International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland
| IMI Hotelfachschule | |
| Motto | Aiming For Excellence in International Hospitality Management. |
|---|---|
| Type | Private University - Education in Switzerland |
| Established | August, 1991 |
| President | Heinz Buerki |
| Dean | Professor Theodore Benetatos |
Academic staff | 55 |
| Students |
480 per year, In-house: 300, in internship: 180 [1] |
| Undergraduates | 440 |
| Postgraduates | 40 MBA, PgD |
| Location | Kastanienbaum-Luzern, Switzerland |
| Campus | Luzern, Kastanienbaum & Horw, CH |
| Affiliations | Manchester Metropolitan University UK, WACS, BAC, EDUqua, QQQ |
| Website | http://www.ici-luzern.com |
IMI International Management Institute in Switzerland is a private hospitality school founded in 1991. It offers International Hospitality courses in Hotel, Event and Tourism management at undergraduate level, all validated by Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK as well as a MBA in International Hospitality Management.
IMI graduates can be found in Senior Management positions all around the Globe.
Brief history
In August 1991 the International Management Institute was founded at the Hotel Waldstaetten in Weggis with 55 students. By 1995 180 students per semester were being taught at IMI. In 1997 the current campus was launched in Kastanienbaum 12 bus minutes away from Lucerne. Today, over 240 students are studying each academic semester at IMI which means the capacity of the current campus has been reached.
Campuses
IMI Campus
IMI Kastanienbaum is overlooked by Pilatus (mountain) and is situated on the banks of Lake Lucerne. In 2015, all rooms in campus have been completely renovated and refurbished.
Hotel Central
IMI has rented the three star Hotel Central in the centre of Luzern to accommodate its students.
References
External links
- IMI University Centre Official website
- Hotel Management Institutes - Official website
- Information's about the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland Swiss Universities handbook Web2.0 searchable database of Swiss Universities
Coordinates: 47°00′25″N 8°20′14″E / 47.0069°N 8.3372°E