Dear Students,
On 14th July the third 2008 academic semester will start at “César Ritz” Colleges Switzerland, one of the leading hotel schools in Switzerland. Welcome to all of you who are joining our “César Ritz” Family for the first time and those of you who are returning from your hospitality industry training. Get ready to continue your hospitality education, your future is our commitment!
Click here to find out the details about our Welcome Desk at Geneva Airport. |
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42nd GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE INSTITUT HOTELIER "CESAR RITZ"
19 June 2008 |
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At the same time every year, visitors from around the world are welcomed by Institut Hôtelier “César Ritz” (IHCR) as they attend the annual Graduation Ceremony in Le Bouveret. This year, 220 students have successfully completed their studies at either IHCR in Le Bouveret or at University Centre “César Ritz” (UCCR) in Brig.
Click here to read more about the graduation ceremony |
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18th BOURSE EVIAN FOR YOUNG TALENT HELD AT THE INSTITUT HOTELIER "CESAR RITZ"
21 May 2008
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As defending champions, ˝César Ritz˝ Colleges Switzerland was proud to host the final of the 18th Bourse Evian for Young Talent on 21 May 2008. The event, organized by Evian-Volvic Suisse SA, had as its patron former winner Mr Roland Dürr, a “César Ritz” Colleges graduate.
The mineral water company Evian created the competition in 1982 to encourage hotel management students to enhance their creativity through innovative projects. Topics have included business projects, concepts and marketing strategies for original ideas or products.
Click here to read more about the Bourse Evian 2008 |
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CHOOSE THE RIGHT HOTEL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL FOR YOU!
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Lately, some hotel management schools have published rankings, which are designed to increase their new student enrolments.
Rankings could be done about many different aspects, such as:
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Admissions criteria (selective admissions or not)
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Quality of faculty
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Quality of facilities
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Class size and personal advising
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Career opportunities and career services
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Alumni
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Reputation within industry and partner networks
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Research and publications
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Website
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Number of students/faculty/alumni
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The result of the rankings would be different in each and every survey done.
“César Ritz” Colleges (CRC) had not participated, nor been asked to participate in any ranking survey, but would be happy to do so if an organisation would make an objective ranking, based on a number of measurable factors agreed by all participating schools.
Do you wish to obtain more information about rankings in general and ranking of hotel schools in particular? Please connect to the following “Blog” and do not hesitate to make comments, we are interested in YOUR opinion.
Click here to access the blog hotel school rankings
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Jumeirah International at the Career Fair 2006
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OPEN HOUSE FOR THE LAUNCH OF THEMIS AND XENIUS
Brig, 25 April 2008 |
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On 25 April the University Centre “César Ritz” celebrated the official completion of the Themis and Xenius dorms with an open day complete with speeches, food, and all-around merriment. T&X, as they are affectionately called, house hospitality and tourism management students.
The big day finally arrived! With all the construction on T&X at an end, it was time to celebrate. Students have been living in the dorms since 3 October 2007 in spite of some minor construction continuing, especially from October to December in the Xenius building.
Click here to read more about the official opening
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LAUNCHING THE RACE TO BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES 2008
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After the success of Athens 2004 and Torino 2006, “César Ritz” Colleges, Switzerland is, once again, the partner of choice for Presence Suisse to participate in the House of Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The operational management of the Food & Beverage outlets will be the responsibility of Gamma Catering AG who will recruit staff from “César Ritz” Colleges and IMI. Gamma successfully ran the restaurant at the Swiss Pavilion during the Aichi World Exposition in Japan and will do likewise at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. It is a great chance for the students to gain experience while working with experts in international event catering.
Click here to read more about "César Ritz" Colleges in Beijing |
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - BRIG
5 – 7 September 2008
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We are again looking forward to welcome recruiters from around the world to our annual Career Development Conference at the University Centre “César Ritz” (UCCR) in Brig.
On the basis of feedback from the industry and from our students, we have moved this year’s Career Development Conference from October to the first weekend of September – 5 to 7 September, to be exact. Not only are we very much looking forward to seeing industry representatives who have attended in previous years, we are also very pleased to be welcoming representatives of new properties who would like to take this unique opportunity to hire qualified, international, and highly motivated hospitality graduates.
Click here to read more about the Career Development Conference
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INNOVATIVE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAMMES
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«César Ritz» Colleges Switzerland is launching the Culinary Arts Academy, Switzerland. This innovative educational undertaking is based on 25 years of Food & Beverage teaching experience of «Cesar Ritz» Colleges and will further enhance the range of learning opportunities its students already enjoy. Located at Institut Hôtelier «César Ritz», the academy will initially offer two programmes, i.e. the Advanced Certificate in Culinary Arts and the Swiss Higher Diploma in Culinary Studies.
Click here to visit the Culinary Arts Academy website |
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WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION ACCREDITS «CESAR RITZ» COLLEGES
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For the first time in its existence, the World Tourism Organization’s Themis Institution has accredited study programmes of a Swiss Hotel Management School. In a first round of accreditation, the Swiss Diploma in Hotel Management and the Master of Science in International Hospitality Management, offered by «César Ritz» Colleges Switzerland received the prestigious label “TedQual” Accredited.
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