Destinations news Ministry’s Tourist Guide Schools Attract 2,880 Applications by GTP editing team 23 September 2020 by GTP editing team 23 September 2020 Greece’s five tourist guide schools this year accepted a total of 2,880 applications, which shows the increasing demand for tourism education in the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Interview – Max Behesht: ‘Swiss Education Group Aims to Shape the Future of Hospitality’ by Nikos Krinis 24 August 2020 by Nikos Krinis 24 August 2020 The Academic Dean of César Ritz Colleges Switzerland, R. Max Behesht, underlines the focus of Swiss Education Group to deliver high quality education. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Hospitality Challenge: UNWTO and Sommet Education Search for Future Tourism Leaders by GTP editing team 17 August 2020 by GTP editing team 17 August 2020 The UNWTO and Sommet Education are calling on career climbers and switchers, entrepreneurs and innovators to put themselves forward for the joint “Hospitality Challenge”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Sommet Education: New Bachelor Students Can Start First Semester Remotely by GTP editing team 21 July 2020 by GTP editing team 21 July 2020 Sommet Education is offering new Bachelor students the option to participate in a “phygital” academic program that combines digital experiences with physical ones. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greece Looks to Establish Tourism Education Departments in Ancient Olympia and Kos by GTP editing team 9 July 2020 by GTP editing team 9 July 2020 The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking to establish two new tourism education departments, one in the area of Ancient Olympia and another on the island of Kos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates UNWTO and Sommet Education Offer 30 Scholarships for Tourism Studies by GTP editing team 9 July 2020 by GTP editing team 9 July 2020 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has partnered with Sommet Education to offer 30 scholarships for tourism education programs. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Les Roches Launches a Global Search for Hospitality’s Next Disruptor by GTP editing team 30 April 2020 by GTP editing team 30 April 2020 Les Roches has launched a competition that will enable one candidate globally to earn a full scholarship for the world-first Master’s in Hospitality Strategy and Digital Transformation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Actions taken on a local level Op-Ed: What is the Impact of Covid-19 on Educational Institutions? by GTP editing team 30 April 2020 by GTP editing team 30 April 2020 “Digitalization has become a necessity with the Covid-19 crisis being a catalyzer of the digital transformation in the education world,” says Sommet Education CIO Eric Wyttynck. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Op-Ed: In ‘The Day After’, Hospitality is the Future by GTP editing team 24 April 2020 by GTP editing team 24 April 2020 “Decisions taken now will shape the hospitality of tomorrow,” says Sommet Education CEO Benoît-Etienne Domenget, referring to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19 Government measures Coronavirus: Greece Shuts All Schools for Two Weeks by GTP editing team 10 March 2020 by GTP editing team 10 March 2020 All schools and universities in Greece will remain closed for the next 14 days in efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Glion and Les Roches Rank in World’s Top Three in Hospitality and Leisure Management by GTP editing team 4 March 2020 by GTP editing team 4 March 2020 Glion and Les Roches, two higher institutions of Sommet Education, share third position in the world ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management in the QS World University Rankings by Subject … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education UNWTO: Tourism Academy and StartUp Competition on Agenda for Greece by Nikos Krinis 18 February 2020 by Nikos Krinis 18 February 2020 The UNWTO is keen on creating an international center in Greece, associated to the UNWTO Academy, to upgrade the country’s tourism education. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Greek Hotels Report Worker Shortage by Nikos Krinis 18 February 2020 by Nikos Krinis 18 February 2020 While thousands of jobs were available in Greece’s hospitality sector in 2019, many positions remained unfilled, according to a study by ITEP. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education INSETE Brings Swiss Hospitality to Athens with EHL Seminar by GTP editing team 17 February 2020 by GTP editing team 17 February 2020 INSETE and EHL Advisory Services in March will hold a seminar on “Maximizing Revenue & Managing Distribution” for tourism professionals in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates École Ducasse Unveils Exclusive Partnerships for 2020 by GTP editing team 14 February 2020 by GTP editing team 14 February 2020 The three French schools of the École Ducasse network – the Paris Studio, the Paris Campus and the École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie – in 2020 will welcome prestigious partnerships … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Sommet Education Rebrands Celebrity Chef Alain Ducasse’s Culinary Schools by GTP editing team 27 January 2020 by GTP editing team 27 January 2020 Sommet Education has rebranded Ducasse Education, the network of culinary schools by celebrity chef Alain Ducasse, to “École Ducasse”, in order to establish it as a global benchmark for culinary … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Les Roches: New Master’s Degree in Hospitality Strategy and Digital Transformation by GTP editing team 7 January 2020 by GTP editing team 7 January 2020 Les Roches Global Hospitality Education is unveiling an ambitious action plan to train the hospitality leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education ‘ReBrain Greece’ Aims to Bring Back Greek Professionals Working Abroad by GTP editing team 11 December 2019 by GTP editing team 11 December 2019 “ReBrain Greece”, an online platform offering incentives to Greeks to return to Greece, is set to open as part of a pilot program. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Greece Looking to Include More Fields of Study in Tourism Education by GTP editing team 6 December 2019 by GTP editing team 6 December 2019 The Tourism Ministry is looking to introduce new fields of study to Greece’s tourism education system, according to Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Education Greek Tourism Ministry Considers Training Programs for Unemployed by GTP editing team 29 November 2019 by GTP editing team 29 November 2019 In view of the start of the summer season, the Greek Tourism Ministry is considering the launch of training programs for the unemployed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail