This is an innovative higher education program designed for future leaders in the culinary arts profession. It is a careful balance of the management and 'hands-on' skills required in this challenging field. The program includes specific cooking techniques, specific cuisine knowledge, food aesthetics and plating, menu planning, planning and controls, food science, and business management.
The Swiss Alpine Diploma in Events and Conventions Management programme is delivered in an actual hotel and hospitality campus, in order to offer students' opportunities to see service related practices taking place. Equal emphasis is given to acquiring knowledge on the operation and management of different departments and to applying it in a real business environment. In order to achieve this, students of the Events and Conventions Management programme, participate in various conferences, exhibitions and special events that happen in Athens.
First year students study about MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) operations such as customer service, food and beverage service, event set up and organization, venue selection, budgeting, accounting principles, and introduction to Event management. During the second year the students become more involved in the managerial aspects of Event and Convention operations and the hospitality industry in general. This involves the event management process, contracts and negotiations, vendor relations, financial accounting, human resources, organizational behavior, and Events and Conventions marketing studies.
In this way, students will get the necessary knowledge and ambition to participate in an actual industry practice placement during the summers.
Events & Conventions Management Content
The Events and Conventions Management curriculum has been devised in collaboration with City Unity College Hospitality Department's Industry Advisory Board, which provides advice and valuable insights on the necessary skills and knowledge that future professionals and leaders in this industry should possess. The exact breakdown of modules is as follows:
A graduate in Hotel Management has the ability to manage physical, human and financial resources, with a sense of responsibility, a spirit of service and a taste for leadership, as well as the ability to work individually and in groups. They also have a keen sensitivity for the hotel and restaurant business, creative capacity, innovation and acumen for entrepreneurship and new ideas and businesses.
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In these sessions, you will acquire unique insights on topics such as personal branding, networking, job searching, social media marketing, and time management, which will all de facto boost your career. This course is highly valuable to any service business professional, who wants to look for a career move and needs tools to achieve it.