Some more fond memories...and fresh Hotel Management Graduate news from Passugg! At the diploma ceremony of the SSTH Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality 97 hoteliers celebrated the awarded diploma on May 27th, 2009! The ceremony took place on the school campus in Passugg.


Mr. Peter P. Tschirky, CEO and president of the executive board of the Grand Resorts Bad Ragaz congratulated and encouraged the graduates in his speech to approach their professional career without blinkers and a sound self-confidence. The new generation of hoteliers will influence the future of the hospitality sector and therefore young professionals are important for every company.

52 students of the English speaking department SSH Swiss School of Hotel and Tourism Management received the Swiss Higher Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management or the Post Graduate Diploma in International Hospitality Management. Ms. Zhang from China was awarded the prize for the best grade average of 5.61 points out of 6 and Ms. Wang from China wrote the best diploma paper with the title “How foreign cultures influence the Chinese youth”. The graduates are from Switzerland, Lithuania, Norway, the Russian Federation, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, India, China, South Korea and Vietnam.

In the German speaking department HTF Hotel- und Touristikfachschule 45 students received the diploma “Hôtelière-Restauratrice HF respectively Hôtelier-Restaurateur HF”. The majority of the graduates are from Switzerland and Germany. After the diploma ceremony a delicious gala diner was celebrated with entertainment and big emotions.

ABOUT SSTH

The SSTH Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality Ltd. has been operating in the educational sector since over 40 years. SSTH offers programs on different education levels (vocational training, colleges of applied science and further education). Most of the programs have the focus in hospitality and tourism. With the achieved diplomas of the colleges of applied science, it is possible to advance on to bachelor studies at Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality or at selected partner institutions worldwide.

The SSTH Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality Ltd. hosts five departments at the locations of Chur and Passugg. Approximately 700 students from over 40 nations are enroled in the different departments. The majority of the international students and a big number of the Swiss students lives on the school campus in Passugg. At the same location SSTH operates the Restaurant Paulaner’s. Furthermore SSTH runs a consulting department, which realises education and tourism projects all over the globe.

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