Steeped in tradition, Glion is rated amongst the top three hospitality management schools in the world. Hotelier visited the institution’s campus in Switzerland to find out about its postgraduate and MBA programmes for professionals
Established in 1962, Glion is among the leaders in hospitality management education. While the school originally delivered a limited programme that was very hotel-focused, students can now choose from a range of courses, from hospitality to finance, marketing and event management.
“Students choose Glion for our extreme internationalism. It’s part of our key education model. Students come not just for the education, but also the excellence and the employment opportunities our degree provides; it’s proven by how desirable our students are with industry partners. And that’s beyond just the hospitality industry, and expands to the service and finance sectors as well,” says Judy Hou, CEO of Glion.
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Hou points to research from the World Travel and Tourism Council, which shows that in the next 10 years, one in every 10 jobs will be related to the hospitality and travel and tourism industry.
“There is a tremendous growth in the hospitality sector. But beyond that, we also see our students go into other service sectors and financial sectors. So the growth opportunity and the career development opportunity is endless.
“We are seeing an increase in private banking recruitment of our students because they understand that our students not only have the financial acumen, but often have skills not found outside of the hospitality industry,” she states.
Recently, Glion also set up its first international campus in London, taking the Swiss school overseas. Located within the University of Roehampton, the campus delivers the same curriculum as the Swiss-based campuses.
“We are very excited about the potential that London holds as an additional destination for our students to experience a global education,” comments Hou.
“We make sure that our curriculum is designed such that students have the opportunity to experience what they would actually experience in real life when they join any global organisation.”
For working professionals, Glion offers a number of learning programmes, including executive certificates, and MBA progammes, which are available both online and on campus.
Embracing the growing trend for online education, Glion is also the only Swiss hospitality school to offer an online MBA in Hospitality and Service Industries Management.
“That programme is longer, because students are taking part-time courses while they are still working,” Hou explains.
“So the time to graduation is between two and two-and-a-half years, depending on how quickly they complete each semester.”
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