Vatel - Switzerland

Study hospitality management at Vatel Switzerland!

Vatel Switzerland is an educational institution - elected best Eurhodip school in 2012 - which ranks among the top hospitality schools in Europe and provides its students with high-quality education courses, know-how, a professional attitude, and essential life skills. Located in the Alps of Western Switzerland, Vatel Switzerland aims to be a world-leader in hospitality management higher education.

Vatel's hospitality history of success

Vatel is officially the first group of hotel management schools in the world, having opened in Paris in 1981. Since then, Vatel has grown enormously - today 7,000 students attend 30 Vatel schools in 21 countries. These hotel management schools are internationally known for preparing students to excel in tourism and hotel management positions. Vatel schools have developed a strong network of over 25,000 alumni over the years, facilitating students' abilities to get internships and employment in reputed hotel chains throughout the world.

Vatel Switzerland opened in 2010 and offers hospitality education courses with academically challenging curriculums combining theoretical classes and practical training. Vatel Switzerland is so far the only hotel management school in Switzerland to possess its own 4-star training hotel open all year with 111 rooms, a fine-dining restaurant, and a congress and conference center with a capacity of 400 clients with 2 translating booths allowing simultaneous conferences in various languages.

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Through its ideal location in the Alps, Vatel Switzerland's state-of-the-art campus combines a high-quality of life with safety in a study-friendly atmosphere thriving of multicultural exchanges. Following its desire to reduce its carbon footprint and reach out to the needs of the next generation of hoteliers, Vatel Switzerland is the first school in Switzerland to start tuition on tablets only thanks to a partnership with Samsung.

Vatel Switzerland offers a Master in HR Management & Training, as it strongly believes this will be the major challenge for upcoming managers in this field. In 2013, Vatel Switzerland offers seven masters specialisations with selection limited to 400 students on campus to guarantee a personalized approach to tuition.

Additional advantages of VATEL Switzerland

• Students are prepared for operational and general management positions gradually, through 3-year Bachelors and 2-year consecutive Masters curriculum
• The Marco Polo exchange program provides students the opportunity to spend one school year in one of the 30 other VATEL hospitality schools around the world
• Paid internships allow students to gain confidence and skills in 4- or 5-star hotels, in addition to their strong operational know-how. In Switzerland, internships are guaranteed a strict minimum stipend of CHF 2168.- per month.

For highly motivated students who are seeking the educational experience of a lifetime in the tourism and hotel management industry in the heart of Europe, look no further than Vatel Switzerland. Ask any Vatel graduate!