AP: Swiss Hotel mgt schools to hold seminar

Hyderabad, Nov 19: Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and Glion Institute of Higher Education, two of the world's top three hospitality and hotel management schools based in Switzerland, will hold an education seminar on Nov 25 at Taj Krishna in the city.

In a statement, Glion and Les Roches Regional Admission Director Pimo Mazurczak said, ''The traditional Indian view of the hospitality sector has undergone a huge change and graduates from our schools are in high demand in the travel, hotel, restaurant, cruise-ship sectors and even in large corporate houses. We have found that Indian students educated at Les Roches and Glion find excellent career opportunities in India as well as in Europe, Asia, the West Asia and North America.'' Over the last four years, more than 150 Indian students have pursued an international hospitality management education at Les Roches and Glion. Entry is free for students and parents.

Les Roches and Glion offer a combination of carefully planned hands-on exercises designed to instill management competencies, a full range of academic subjects from general education through management theory and professional internships.

''Well-educated management personnel will be a pre-requisite for offering the highest international standards of service by the hospitality industry. In addition, the new Indian has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and we have seen several of our Indian students embark on numerous successful ventures,'' Mr Mazurczak added.

Glion offers a broad range of hospitality management programmes in hotel management, event, sport, and entertainment management, and also offers specialisations in marketing, finance and human resources. Les Roches specializes in all aspects of hotel management, offering programmes in international hotel management andfood and beverage management, as well as programme specializations in marketing and finance.

UNI