October Intake

Les Roches International School of Hotel Management offers an October intake for a Bachelor Degree in International Hotel Management

Students interested in an international career in hospitality management can still apply until 30 August 2011

Les Roches International School of Hotel Management offers an October intake, allowing students to take a break after their final exams and before embarking on their studies in the Bachelor of Business Administration program at one of the world’s leading hospitality management schools in Switzerland.

Les Roches is located in the beautiful mountain village of Bluche in Switzerland and is animated by an international student body coming from over 90 different countries. ‘At Les Roches, we recognize the need to adapt to a changing environment and we know that, more than ever, now is the time to prepare for the future within the hospitality arena’, CEO Sonia Tatar says. As one of the leading international hospitality schools in the world, Les Roches continues to offer a rich and memorable educational experience.

By choosing to start at Les Roches this fall, students can benefit from some key advantages. The fall semester allows students to complete between 7-9 months internship after the first semester. A longer internship is more attractive for employers and allows interns to gain an even better knowledge of the working environment giving them a competitive edge when they graduate. The October intake, same as the regular January and July intakes, is fully compatible with transfer opportunities to international campuses in Spain, Australia or China.

Graduating with a Bachelor Degree from Les Roches fully prepares students to enter the hospitality industry with confidence. During their studies at Les Roches, Students develop their management skills and practical competencies using a wide range of teaching and learning processes. During the last two semesters, they build upon their previously acquired technical and operational managerial competencies and they can choose one of the specialization which suits their career objectives and areas of interest. They have five choices: Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Culinary Business Management and Hotel Design and Project Management.

For more information, log on to: www.lesroches.edu/october

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Important dates:

• Application deadline: 30 August 2011
• Arrival on campus: 12 October 2011

About Les Roches International School of Hotel Management:

Les Roches International School of Hotel Management is a private Swiss educational institution, offering various undergraduate, graduate and post graduate programs up to four years. Nestled in the Swiss Alps at 1,274 meters in the small town of Bluche, just a few minutes drive from the famous and charming resort of Crans Montana, Les Roches offers to its international student body comprised of over 1’200 students from more than 90 countries a young and dynamic educational environment, perfect to mature and gain experience to start an exciting and diverse professional career. Around 85 faculty members including part-time equivalent lecturers and visiting lecturers teach at Les Roches. Les Roches students can choose between an average of three internships and have an average of three job offers after graduation.

Les Roches again ranked among the top hospitality management schools worldwide

In a global survey of 5-star hotel hiring managers, Les Roches was ranked number 2 among all international hospitality management schools for an international career.  Statistically, three institutes occupy this ranking position including Glion Institute of Higher Education.  (TNS Global Survey, September 2010).