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HIM Business School

Higher education centre, Graduate school in Montreux, Switzerland

HIM Business School is a business school with a Swiss hospitality legacy, located at Avenue des Alpes 15 in downtown Montreux, Switzerland, near Lake Geneva. Its campus is spread across four buildings within walking distance of each other. HIM is part of Swiss Education Group, an alliance of schools specialising in hospitality, business and culinary arts, and its programmes combine hospitality and business.

  • Swiss Professional Bachelor | Advanced Federal Diploma (3 years, full time)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management or Management, also offered in a bilingual track that starts in French
  • Master in Applied AI in Customer Experience (1 year, full time)
  • Study abroad programme (11-22 weeks)
  • English Foundation Program and Immersion Foundation Program

Applications are made online and require school or university transcripts, proof of English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent), a passport copy, a CV and a motivation letter. Students with compatible vocational or university studies can apply for direct entry with credit transfer. Non-EU students need a Swiss student visa, which can take up to 12 weeks. Merit-based, partner and Swiss-resident scholarships and payment plans are available. The school reports more than 10,000 alumni.

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Programmes

  • Swiss Professional Bachelor | Advanced Federal Diploma (3 years, full time)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management or Management, also in a bilingual French-English track
  • Study abroad programme (11-22 weeks, full time)
  • English Foundation Program, to bring English up to the level needed before a degree
  • Immersion Foundation Program
  • WSET Wine Certificate, alongside a hospitality degree

Graduate programmes

The school's graduate programme is the Master in Applied AI in Customer Experience, taught full time over one year. Applications are made online with transcripts or diplomas, proof of English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent), a CV and a motivation letter.

Admission

  • Students must have a High school diploma (or equivalent) and be at least 17 years old.
  • In order to take part in the full-time industry internship, students must be at least 18 years old. Under-18 students can complete their second academic term at HIM and start their internship placement once they have turned 18.
  • Language requirements

    Minimum TOEFL score of 500 points, or equivalent English level qualification.

    Fees

    You will find detailed information about our fees on our website.

    Housing

    Our fees include full board and accommodation.

    Services and activities

    HIM's hotel management school leisure Manager organizes, in cooperation with the HIM Student Ambassador Forum, a wide range of sports and leisure activities as well as excursions and professional visits to make your stay at our hotel management school more pleasant. Sports and social activities provide an important balance to academic study. Many of these events are fully or partly funded by Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM). School sports teams are also organized each term. This allows students not only to get to know Switzerland better but also to relax and enjoy their stay.

    Accreditation

    ASEH, Swiss Hotel Schools Association

    NEASC, New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc, USA

    EduQua, certifies the quality of educational institutions

    Subjects taught

    • Business
      • Business Administration (BBA)
    • Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
      • Hotel Management