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Maastricht Hotel Management School

University of the Netherlands Antilles (UNA)

Maastricht Hotel Management School                  

www.hotelschoolmaastricht.nl or www.mbahoteltourism.com

P.O. 3900,6202 NX Maastricht,The Netherlands

Summary- Fact sheet

Official name (Dutch/English):Hoge Hotelschool Maastricht / Maastricht Hotel Management School

Since 2001 merger  part of Hogeschool Zuyd / Zuyd University of Proffesional Education

Number of students:12.000 (entire university), 1.200 (Hotel Management School)

Founded 1950; since 1970 part of the Dutch Higher Education system.

Language of instruction:  Dutch or English

Faculty   40 full-time; 20 part-time. Guest lecturers from national and international partner schools and from the hospitality industry.

Origin of students in international programs: Germany, USA, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, South Africa, PR China, South Africa, Netherlands Antilles, Mexico, Belgium, Pakistan, India, Aruba, Cuba.

Library    Specialized library with 10,000 volumes; connected to the regional library network.

Campus accommodation: 259 rooms (1st year students)

Restaurants: Four seasons (self-service); L’Étoile de Bethlehem.

Distance to City Center:    3 kms.

Nearest Airports Maastricht-Aachen Airport (9 kms.),Brussels Zaventem Airport (112 kms.)

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (207 kms.),Flughafen Düsseldorf International (109 kms.) 

Courses Offered 

Four (4)-year Bachelor of Hospitality Management- Deadline: May 15

There are two internships, one in the third study year and one in the final study year.

Tuition fee

Tuition fees for non- EU citizens School year 2007-2008                           € 3.750,-

Tuition fees for Dutch and other EU citizens School year 2007-2008      € 1538

Application fee (including computer test)                                                       € 105,-

Fixed amount practicum (2)                                                                              € 640,-

Study material – text books                                                                               € 1135.-

Excursions / introduction                                                                                   € 124.-

Insurance www.acepolis.com/ips                                                                   € 450.-

Admission Requirements Bachelor Program

1. School results

High School British O-level standard, with a second modern language 1 and 2

Pre-university level including a second modern foreign language 1. The subject Management and Organization is strongly recommended

Professional education intermediary level with 2 modern foreign languages taken as final exam subjects

Equivalent foreign diplomas such as High School and Lycee

2.MDI management profile test

3. TOEFL 550 (213 computer) based or IELTS 6.

4. Telephone interview

One (1)-year Innovative Hospitality Management (IHM Master) Application deadline: June 30, 2008

The program is concluded with an 18 weeks work placement in the hospitality industry.

Tuition fee:€ 9.250. (=2008-2009 Program and is subject to change) The tuition fee covers all educational activities and excursions; the tuition fee does not cover travel expenses to and from the Netherlands or Spain, cost of living, insurance, residence permit or study materials.

Additional costs

Housing and cost of living, 12 months, € 7.200 total (indication), Residence permit € 430, Health insurance € 450, Books € 500. Indicative total: € 8.580. Normally, the student will receive either housing or pocket-money during the 18 weeks of his internship.

Admission Requirements

A bachelor degree from a recognized college or university; oriented towards the hospitality industry or tourism. In case of bachelor degrees related to management or marketing, admission is also possible though some experience in the hotel industry will be asked.

Proficiency in English for non native English speakers: TOEFL 550 paper –based, 213 computer-based or 72 computer-based, IELTS 6,5, or a corresponding standard on an alternative test;

Excellent communication skills and hospitality-mindedness.

One (1)year Master of Business Administration in Hotel and Tourism Management Application deadline: May 31, 2008

Tuition fee:€ 15,000. The tuition fee covers all educational activities and courses; the tuition fee does not cover travel expenses to and from the Netherlands, cost of living, insurance, residence permit or study materials.

Additional costs:Housing and cost of living, 12 months, € 7.200 total (indication), Residence permit € 430, Health insurance € 450, Books € 1.000. Indicative total: € 9.080.

Admission Requirements:Requirements for admission to the MBA Hotel and Tourism Management are:

# A bachelor degree from a recognized college or university (although in some instances admission may be offered to highly qualified candidates with its professional equivalent);

# Work experience, either in the hospitality industry or in an "adjacent sector": 1 year minimum, 3 years preferable. Candidates without sufficient work experience are referred to the Innovative Hospitality

Management program;

# Proficiency in English: TOEFL 550, 213 computer-based, IELTS 6,5, or a corresponding standard on an alternative test;

# GMAT-score. Is sometimes requested

The  above information is a summarized version of the program information that can be found in our different school brochures. Please refer your candidates either to these brochures or to the school website at www.hotelschoolmaastricht.nl or www.mbahoteltourism.com for more detailed information.

Why  Maastricht Hotel Management School

Maastricht Hotel Management School was founded in 1950 by local hotel companies, and gradually evolved into one of Europe’s top-ranking hotel schools. Over the past half century, Maastricht Hotel Management School has obtained a solid reputation thanks to its broad network of contacts with international companies and hotel chains – many of which employ the school’s former students. Maastricht Hotel Management School provides first-class education for a career in the Hotel and Tourism sector – the fastest growing industry in the world. The school’s Bachelor and Master Programs are aimed at students at the start of their career, as well as at hotel and tourism professionals preparing for moving onward to a position in higher management. All programs share the same interdisciplinary approach, based upon the “Problem Based Learning”-method, which has been designed for training those skills that have become characteristic for Maastricht graduates: independence, creativity and flexibility.

The hotel school is located in Bethlehem Castle, an idyllic medieval castle on a quiet campus just north of Maastricht. This historical environment – the oldest parts of the castle go as far back as to 1153 – contrasts with up-to-date training facilities. The school of course has an excellent restaurant, student housing and even an on-campus 9-hole golf course.

Maastricht graduates can be found in senior management positions in the greater hotels and tourism related companies all over the world. Besides, the hospitality background of former hotel school students has become more and more valued in other areas of economic life and many of them have made a career also in management consultancies, and in marketing, sales, or HR positions in companies which are not directly linked to tourism.

Maastricht Hotel Management School is part of the Zuyd University of Professional Education, which besides the Hotel School has prestigious schools in different professional fields in the larger cities of southern Limburg, such as the Theatre Academy, the Fine Art Academy and the Music Academy (Maastricht), the Business School (Sittard) or the School for Communication and Multimedia Design (Heerlen).

Maastricht in Netherlands

Maastricht is a small and safe city with around 120.000 inhabitants. With its two universities, the city has a large and international student population for its size. Maastricht is an attractive tourist destination because of its historical city center, its high class shopping and restaurant facilities and its vicinity to two international borders. The city owes its international reputation to the Treaty of Maastricht (1991). In 2004, the city was awarded the title of “Best City in the Netherlands”.

Four (4)-year Bachelor of Hospitality Management in detail

General Information

The study at the Maastricht Hotel Management School is a four-year full time course. The total study program consists of 11 modules, which can best be described as ‘specializations in management’. The study is a constant combination of theory and practice. The teaching methods stimulate the integration of knowledge, skills and attitude development.

Year 1,2-four 9-weeks modules per year

Year 3    two 9-weeks modules, 20 weeks operational internship

Year 4    20 weeks management internship, 20 weeks management project

Graduation is achieved on successful completion of a management project.

Subjects

Year 1   

Hotel Entrance

Hotel Management

Hotel International

Hotel Food & Beverage management               

Foreign languages                                            

Year 2

Hotel Personnel & Organization

Hotel Entrepreneurship    

Hotel Facility Management and

Tourism Management

Hotel Operational Management

Foreign languages

Year 3

Operational Internship

Event Management

Elective Module (Event Organization, Tourism management 2, Risk Management, Service, Cruise Management, New Business Creation)

Hotel Management Project

Year 4

Management Internship

Management Project

What is PBL-Problem Based Learning

Maastricht Hotel Management School applies various teaching methods. Problem Based Learning is one of our cornerstones. In this method, specific for the Maastricht universities, teaching is not subject-oriented but interdisciplinary: students are required to solve problems that cover more than one discipline (e.g., law and economics). As a result of the PBL system, Maastricht graduates are known for their initiative and independent thinking, as well as their ability to link theory with practice.

Internships

The Maastricht Hotel Management School considers the internship to be an important part of the program. There are two internships, one in the third study year and one in the final study year.The aim of the operational internship is to introduce you to the branch at basic crafts and at the same time get an overall picture of hotel and catering. The ratio between operational internships abroad and those in the Netherlands is approximately 93% : 7%. Most internships abroad vary from countries in Asia, Europe, South Africa or North America.  In the fourth year of your studies you go on a management internship. This can be done in various types of organizations such as a hotel, consultancy, congress or facility organization, working in the tourism branch or cruise industry. Here you are placed in situations which require management skills. 

Tuition fee

Tuition fees for non- EU citizens School year 2007-2008                           € 3.750,-

Tuition fees for Dutch and other EU citizens School year 2007-2008      € 1538

Application fee (including computer test)                                                       € 105,-

Fixed amount practicum (2)                                                                              € 640,-

Study material – text books                                                                               € 1135.-

Excursions / introduction                                                                                   € 124.-

Insurance www.acepolis.com/ips                                                                   € 450.-

Campus rent student housing

Retainer/deposit for student housing (1)       € 3460.-€ 250.-

Uniform / knife set / badge                                                € 599.-

The above costs are based on the fees for 2007 and as such, are subject to change

This sum is refunded at the end of the first year when you leave your room.

These fixed costs cover the kitchen infrastructure for student meals prepared by the students themselves.

Additional costs

Housing during first year is included in the previous mentioned overview.

Residence permit  € 488,

Health insurance  € 450 per year.

Housing and cost of living, from second year € 7,200 per year, total (indication),

Extension Dutch residence permit € 60,

Admission Requirements Bachelor Program

1. School results

High School British O-level standard, with a second modern language 1 and 2

Pre-university level including a second modern foreign language 1. The subject Management and Organization is strongly recommended Professional education intermediary level with 2 modern foreign languages taken as final exam subjects

Equivalent foreign diplomas such as High School and Lycee

2. MDI management profile test

3. TOEFL 550 (213 computer) based or IELTS 6.

4. Telephone interview

1-year Innovative Hospitality Management (IHM Master) in detail

# Application deadline: June 30, 2008

General Information

The Innovative Hospitality Management-program is a 1-year postgraduate course in Hotel and Tourism Management, focusing on innovating trends in the hospitality industry, on cross-cultural management and on personal development. The program is designed for hotel and tourism graduates who are particularly interested in the creative and multicultural aspects in the world of hospitality. Innovative Hospitality Management is a joint initiative of ESADE - Escuela Universitaria de Turismo Sant Ignasi (Barcelona, Spain) and Maastricht Hotel Management School (Maastricht, the Netherlands). Furtermore Oxford Brookes University (UK) participates in the program by providing guest lectures (both in Barcelona and Maastricht) within the research and cross cultural oriented modules.

Subjects

Hospitality Concepts

Changing Horizons: Future Market Scenarios

Hospitality Leadership Strategies

Innovation Management

Cross-Cultural Issues

Future Networking

Total Quality Management

Financial Management

Doing Business in Europe

Emerging Markets

Consulting Skills

Personal Development Program

Case Study Management in the Tourism Industry

Case Study Architecture & Property Management

Case Study Electronic Distribution

Case Study Feasibility

Research Skills and Academic Writing

Field Study Trips

Research Work Placement

The program is concluded with an 18 weeks work placement in the hospitality industry. This work experience will give students an excellent opportunity to be involved in and learn how business is done at carefully selected companies in many countries. During the work placement, the students will work on a research assignment inside the company.

The aims of the internships are:

# To increase practical business skills by enabling the student to apply theoretical knowledge in a realistic setting.

# To familiarize the student with the way in which an international hospitality company or institution functions.

# To gain insight into the nature and level of the many aspects of working in the hospitality field and of the different professions that are available for Hospitality Management graduates.

To develop personality, team skills, flexibility, sense of responsibility and cross-cultural communication skills.

The traineeship is developed in conjunction with our industry partners which include important players in the industry: international hotel companies, hospitality consulting services, travel consortiums, cruise management companies and so on.Internships can be done in companies pertaining to the networks of both schools, such as the Accor group, Dolce Hotels, NH Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Horwath Consulting, Choice Hotels, Conrad Hotels, Sodexho.

Tuition fee: € 9.250. (=2008-2009 Program and is subject to change) The tuition fee covers all educational activities and excursions; the tuition fee does not cover travel expenses to and from the Netherlands or Spain, cost of living, insurance, residence permit or study materials.

Additional costs

Housing and cost of living, 12 months, € 7.200 total (indication), Residence permit € 430, Health insurance € 450, Books € 500. Indicative total: € 8.580. Normally, the student will receive either housing or pocket-money during the 18 weeks of his internship.

Admission Requirements

#              A bachelor degree from a recognized college or university; oriented towards the hospitality industry or tourism. In case of bachelor degrees related to management or marketing, admission is also possible though some experience in the hotel industry will be asked.

#              Proficiency in English for non native English speakers: TOEFL 550 paper –based, 213 computer-based or 72 computer-based, IELTS 6,5, or a corresponding standard on an alternative test;

#              Excellent communication skills and hospitality-mindedness.

One(1) year Master of Business Administration in Hotel and Tourism         Management

Application deadline: May 31, 2008

General Information

The MBA Hotel and Tourism Management is a 1-year program aimed at professionals in the hospitality industry or an "adjacent sector" who are preparing for their next career step. The program has been developed in alliance with University Maastricht and is taught in English. Students are recruited internationally and have a minimum of 2 years work experience. While being part of an international student team, you will become an expert in hospitality management, with a special awareness of the practical implications of management decisions.

Subjects

Core Courses

Business Strategy

Doing Business in Europe

Managerial Accounting

Marketing Communication

Human Resources Management & Leadership

International Management

Financial Management for the Hospitality Industry

Managerial Economics

Advanced Courses

Hotel Operations Management

Hospitality Service Marketing

Recent Trends and Innovation in the Hospitality Industry

Quality Management

Advanced Financial Management

Tourism & Sustainable Development

Specialization Courses

Research Skills

Personal Development Plan for Leadership in Hospitality Organizations

Intercultural Communication

Hospitality Leadership Strategies

Architecture, Real Estate and Property Management

Special Topics

Consulting Skills

Integrative Module

Consultancy Research

The last segment of the program is dedicated to research: preferably, the student will work as a consultant on a real-life business problem. MBA-students work on research assignments that are provided by international hotel companies and tourist organizations, such as the Accor Group, Disneyland Paris, Dolce Hotels, ICCA, Hilton International, Radisson SAS or governmental institutions.

In the MBA-program, traineeships are offered on an optional basis (please notice that visa restrictions may apply!).

Tuition fee:€ 15,000. The tuition fee covers all educational activities and courses; the tuition fee does not cover travel expenses to and from the Netherlands, cost of living, insurance, residence permit or study materials.

Additional costs:Housing and cost of living, 12 months, € 7.200 total (indication), Residence permit € 430, Health insurance € 450, Books € 1.000. Indicative total: € 9.080.

Admission Requirements:

Requirements for admission to the MBA Hotel and Tourism Management are:

# A bachelor degree from a recognized college or university (although in some instances admission may be offered to highly qualified candidates with its professional equivalent);

# Work experience, either in the hospitality industry or in an "adjacent sector": 1 year minimum, 3 years preferable. Candidates without sufficient work experience are referred to the Innovative Hospitality

Management program;

# Proficiency in English: TOEFL 550, 213 computer-based, IELTS 6,5, or a corresponding standard on an alternative test;

# GMAT-score. Is sometimes requested

Corporate Contacts and Internship Network

In work placements, research assignments and career counseling, Maastricht Hotel Management School cooperates with all the major international hotel companies, such as Accor, Marriott, Hilton International, Radisson SAS or Six Continents. Hotel Management Students have done work placements in many European countries, the USA, the Caribbean, South Africa, Thailand, China, Chile and Australia. Maastricht graduates hold management positions worldwide and enable the university to actively maintain these contacts.

International Contacts and Exchanges

MBA-students can apply for exchanges with Business Schools in the USA, the UK and Russia.

Alumni of Maastricht Hotel Management School

Kees Aerts - General Manager Breezes Costa Verde & Director of Operations SuperClubs Cuba

Lidwien Appels - Training Manager, Sephapane Lodge, Zuid-Afrika

Claire Brans-Hilbrand - Catering and Conference Service Manager, Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, New York USA

Gerard van Grinsven - GM Ritz-Carlton Dearborn Michigan USA

Koos Klein - President Hilton International Asia-Pacific, Singapore

Paula de Man - Guest Relations Manager, Holland America Line

Henk Meyknecht - GM Omni Saigon Hotel, Vietnam

Jos Neijenhuis - Director/owner Fox Vakanties, the Netherlands

Camille Oostwegel - Director/owner HotelChâteaux & Restaurants

Adriaan Radder – GM Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, USA

Caroline Receveur - GM NH Leeuwenhorst Hotel, the Netherlands, Young Hotelier of the World IH&RA Award

Jeroen Vaassen - Complex Revenue Manager for Hotel María Cristina, San Sebastián and Sheraton Bilbao Hotel, Spain

Bart Jan Wijsman - General Director New York Pizza, the Netherlands

Housing

The university has 259 campus rooms available for freshmen and short-stay exchange students. The current price of a campus room is € 85/week.In comparison to all other student cities in the Netherlands, it is relatively easy to find student housing in Maastricht. Prices range from € 250 – 400. The International Department of the Hotel Management School will assist foreign students in finding appropriate accommodation.

Cost of living in the Netherlands

The cost of living in the Maastricht area is around average for the European continent, but considerably below the price level of countries such as the UK and Ireland, Scandinavia or Switzerland.Indication of non-educational costs:

#              Housing: € 250 - € 400 / month.

#              Other living expenses (groceries): expect to pay approximately € 40 per week. Lunch and dinner are            available at the student cafeteria for roughly € 5.

#              Health Insurance: from € 40 / month.

#              Residence Permit: € 488 / year (renewal: € 52).

University of the Netherlands Antilles (UNA)                     

University of the Netherlands Antilles
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Postbus 3059
Phone: (599-9) 8442-222
Fax: (599-9) 8442-200
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