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IMI University Centre - International Hotel and Tourism Management School, Luzern
Institution Info
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IMI is a leading Swiss hotel school teaching tourism, hospitality, events management and culinary arts. Available programmes range from Certificate through to Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration. The syllabus allows students to combine specific areas of study interest to form a programme best suited to their career intentions. The medium of instruction is English.
Teaching is delivered by highly qualified and experienced staff using a combination of computer-based, experiential and classroom instructional modes. Emphasis is on student-centred learning using a variety of methods to enhance the learning experience. The School follows the Swiss tradition of interspersing classroom instruction with periods of paid training in the hospitality industry.
IMI is an expression of a philosophy based squarely on personality and individuality. IMI is a touch more personal and that is precisely the reason why it has become a magnet for students from different continents. Its relatively small intake of students ensures that all students receive highly personalized and individual attention. The main programme areas are:
* Tourism
* Event management
* Hospitality management
* Culinary arts
Our vision is to be one of the top Swiss Hotel Schools with a worldwide reputation for both academic quality and for developing lifelong learners who respond positively to diversity and who are equipped to take on key positions in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Critical to achieving our vision are five basic values:
Academic and general quality in university education We value and maintain our relationship with Manchester Metropolitan University and ensure a balance between tradition and innovation in our academic offerings and processes commensurate with a university education.
We are committed to continually reviewing and developing our own internal quality assurance strategies as well engaging with external quality assurance standards such as ISO 9001, EDUQUA and the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
The added value we give to all internal stakeholders We have an unyielding commitment to students, to ensure they receive all opportunities for personal development through the systematic medium of personal development planning.
We are further committed to all staff to ensure they receive proper training, appraisal and development opportunities for advancing their job-related education, knowledge and understanding.
The individual treatment we give to every student A semester intake of maximum 200 students is maintained to facilitate class sizes supportive of participative learning.
Mechanisms are in place to optimize the treatment of students as individuals through a personal counselling scheme, accessibility of staff, and through defined, publicized and transparent procedures.
Our friendly and professional dealings with all clients and stakeholders We value an atmosphere of mutual self-respect and understanding among our international clients and stakeholders.
We encourage regular feedback and participation in the governance of our Institute in our commitment to continual improvement
Facts and Figures
| No. of students: | 480* |
| No. of Academic staff: | 55 |
| Funding type: | Unknown |
Master's Programmes
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IMI University Centre, Switzerland, Lucerne
Services & Facilities
IMI has study rooms which are available 24 hours a day and are equipped with an Internet link and individual e-mail facilities for students. Wireless computing with 24 hour internet access is also available at the school free of charge. IMI's own IT Services assist students free of charge with all matters concerning their laptops. The use of the printer in each computer room is also free of charge; paper is available for sale at the Reception.
The school has demonstration and production kitchens, spacious and well-equipped classrooms, restaurants, self-service laundry facilities, a fitness room and lounge areas.
There is a well-stocked library with a regularly updated supply of books, professional magazines ,CD-ROM reference materials and on-line access to publication databases including EBSCO. Various online systems and libraries gives access to thousands of professional journals.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided from 7 days a week. We serve a large variety of different food, meet, fish, fresh vegetables, salads, soups and sweets are prepared by our 4 chefs every day. We try to support the local farmer community and only use fresh ingredients. Students can decide to eat in either the self service buffet restaurant or the classical "Swiss Room" restaurant.
Student Life
Summer and Winter - Not only will you be studying in one of Switzerland's most beautiful environments, but thanks to IMI's Student Activities Coach, our students have the chance to chill out between studies and get themselves into various sporting activities. IMI students can join in and experience traditional as well as XXX-sports in winter and summer. Every semester IMI students have an ever popular IMI Sportsday where they can compete amongst themselves as well as with IMI staff members in sports such as Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Tug of War, Badminton, Chess, Pool, Table Tennis and more. The winners receive medals that are given during a specific ceremony.
"Living inside a postcard!". While studying at IMI, students are accommodated in single or twin rooms, with a breathtaking view of either Lake Lucerne, or the Alps. We do have 180+ on-campus rooms and 80+ off campus in town (12 minutes by bus). We suggest new students to be on campus and if later they wish more proximity to the city, they may consider one of 3 off campus living options.
All our rooms are equipped with TV and refrigerators and most with a direct phone line where students can be reached directly in their rooms. This line only receives external incoming calls but can also be used internally.
Accreditation
The Swiss Private School Register
Founded on August 28, 2006 by the Swiss Federation of Private Schools SFPS (Berne), hotelleriesuisse (Berne) and the Foundation for the Advancement of the Rudolf Steiner School (Stiftung zur Förderung der Rudolf Steiner Pädagogik) in Switzerland (Schaffhausen) in collaboration with the most important Swiss trade associations. The purpose of this Register is to certify high standards of educational services and thereby demonstrate the integrity and credibility of the registered private schools to the public, to authorities and to students. In addition, the Register aims to protect Switzerland's reputation as a centre for high quality educational activity as well as to safeguard the reputation of its private educational institutions. If you are a student or a parent, you will find information to help you determine whether a particular educational institution is reputable and worthy of your confidence.
BAC
(British Accreditation Council) accreditation is regarded by students, agents and governments throughout the world as a very reliable guide to educational quality within the private sector. For example, institutions accredited by BAC are recognized as qualifying to enroll visa students by the UK Border Agency which is part of the UK Government's Home Office. With over 25 years of experience, BAC inspectors with their extensive knowledge of the educational sector provide invaluable advice to accredited institutions like IMI.
EDUQUA accredits over 880 schools, institutes and academies throughout Switzerland. It is the leading quality label in Switzerland for higher education. IMI is certified by EDUQUA for all its programmes, thereby underpinning the quality of what is delivered.
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