Hotelier Middle East – May 2019

HOTELIER MIDDLE EAST | May 2019 | Volume 18 Issue 04

SPECIAL REPORT EDUCATION & TRAINING

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What is the school’s core

philosophy?

EAHM mission is to provide

application-oriented university level

education to meet the industry’s

and the community’s need for

talented, skilled and professional

hospitality managers. The design of

our programmes, teaching styles and

learning outcomes are all focused

on ensuring graduates are well

prepared to enter, or progress within,

their chosen careers. The hospitality

industry is about people, so we also

focus on the developing the soft skills

that are vital in a service environment

such as teamwork, etiquette,

professionalism and mindset.

Please provide an outline of the

courses on offer

The college offers a triple-accredited

Bachelor of Business Administration

(BBA) with honours in International

Hospitality Management, which

is completed in just three years.

This programme is designed for

school leavers who wish to join

the hospitality industry and learn

not only the managerial aspects

of hotel management but also the

operational. Students complete

applied learning across food and

beverage, service, housekeeping

and front office on-campus and

on-site at hotels. After completing

a six-month internship students

accelerate their management

studies with courses, for example,

in finance, hospitality law and real

estate. It also offers bachelor degree

graduates a Master of Business

Administration (MBA) in International

Hospitality Management, which is

completed in one year. Designed

for hospitality professionals working

full time, students can study in the

evenings up to three times a week.

The way the programme is delivered

means students can speed up

or slow down studies in order to

meet their professional or personal

commitments. The MBA is designed

to provide a high level of learning

for those wishing to pursue a career

in senior management within the

hospitality industry.

Have you recently introduced any

new courses recently?

We are continually working to

improve the curriculum and learning

outcomes across all our programmes

and we have introduced new BBA

electives this year to ensure our

courses are industry-relevant.

What other services do you offer?

We also offer tailored professional

development programmes for

industry partners. For example,

EAHM recently travelled to Kenya

and Rwanda to deliver professional

training and we also welcome hotel

companies on campus for short

courses such as finance and service

design.

Tell us about the mix of students

There are more than 45 nationalities

at EAHM. There is an equal mix of

male and females in each of the

programme and more than 10%

of EAHM students are Emirati.

Increasingly we are seeing students

choose Dubai and EAHM as a study

destination, so we have students

from Latin America, South East Asia,

Europe through to GCC and the

Indian Subcontinent. Classes in the

BBA and MBA have a low student

to lecturer ratio with 20 students on

average in a MBA class and 25 in a

BBA class.

Hospitality Schools

EAHM

GET IN TOUCH

Tel: +971 4 315 5555

Email: [email protected]

Website: emiratesacademy.edu

Dr. Scott Richardson

Dr. Scott Richardson, executive dean, Emirates

Academy of Hospitality Management provides

valuable insights on the college