Education

The College offers full-time and part-time hospitality and tourism management, specialization, and professional skills training programs that aim to meet the needs of students seeking higher professional education and working adults who require professional skills training and certification. The contents and rationale of the programs are determined jointly by the College and industry representatives.

The College seeks to realize its mission by delivering relevant programs that meet the increasing demand for professionals in the hospitality and tourism industry worldwide by:

• Pursuing excellence and creating optimum conditions for effective learning;

• Using a variety of training methods and learning activities that encourage teamwork to ensure future success and career development;

• Establishing links with local and international hospitality and tourism organizations.

Suriname, with its multi-ethnic, multilingual and multi-cultural population, has all the ingredients to be an ideal environment for international education. In accordance with our mission statement we provide professional education and training and promote lifelong learning. The College prepares students to function effectively in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world by providing educational programs with international content while responding to local requirements and interests, developing the students’ critical thinking skills, communicating in multiple languages, and fostering intercultural understanding.

As providers of trained and qualified professionals to the world’s largest and fastest growing industry we keep pace with the ever-increasing and changing customer demands in this highly competitive industry and the innovations in education. Besides the traditional classroom learning-teaching method we offer online courses and use the blended learning system, a combination of classroom and on-line learning. As the amount of scheduled class time and commuting time is decreased, it gives working students the opportunity to further their education.

Our student-centered approach focuses on experiential learning in order to produce globally competent graduates who have the knowledge, ability and social skills to work with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In addition to classroom-delivered practical skills training our degree and specialization programs include workshops, local and international internships and field trips, research and social projects, meetings and special events. This field experience exposes the students to the practical aspects of business and enables them to enhance their academic and practical experience and increase their research capabilities, which contributes to their personal and social growth and ensures future success and career development.

Program Structure

International Education and Holistic Approach

Academic Partnerships

On-line and Blended Learning

Experiential Learning

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INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM COLLEGE