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Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ), Canada

Established more than 45 years ago, the ITHQ specialises in tourism, hospitality, food service and sommelier training. It offers vocational (secondary level), technical (college level), advanced and university-level programs, as well as continuing education. The ITHQ also has a teaching hotel and two teaching restaurants, along with its research centre, the Centre d’expertise et de recherche (CER).

The ITHQ has over 100 expert professors, proficient in the latest trends in tourism, hospitality, food service, sommelier training and management.

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Students can expect to get practical training throughout the learning experiences, due to the work-study format of the programmes.

The courses also include industry-specific internships (usually paid) in Québec, others parts of Canada, or abroad.

The Paul-Émile-Lévesque dining room and the Restaurant de l’Institut serve real patrons, and The Hôtel de l’Institut is a teaching hotel whose 42 rooms were fully renovated in 2010.

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