
- Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru [3]
- Cheju Halla College, Cheju Island, South Korea [4]
International Food Festival
The food festival is a student-based project that is organised by the students as part of their project management education. Since 2003 the food festival has been open the public and annually welcomes around 2000 guests for a culinary trip around the world. On the 20 degustation stands the students present specialities and exotic dishes from their home countries. Workshops, tasting sessions and presentations supplement the food festival programme.
References
- ↑ Deepali, Radadiya. "Tourism and Hospitality Review". tourism review News. tourism. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/hrim/study-abroad
- ↑ http://www.usil.edu.pe/0/modulos/JER/JER_Interna.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=6&JER=1119
- ↑ http://www.chu.ac.kr/language/en/sub02/sub03_u01.php