Business and Hotel Management School – Switzerland

Business and Hotel Management School

Motto	Preparing Hospitality Leaders
Type	Suisse Federal College of Higher Education in Switzerland
Established	1998 [1]
President	H. Meister [2]
Principal	P. Terry
Dean	H. Robinson [3]
Academic staff	60
Students	1100 per year
Location	Lucerne, Switzerland
Website	http://www.bhms.ch/

Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) is a private institution for higher education with four campuses in Lucerne, Switzerland established in 1998.^[1][4]

History

BHMS, located in Lucerne city, is a member of the Bénédict Switzerland group of schools,^[5] founded in 1928.^[6][7] Bénédict School is a private educational organization which educates each year more than 15.000 full and part-time students.^[8][9] BHMS was founded in 1998 ^[1] as a branch of the Bénédict Schools in Switzerland located in St. Gallen, Zurich, Lucerne and Bern.^[10][11] At BHMS campuses, about 650 students per year take courses in the hotel and hospitality industry.

Programs

BHMS School provides undergraduate, graduate and post graduate programs in the fields of Hotel Management, Culinary Arts ^[12] and Masters in Hospitality and Global Management.^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

Campuses

BHMS has 4 campuses located in the center of Lucerne city being 5–15 minutes walking distance from each other: ^[1]

Lakefront Center (Bénédict School and BHMS classrooms);

St.-Karli-Quai (BHMS classroom building);

Sentipark (BHMS classroom building & student residence);

Baselstrasse 57 (BHMS classroom building & student residence).^[18]

Key dates

1998 BHMS was founded as a branch of Bénédict School, in Switzerland.^[19]

1998 Opening of BHMS Baselstrasse Campus.

2003 Recognition of awards from Brighton University.^[20]

2007 Collaborative agreement developed with Robert Gordon University.^[21]

2008 First validation event to offer a Robert Gordon University program at BHMS.

2008 Introduction of the first bachelor's degree in Hotel & Hospitality Management.

2008 Opening of BHMS Lakefront Centre Campus.

2008 BHMS receives the fully accreditation by the ACFF (American Culinary Federation Foundation).

2011 Established a collaborative partnership to offer the CityU of Seattle MBA program in BHMS.^[22][23]

2011 Introduction of the first MBA in Hotel & Hospitality Management.

2011 Opening of BHMS St. Karli Quai Campus.

2012 Opening of BHMS Sentipark Campus.

2015 Inauguration of a new BHMS Culinary Lab in Lucerne.

2015 Introduction of the new MSc in International Hospitality Business Management (RGU).

Accreditation

• BHMS is certified by an EduQua certification, the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems in Further Education.^[24][25]
• BHMS is a full member of the Private School Register in Switzerland;^[26]
• BHMS is a full member of EURHODIP - The Leading Hotel Schools in Europe;^[27]
• BHMS is a member of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE);^[28]
• BHMS is a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association;^[29]
• BHMS Culinary program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Foundation;^[30]

References

External links

• BHMS Official Website