Business and Hotel Management School

Hotels, resorts, cruise ships, airlines, clubs, restaurants and many of the related 
service sector industries are looking for qualified, multi skilled future managers 
to expand their businesses. The tourism sector is projected to continue growing 
and as it expands, employers around the world increasingly demand qualified and 
highly skilled managers. You have a great opportunity to develop your career in this 
fast growing sector.
Hotel and tourism careers are for young people with strong organizational and 
interpersonal skills. Some of the abilities necessary for a successful career include: 
people and communication skills, patience and tolerance, sales ability, being 
multi-lingual and having a sincere desire to continue learning on-the-job. Hotel 
and tourism careers are for those who enjoy the art of creating a pleasant and 
enjoyable environment for customers as well as for those who love the excitement 
of travel.

The hospitality industry is thriving and showing a double digit growth rate worldwide. Currently, it amounts to $6 billion annually and accounts for 10.6% or 1/10th of the world's GNP if you include travel and tourism. Studies of the WTTC (World Travel Tourism Council) base these figures on 174 countries and estimate that this industry sector generates 221,6 million jobs. It is estimated that by the year 2015, an additional 4.6% growth rate can be expected for the tourism sector overall, offering new and exciting opportunities.

Growth and increasing customer demand makes this industry flourish. Areas such as hotel management, resort management, cruise ship management, the airline industry, private clubs and resorts and many other hospitality sectors have an increased demand for highly qualified and skilled managers that offer them exceptional and multifaceted career opportunities. The tourism industry will offer you a chance to prove your organizational skills and social competencies. Young, communicative women and men, who have a natural talent for customer care, sales and foreign languages in social settings are highly sought after. They love to travel and understand the ideal environment and optimum requirements that international clientele demands. They want to achieve their private and professional goals and know that only a good, sound education and continued, broad-based specialized training will open the doors to a successful graduate career.

With BHMS and their educational partners, you will have the optimum conditions to acquire professional skills and practical experience, to develop and polish your personal profile. Thanks to our know-how and your competencies, you will be well prepared for the high demands guests make in first class service environments.

As integrated components of our curriculum we offer you workshops that are always in high demand. They accentuate your knowledge in various interactive and realistic ways. This invaluable experience increases your self-esteem and optimizes the preparation required for successful entry into the industry.

The BHMS University Centre is an EDUQUA-certfied private education institution in 
the State of Lucerne in compliance with Swiss federal and state law. EDUQUA 
is the Swiss Association for Quality & Management Systems (SQS), which certifies 
education institutions in Switzerland.
BHMS has a partnership agreement with Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen in the 
UK to offer the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hotel & Hospitality Management and Global 
Business Management in Switzerland. Robert Gordon University is consistently 
ranked as the Top Modern University by leading University Guides – The Times, 
The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Complete University Guide.
Below is a list of the BHMS University Centre’s main partner education institutions, 
accrediting organizations and membership associations:

Students come from over 40 nations with various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. They speak different languages and have different beliefs, yet they all share one thing in common: the ambition to achieve a successful career in the global hospitality industry. Because of this constant cultural exchange and engagement in a multicultural community, students absorb an experience that is crucial to future leaders within the global village: the ability to work and communicate with people of different origins.

Student Services

Student Services at BHMS aim to enrich the overall student experience.  Student services offer counseling, personal development, pastoral care, mediation, and a great variety of indoor and outdoor recreation.  Each of the activities offered caters to the students' active and competitive drive for group and individual sports, outdoor adventure, creativity, or artistic needs.  In doing so, BHMS strives to provide students with an assortment of festivities to balance students' academic life while relieving stress, promoting emotional and physical health, and encouraging communication and interaction among the various nationalities present.

The BHMS Student Services Director is present on campus five to six days per week to offer continuous support and counseling.  Activities from crafts and card games to cricket and mountain climbing are offered weekly.  Each student at BHMS is sure to take either a mountain trip or some other fun and healthy amusement with the Student Services Director.

Student activities are important to us. They allow our students to discover Switzerland and different companies in the hospitality industry in Switzerland, but they also include sports and fun. They are not only complementary to the academic studies, but they are also an opportunity for networking. They help creating a community in which it is fun to study. It is during the student activities that many new friendships are forged.

Again and again we are planning activities, where fun, play and sport are in the foreground.

Accomodation & Meals

The BHMS Student Residence building offers accommodation with a kitchen, restaurant, library, computer lab and student lounge. Students are hosted in modern double rooms equipped with en-suite showers and a kitchenette as well as WLAN. Single rooms and studios are available at an additional charge. Students residing at BHMS are entitled to three meals a day during the week, and brunch and dinner service during the weekend and holidays. For vegetarians and those who do not eat pork or beef, special dishes are provided at no extra charge.

Internet

Both residence and campus buildings are LAN and WLAN equipped. For students without laptops, BHMS provides computer facilities to enable students to complete their study assignments in addition to staying connected with their families and friends.

Dress Code

BHMS mirrors a professional business environment where staff and students observe the rules of good manners and appropriate behaviour. All students adhere to the business dress code that is common in the hospitality industry. During practical classes, students wear professional uniforms.

BHMS has 4 facilities located in the heart of Luzern city:

1. Lakefront Center (Bénédict Schools’ Main Campus)
2. St.-Karli-Quai (BHMS Campus)
3. Sentipark (BHMS Campus & Student Residence)
4. Baselstrasse 57 (Student Residence

The student residence is hosted in a 3-star hotel establishment located 5-15 minutes walking distance away from the various campus buildings and offers student accommodation, a student restaurant, a computer lab, a kitchen lab and other limited teaching facilities.

The campus buildings are equipped with state-of-the-art classroom facilities, computer labs, WLan, language labs, as well as study rooms.

The hospitality industry is thriving and showing a double digit growth rate worldwide. Currently, it amounts to $6 billion annually and accounts for 10.6% or 1/10th of the world's GNP if you include travel and tourism. Studies of the WTTC (World Travel Tourism Council) base these figures on 174 countries and estimate that this industry sector generates 221,6 million jobs. It is estimated that by the year 2015, an additional 4.6% growth rate can be expected for the tourism sector overall, offering new and exciting opportunities.

Growth and increasing customer demand makes this industry flourish. Areas such as hotel management, resort management, cruise ship management, the airline industry, private clubs and resorts and many other hospitality sectors have an increased demand for highly qualified and skilled managers that offer them exceptional and multifaceted career opportunities. The tourism industry will offer you a chance to prove your organizational skills and social competencies. Young, communicative women and men, who have a natural talent for customer care, sales and foreign languages in social settings are highly sought after. They love to travel and understand the ideal environment and optimum requirements that international clientele demands. They want to achieve their private and professional goals and know that only a good, sound education and continued, broad-based specialized training will open the doors to a successful graduate career.

With BHMS and their educational partners, you will have the optimum conditions to acquire professional skills and practical experience, to develop and polish your personal profile. Thanks to our know-how and your competencies, you will be well prepared for the high demands guests make in first class service environments.

As integrated components of our curriculum we offer you workshops that are always in high demand. They accentuate your knowledge in various interactive and realistic ways. This invaluable experience increases your self-esteem and optimizes the preparation required for successful entry into the industry.

Lucerne is a truly international tourist destination and is the most visited city in 
Switzerland. It is situated on the shores of Lake Lucerne, right in the centre 
of Switzerland and at the scenic heart of the Swiss Alps with its famous Pilatus 
mountain. Lucerne was voted the region with the best quality of life in 2014.
Lucerne is situated on the most important route between northern and southern 
Europe and is connected with the Swiss railway network in six directions. 
It is strategically located for easy access via air, road and rail for travel to all major 
European destinations such as Milan, Frankfurt, Paris or Vienna.