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13 . Dec . 2008
Leading Australian Hotel Management Schools Join Laureate International Universities Network
With addition of Blue Mountains Hotel School and Australian International
Hotel School, Laureate creates most extensive network of international
hospitality schools in the world.
Baltimore, Maryland – December 2, 2008 - Blue Mountains International Hotel
Management School (Pty Ltd), owners of Blue Mountains Hotel School and the
Australian International Hotel School, has joined the Laureate
International Universities network. Laureate now has the most extensive
network of international hospitality schools in the world.
Founded in 1991 in Leura, Australia, Blue Mountains Hotel School (BMHS) is
widely recognized for hospitality and tourism management education. Over 90
percent of graduates are hired by leading hospitality companies, including
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Corporation, and InterContinental
Hotel Group. More than 500 students attend BMHS, which is accredited by the
New South Wales Higher Education Directorate, and by the Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
The Australian International Hotel School (AIHS) was founded in 1995 in
Canberra, Australia, in affiliation with the School of Hotel Administration
at Cornell University in the United States. AIHS is accredited by the
Australia Capital Territory Accreditation and Registration Council and by
DEEWR. More than 100 students attend AIHS.
Both institutions’ programs are endorsed by The University of Queensland,
their strategic partner and one of Australia’s leading research
universities.
“With the addition of these institutions, we have created a renowned
international network of accredited, degree-granting hotel management
schools,” said Douglas L. Becker, chief executive officer of Laureate
Education. “Laureate International Universities students from Glion
Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, Les Roches International
School of Hotel Management in Switzerland, Les Roches Marbella in Spain,
Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College in China, and
Kendall College in Chicago, can now also study in Australia.”
“We are pleased that both of our schools are going to be in such good
hands,” said Max Player, one of the former owners of Blue Mountains
International Hotel Management School (Pty Ltd).
“This is an exciting and very important event for students, alumni and
employees,” said Guy Bentley, chief executive officer of BMHS and AIHS.
“Our institutions and our students have a lot in common. Our graduates,
like those from Glion and Les Roches,
go on to become managers in five-star hotels. Direct access to the
educational and professional resources of the global leader in hospitality
education further expands career opportunities for our students around the
world.”
About Laureate International Universities
Laureate International Universities is a global network of 42 accredited
campus-based and online universities offering undergraduate and graduate
degree programs to nearly 500,000 students around the world. Laureate
International Universities students are part of an international, academic
community that spans 20 countries and more than 100 campuses throughout
North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Laureate International
Universities offer more than 130 career-focused, undergraduate, master’s
and doctoral degree programs in fields including engineering, education,
business, medicine, law, architecture, health sciences, hospitality,
culinary arts, and information technology.
For more information, visit
http://www.laureate-inc.com.
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03 . Sep . 2008
Glion Among the Hospitality schools
Top Five International
Hospitality Management Schools in the World
for an International Career.
Based on frequency of school selection by hospitality
industry hiring managers.
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14. Jun . 2008
AAG activities &
prominent Alumni
Posted by: AAg Office
Expanding a 'fellowship' of fine living
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
The New York Times Media Group
14 June 2008
International Herald Tribune
SINGAPORE -- In 1954, eight hotel and restaurant
operators situated along the highway from Paris to Nice
decided to market their properties together.
They published a four-page leaflet entitled ''Route du
Bonheur,'' or Road of Happiness, and stated on the cover
that it would one day go around the world.
The Route du Bonheur became Relais & Chateaux, a
self-styled ''fellowship'' of boutique hotels and
gourmet restaurants, and it does indeed now span the
globe, with 475 members in 55 countries.
The not-for-profit association's most recent push has
been in Asia, with additions that include hotels in
Cambodia (Heritage Suites Hotel in Siem Reap) and India
(the Malabar House in Kerala, Mahua Kothi in the
Bandhavgarh National Park and Le Dupleix in
Pondicherry).
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