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Shaker Heights, Ohio

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Shaker Heights Middle School

Shaker Heights Middle School is located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and is part of the Shaker Heights City School District. Being the sole public middle school in the district, it serves about 900 students in grades seven and eight....

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The Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) is 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....

's largest English-speaking hotel management school. SHMS provides an international programme through a mixture of courses and practical internships. The school offers various programs other than the basic Bachelor's Degree(BA Hons) in International Hospitality Management, including Postgraduate, Master's and PhD programmes. The most common Bachelor's Degree programme includes the Swiss Higher Diploma and optionally the Diploma of the American Hotel and Lodging Association.

SHMS is 100% Swiss-owned and a member of the Swiss Hotel Schools Association Swiss Hotel Schools Association (ASEH)

Swiss Hotel Schools Association (ASEH)

The Swiss Hotel Schools Association with the aim of protecting the reputation of the traditional hotel management school. The Association has established academic, professional and ethical standard and only accepts hotel management school that meet the standards. ASEH is a consolidation of 12...

 and the Swiss Education Group

Swiss Education Group

The Swiss Education Group is an alliance of three separate Swiss Hospitality Schools: the Swiss hotel management school, the Hotel Institute Montreux, and International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute.-The Six SEG Benefits:...

 (SEG).

Brief History

Switzerland's reputation in hotel management began more than 100 years ago when the first luxury hotels were built in Switzerland. The "Caux-Palace", was the largest exclusive establishment in its day.
Today, the Caux-Palace is home of SHMS. Students from more than 60 different countries join the school every year to learn in a unique atmosphere, at the very source of Switzerland's hospitality reputation. In the real life environment of the Caux-Palace Hotel, there are many qualified hospitality experts that guide students through a balanced curriculum, comprising a wealth of practical elements, management expertise and languages.

As the number of students at SHMS increased over the last few decades, SHMS purchased a second campus in Leysin

Leysin

Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-History:Leysin is first mentioned around 1231-32 as Leissins. In 1352 it was mentioned as Leisins.-Geography:...

 in 2003 and completely renovated it for instruction. The Leysin campus opened in September 2004 with state-of-the-art learning and practical facilities and accommodation for over 600 students.

Academic Programs

SHMS's academic programs combine practical elements from all aspects of the hospitality industry with key management skills, providing graduates with the best possible foundation for their future career.

The SHMS curriculum takes an international approach to education. Within a multi-cultural classroom atmosphere, students are offered courses based upon international awareness of the industry in order to develop the ability to effectively communicate in the global hospitality environment.

SHMS offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters Degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs

2 years: Swiss Diploma in Hotel Operational Management

2.5 years: Swiss Higher Diploma in

• Hospitality Management
  Hospitality management
  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...
  
  
• Hospitality and Events Management
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Events Management
• Tourism Management
• Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts

The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) Diploma in Hospitality Management (optional)

Swiss BA (Hons) Degree and British BA (Hons) Degree from the University of Derby

University of Derby

The University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. The main site is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park...

 in

• Hospitality Management
  Hospitality management
  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...
  
  
• Hospitality and Events Management
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Events Management
• Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts

Masters Programs

MA - Masters in International Hospitality Management

MA - Online Master of International Hospitality Management

MIB - Masters in International Business and Hotel, Resort and Spa Management

External links

• Swiss Hotel Management School
• Global Hospitality Education