The key to a successful hospitality career

Imagine a career that takes you all over the world, where you have the skills and confidence to be a leader in your field. If this is your dream, then consider a career in hospitality and get a head start with César Ritz Colleges.César Ritz Hospitality Colleges Switzerland has a worldwide reputation for providing quality education in Hospitality and Tourism. All programmes include hands-on industry experience to ensure you quickly move up the career ladder.

Why study at César Ritz Colleges?

Inspiring Leaders
César Ritz graduates are industry professionals and leaders who exceed customer and employer expectations through their persistent dedication to excellence. Based on this philosophy of excellence, we developed the unique concept of the Leadership Programme to prepare you for success.

Caring About Your Future
Our dedicated career team offers you on-campus recruitment, career fairs and overseas career trips for international internship and graduate positions.

Flexible Study Options
Choose a start date to suit you from January, April, July or October and create your own experience: Start your Bachelor studies in Le Bouveret or in Lucerne, depending on your career aspirations and graduate with a Swiss and American degree. Take advantage of industry specific electives and partner programmes worldwide.

César Ritz Family Spirit
Small class sizes and personal advisers guarantee you individual attention. Come and join our ‘family’ of over 10,000 graduates worldwide.

SEG - Swiss Education Group
César Ritz Hospitality College is part of SEG, Swiss Education Group, the World’s Leading Hospitality Education Network. A wide range of advantages and benefits are offered to students studying at SEG institutions. For example, each semester César Ritz students are given the opportunity to meet with industry leaders from around the world at the SEG International Recruitment Forum (IRF). The event welcomes hotel groups, resorts, airlines, boutique hotels, cruise lines and many other industry groups. At the forum, César Ritz students attend presentations, are interviewed and recruited for full-time employment as well as internship positions.

Swiss Recognized
All César Ritz degrees and diplomas are accredited by the State of Valais. The accreditation authority is the “Conseil de la Formation et de la Recherche Universitaires (CoFRU)”, established under the auspices of the State of Valais Department of Education, Culture and Sport, Switzerland.

Swiss Federation of Private Schools
César Ritz is registered with the Swiss Federation of Private Schools and the Swiss Private School Register.

Professional and Academic Quality Standards Ensured
César Ritz Colleges is recognized by the Swiss Hotel School Association (ASEH). ASEH is the only association in Switzerland that evaluates and recognizes hotel schools and imposes strict eligibility requirements.

Quality of Education Certified
EduQua ensures the quality of educational institutions by setting minimum standards and supports quality improvements in its certified institutions.

World Tourism Organization Certified
We are the only Swiss hotel school to receive the prestigious TedQual certification from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

American Collaboration
 In over 25 years of academic partnership, César Ritz Colleges and Washington State    University have developed a strong academic collaboration. Bachelor students graduate   with a Washington State University degree. The College of Business within Washington  State University is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and repeatedly ranked amongst the best business programmes.

British Validated
All Master courses are validated by Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). Students in these courses therefore receive both Swiss and British recognized diplomas. MMU is highly regarded notably for its contribution to hospitality and tourism world research, where it ranks among the best universities worldwide.

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Study Hospitality and Tourism at César Ritz Colleges

César Ritz Colleges offers a wide range of programmes in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Subjects are supported with industry specific electives, guest seminars and educational field trips to hotels, trade fairs and international corporate headquarters.

Undergraduate
Swiss Certificates. Swiss Higher Diploma. Bachelor Degree

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Postgraduate and Graduate
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) & Master of Arts or Master of Science

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Improve your business English skills

A key component of your success within the hospitality industry and within our education system is the ability to communicate in more than one language and, most importantly, in English.

The English Foundation Programme (EFP) offered by Swiss Education Group is an ideal way to strengthen your English language skills before commencing your academic studies at César Ritz Colleges. Your English level will be tested upon arrival using the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT) in order to tailor the programme to your individual requirements.

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The length of the programme depends on your personal English level and motivation, with the main objective of achieving the required score to enter your desired hospitality programme. The EFP runs throughout the year in four-weeks blocks. You may enter the programme at any point, but for a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of 20.

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Your Life at César Ritz Colleges Switzerland

Le Bouveret - Lucerne - Brig

Switzerland

Switzerland offers you the very best in education and lifestyle, the ideal choice for international students who wish to study abroad. Switzerland is an extremely safe country with high-level healthcare and quality of life. Its natural beauty, cultural and linguistic diversity and the Swiss reputation for excellence and professionalism, all add to its attributes.

Where better to study hotel and tourism management than in its birthplace? Switzerland, in particular the Valais region, is often referred to as the birthplace of hospitality. Before becoming “The King of Hoteliers and The Hotelier of Kings”, César Ritz chose to leave his home in Niederwald, just a few kilometres from Brig, to go abroad searching knowledge and experience. His tradition of luxury, excellence and service has set the standard for hotels and restaurants throughout the world.

César Ritz Colleges is a school with three great campuses! Located throughout Switzerland, the birthplace of hospitality, our campuses allow you to discover both the French and the German parts of Switzerland.

Le Bouveret Campus - on the shores of Lake Geneva

The Professional Centre is situated in French-speaking Le Bouveret, on the shores of stunning Lake Geneva, Western Europe’s largest lake.

Lucerne Campus – in central Switzerland

The César Ritz Campus is located in the magnificient "Union" building in the town of Lucerne. which was built in the early 1900’s and which underwent major renovations to welcome students in modern facilities. Located near Lake Lucerne, only 45 minutes away from Zurich by train or by car, Lucerne is a world-renowned tourism destination, known for its culture and modern convention centre.

Brig Campus - at the foot of the Matterhorn

The University Centre is situated in Brig, the largest German-speaking town in the Valais region at the foot of the famous resorts of Zermatt and Saas-Fee.

Academic facilities

The multi-campus approach of César Ritz balances theoretical and practical learning resources in a combination of traditional and state-of-the-art facilities. You will find the latest PC’s, projectors and electronic whiteboards in the classrooms and lecture theatres. Both campuses have production kitchens and formal dining rooms where students practise service styles and banquet and event management skills.

Accommodation

Student accommodation is designed to offer you the comfort and privacy you will need to study and relax. Bedrooms are spacious, modern and comfortable, many offer en-suite bathroom facilities with shower. All rooms are furnished with a desk, office chair and ample storage and wardrobe space.

Student life – Friends for life

There are excellent opportunities to participate in social and sporting activities throughout Switzerland and Europe. Many of these activities are organized by the Student Committee, which is elected each term by the student body.

Social activities provide you an opportunity to get to know your fellow students away from the campus environment and can often develop your professional knowledge. The Student Committee organizes events such as the weekly theme nights and excursions to tourist attractions, visits to famous cities, exhibitions and industry trade shows in Switzerland and beyond.

Sport and physical activity play an important role in your overall health and well-being. We provide students with fully equipped fitness rooms and outdoor sports facilities, including a private football field in Le Bouveret and basketball and volleyball courts in Brig. Joining a sports team will help create new friendships, develop your team spirit and keep you fit!

Switzerland is famous for its beautiful natural sports playgrounds, all of which are easily accessed from either campus. Its famous mountains, valleys and lakes offer year-round opportunities for individual and team sporting activities such as sailing, golf, biking, skating and paragliding. During the winter, you can easily reach the ski slopes by car, train or local bus.

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