LRG University of Applied Sciences
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The Roches Gruyère University of Applied Sciences (LRGUAS) is a private university with two campuses located in the French-speaking parts of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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LRGUAS was created on July 2, 2008 when it received the authorization of the Swiss Confederation to deliver a Bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...

 of Science in Hospitality Management
Hospitality management studies
Hospitality management is the academic study of the hospitality industry. A degree in Hospitality management is often conferred from either a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a department in hospitality management studies...

 that meets the European Bologna standards using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). This newly formed university is a sister school of Institute of Higher Education (GIHE) and Roches International School of Hotel Management (LRB) who have been educating international students in hospitality
Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...

 management for more than 50 years and was ranked among the top three hospitality schools in the world for an international career in 2007.

Academic Structure

Les Roches-Gruyères’ recognition by the Swiss Confederation makes it one of only two Universities of Applied Sciences offering a Bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...

 of Science in Hospitality Management. The degree track has a choice of two specializations. The specialization in International Hospitality Management is offered on the Bulle
Bulle
Bulle is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême.-History:...

 campus. The specialization in Food, Beverage and Operations Management is offered on the Bluche campus.

True to the Swiss educational model, the LRG-UAS program includes a preparatory year where courses are focused on hotel operations in a craft-based learning environment and building experience through a hospitality industry
Hospitality industry
The hospitality industry consists of broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, and additional fields within the tourism industry. The hospitality industry is a several billion dollar industry...

internship. For students who choose International Hospitality Management, the first semester of the preparatory year will be taught on the Glion campus of GIHE. For the Food, Beverage
Food and Beverage
F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage", which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods...

 and Operations Management specialization, the students live and learn on the Bluche campus.

Upon successful completion of the preparatory year students continue on to the administration and management modules for hospitality
Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...

 and service organizations. LRG employs only faculty members who hold credentials appropriate to the level they teach and requires that faculty members keep up-to-date with the current industry trends through contact with the profession, as per the federal requirements for the UAS accreditation.

The modules of the LRGUAS program are valued using the European Credit Transfer System
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...

 (ECTS) with each year of the program worth 60 ECTS for a total of 180 ECTS. The UAS qualification allows students to enter Master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...

 programs or transfer credits into European universities.

Academic Structure

of Science in Hospitality Management with a specialisation in International Hospitality Management

of Science in Hospitality Management with a specialisation in Food, Beverage and Operations Management

Campus

The preparatory year of the International Hotel Management specialization takes place on the Glion-sur-Montreux
Glion
This article is about the municipality in Canton Vaud. For the city in Canton Graubünden, see Ilanz.Glion is a village in the municipality of Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland...

 campus of Glion Institute of Higher Education. Students then move into the official bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...

 of Science in Hospitality Management program on the Bulle campus for the remaining three years. The entire Food, Beverage and Operations Management specialization takes place on the Bluche campus. GIHE and LRB are accredited by the England Association of Schools and Colleges(NEASC). These institutions are not a part of LRG-UAS although the faculty, campuses and facilities such as the libraries and student housing are shared with these institutions.

Bulle Campus

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The three year degree section of the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management with a specialization in International Hospitality Management takes place on the Campus. This university style campus is only 35 minutes away from Montreux
Montreux
Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...

 or Lausanne in the Gruyère-Moléson
Gruyère (district)
Gruyère District is a district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital is Bulle.-Municipalities:-Mergers and name changes:...

 region of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. The library has over 10’000 books and professional journals, thousands of CDs and DVDs and students can also access more than 15,000 on-line journals and publications. Bulle campus facilities are modern and comfortable with a catered restaurant, student lounge, and students have access to a fitness center through a school sponsored membership. The campus is only a few minutes away from the train station and town center.

Bluche Campus

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This campus offers the specialization in Food, Beverage and Operations Management.
This campus stretches across the village of Bluche in the heart of the Swiss Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

. The campus features three academic wings with 30 classrooms, two computer labs, one demonstration kitchen and demonstration bar, a reception and housekeeping practical classroom, mock hotel room, two professional kitchens and two auditoriums. The renovated library offers 10,000 academic titles and 2,000 DVDs and CDs in addition to the 15,000 online academic journals and the separate media center. Student accommodations are spread throughout the village in 16 separate buildings with different types of accommodations buildings. The Bluche campus provides a number of sport and recreational facilities. Within ten minutes by train, students can also visit Crans Montana, an internationally renowned ski and tourism resort for night-life and shopping.

Accreditation

University of Applied Sciences is authorized by the Swiss Federal Authorities since the 2nd of July 2008. Its Bachelor of Science meets European Bologna
Bologna process
The purpose of the Bologna Process is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention...

standards and allows students to transfer or carry on studies in other European universities, or anywhere in the world.

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