What is the situation like in Swiss English-taught hotel management schools?

According to reports, Switzerland, as one of the most developed countries in the world, ranks first in per capita income in the world, 10,000 yuan higher than the United States and the United Kingdom. Switzerland is also a peaceful country, and has not experienced a crisis. War and World War II made this country particularly prosperous and peaceful. In recent years, there has been a craze for studying in Switzerland all over the world. Relevant data shows that the number of foreign students in Swiss higher education institutions will increase by 20% in the next 10 years.

As our country is a major country for studying abroad, the number of people studying in Switzerland is also increasing year by year. However, there is no official ranking of Swiss schools, which makes many students encounter many difficulties in choosing a school. Although we can still see some so-called rankings, they are not official actions. This phenomenon is also specifically explained on the website of ASEH, the authoritative Swiss hotel management school association.

The following is an enthusiastic netizen who has studied in Switzerland for four years. By summarizing his own experience of studying and living in Switzerland, he provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to several hotel management schools in Switzerland that teach in English.

EHL - the oldest school

The oldest hotel management school, established in 1893. Teaching in French and English, the school is located in Lausanne, Geneva, a French-speaking part of Switzerland, half an hour's drive from Geneva Airport. The school has very strict academic requirements and high admission requirements. High school graduation plus college entrance examination scores (the college entrance examination scores must meet the domestic undergraduate admission line to be considered), IELTS must reach 7 points or above, and qualified applicants must finally Attend an interview with EHL. The tuition, room and board fees for a four-year bachelor's degree are about 160,000 Swiss francs, or almost one million yuan. For a four-year undergraduate degree, the internship time is 36 weeks. I also wanted to apply to this school back then, but unfortunately a score of 7 on the IELTS is relatively high for most high schools. I got a score of 5.5, which is considered a relatively normal level. I don’t know any classmates studying EHL, so I don’t know much about the situation. Undergraduate studies are supposed to last for thirteen months, and there are no internship opportunities.

SHMS - the largest and most beautiful school

SHMS is located in Montreux and has two campuses, the Caux and Leysin campuses. I visited this in my first year in Switzerland The Caux campus of the school was formerly a large hotel, so the school building is very majestic and can be described as magnificent. The school is located on the top of a mountain, with a panoramic view of the entire Lake Geneva. The school is larger than other hotel management schools in Switzerland, with a larger number of students, and the ratio of students from each region is quite moderate. During my graduation trip to Europe, I happened to meet four SHMS students. At that time, two of them had already received offers from a hotel in the United States, and the other two planned to return to China for development. They themselves have a good evaluation of SHMS. The school's long-term relationship with the hotel is the most praised by students. It holds a Recruitment Fair for interns and graduates every year. It may be because there are a large number of graduates from SHMS and they go to SHMS for recruitment. There are also many hotels. I have seen their leaflet promoting recruitment. Indeed, many big hotels go to them to recruit. Large groups include Ritz, Hyatt, Four Season, Disney and SWISS. There are also many high-end hotels in Europe such as Solmelia, Evian Royal Sanctuary, Helios and more. The tuition, room and board fees for the three-year bachelor's degree program are about 100,000 Swiss francs, and the school provides two internships, which last about 9-12 months. I personally like this school, but the agency didn't recommend it when I was applying, so I didn't choose it at that time. However, I heard that the academics at this school are relatively difficult, and the homework is also quite difficult, so you must be mentally prepared to endure hardship when choosing this school.

GLION - my alma mater

I graduated from Glion and entered school in 2004. I can say a little more about my school. The school is also located in Montreux, halfway up the mountain, just a little below SHMS. It is in a cliff-like position and you can see the entire Lake Geneva. The school has two campuses. The school is surrounded by ski areas, which gives it a resort feel. The school hardware is pretty good, the school has been in operation for many years, the promotion is well done, and the school is well known. When I applied, I asked many agents which school to choose in Switzerland, and they all recommended Glion to me.

I thought that Glion originally had a good Swiss hotel management tradition. It was only after I arrived at school that I learned that Glion and LesRoches were acquired by an American company in 2000. The American business atmosphere destroyed the academic atmosphere of GLION. And when I went there, there were many Asians. In a school with hundreds of students, 125 were from schools in mainland China. In addition, there were also many students from South Korea, Vietnam, and India, and of course, there were also some Americans. When I was a freshman and sophomore, I was often assigned to group discussions with classmates from my own country. When the teacher wasn't paying attention, we all spoke Chinese...but the teachers were pretty good and we had a pretty harmonious relationship with the students. However, the tuition is a bit expensive. The total tuition fee for a three-and-a-half-year bachelor's degree is almost 160,000 Swiss francs (more than one million yuan combined), and there are often some small fees to pay. Overall, I lived quite happily during those three and a half years. I often went skiing or traveling with my classmates.

Cesar Ritz - a school standing on the shoulders of great men

Cesar Ritz Hotel Management School, founded in 1982, has two campuses, located in the city southeast of Lake Geneva. Le Bouveret is located in the center of Brig. Caesar Ritz College is named after Mr. Caesar Ritz, the father of the hotel. It is authorized by the Caesar Ritz Foundation, so it can be regarded as a kind of recognition of Ritz by the descendants of the father of the hotel. Overall, this is a very good academy with great potential for development. I believe it will soon be as famous as the EHL. The undergraduate program at Ritz is three years long, and the master's program is two years long. In addition to teaching hotel and tourism management courses, catering business management courses are also a feature of this school. There is also a very famous course in this school, which is the Culinary Art course. I heard that their teachers in this course are very strong, and Their school was the organizer of the Swiss House for several consecutive Olympic Games, which made me very envious back then! In addition, the catering business management course is also the strength of this school. Many people think that after studying hotel management, they can only work in the hotel or tourism industry. , in fact, it mainly depends on how the school sets up its courses. Taking Ritz as an example, this school attaches great importance to divergent education in the direction of hospitality and tourism. For example, the courses will involve the management of chain catering companies. The three-year bachelor's degree at Ritz costs about 120,000 Swiss francs, and the master's degree costs about 60,000 Swiss francs.

LES-ROCHES - Glion’s sister school

The school is located in Brusch, Valais, Switzerland, a place with beautiful scenery. However, most dormitories are separated from the school building. It takes more than ten minutes to walk from the dormitory to class. It's okay when it's not snowing, but when it snows, it's not convenient to move around. Like Glion, LesRoches also has a good reputation in the country, and its nearly thirty-year history has allowed the school to produce a large number of graduates. But now, like Glion, the school is owned by a consortium in the United States. When I applied, my friends and I happened to go to Glion and Les Roches respectively. Les Roches’ undergraduate degree is completed in four years, which is half a year longer than my undergraduate degree, but it is very satisfying. What makes my friend depressed is that in their first and second years, they attend classes in the first half of the year and do internships in the second half of the year. However, the first half of the year consists of three weeks of classes and three weeks of doing practical work in the school cafeteria (without pay). , which means that he spends half of his time doing practical work, which means that in his first and second years, he only spends a quarter of his time actually attending classes, and the practical courses are in restaurant F&B in the first year, and in the kitchen in the second year. In terms of... Later, my friend transferred to another school in the second semester of his second year. He had spent less than half a year of classes in the first two years and had already spent 60,000 Swiss francs. I heard that Rino's group recently spent a lot of money to find someone to do a school ranking. The survey results actually said that Rino's ranking was higher than Cornell's ranking, and it was in the same first tier as EHL. In fact, Rinois is really not that good. Although it is from the same group as Glion, it is a low-end product. I studied at Glion for three and a half years, but when I got to Renoise, it was changed to four due to the quality of students. Read for years.

IHTTI - a small but well-known school

Founded in 1984, the college is located in the city of Neuchatel (Neuchatel) in the French-speaking area. Neuchatel is a very nice city with many ancient buildings preserved.

IHTTI is a smaller school with only about 300 people, but the school's equipment is still good. After visiting so many schools, I feel that this school's dormitory is the best. According to a friend, IHTTI was formerly known as "Eurotel" hotel. It came from a very famous hotel in the past, so although the school is relatively small, it has all the equipment and facilities needed to study hotel management. In addition, the quality of teachers in this school seems to be good, because I often hear people say that the teachers in this school are very powerful, and some five-star hotel executives come here as part-time teachers. The course is more famous for its hotel and tourism direction, which is suitable for future work in luxury tourism and vacation product management. The cost of a three-year undergraduate course at this school is about 100,000 Swiss francs. This school provides free English tutoring courses for students. I personally appreciate this aspect of this school because everyone knows that schools in Switzerland are private, but it is rare that this school is so considerate of students.

BHMS - Swiss Business and Hotel Management School

Located in Lucerne, it is affiliated to the Swiss Benedict Education Group (the largest non-state educational institution in Switzerland). Benedict itself is a very powerful educational institution, so it owns its BHMS teaching buildings and equipment. BHMS is very close to Lucerne train station and surrounded by a lively business district. But this school, like all urban schools, is not big. However, this school is quite progressive and is very active in arranging internships for students. In the third year of their undergraduate studies, students can transfer to James Cook University in Australia and Brighton in the UK, and the school will arrange applications and visas. BHMS tuition is relatively cheap, about 80,000 Swiss francs for an undergraduate degree, and there are three internship opportunities. Suitable for students with average economic conditions. Although the tuition is relatively cheap, the overall teaching quality is guaranteed, making it a cost-effective school with development potential.

HIM - Retraining Base for Hotel Managers

Founded in 1986, it is located in the center of Montreux. It is also a small school, but it looks relatively small from the main building of the school. The atmosphere is great, and you can see distant mountain peaks from the school, which is a nice place to watch. I am also studying in Montreux, so I visited this school when I first arrived in Switzerland. HIM left a good impression on me. When I visit a school, I usually like to visit the library. HIM is a school with about 400 to 500 people. The library actually has over a thousand books. In addition, HIM students seem to be more mature. I heard that this is because HIM mainly promotes double major degrees in business administration and hotel management, and is more popular with some high-level hotel managers who want to retrain. In addition, this low-key school has a very good point, that is, it cooperates with Cornell in the United States, and there are also some more famous schools in the United States. I have always believed that hotel management is a relatively specialized subject. If some business management courses are injected into the course, it can be It is said to be a good improvement, so that students are not necessarily limited to the hotel industry after graduation but can have broader employment opportunities. The tuition fee for a three-year undergraduate course is about 100,000 Swiss francs, which is about 600,000 RMB.