Hotel School The Hague

Top level education requires top level qualification If you want to apply for the Bachelor course at Hotelschool The Hague in Amsterdam or the Hague, we want you to have the proper qualifications. Requirements Overview View the Requirements Overview to find out what we expect from our new students, or read the text below. Dutch candidates Candidates must have qualifications that enable them to follow Higher Professional Education (HBO). If you have finished your HAVO or VWO school, there is a fair chance that you are qualified, as well as applicants who have finished their MBO. Did you finish Horeca Ondernemer/Manager? Then you can apply for the shorter Fast Track Programme of our Bachelor Degree Course. Foreign candidates Students from abroad must have qualifications that are equal to the Dutch qualifications. Some examples are: International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, High School: GPA average at least 3.0 with six good IGCSE grades/two A-levels, Abitur (Germany), COU (Spain), Artium (Norway) and Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskola (Sweden). Dutch applicants Profile Havo C&M Admissible E&M 2nd foreign language 2 2nd foreign language 2 and N&T Economics 1 2nd foreign language 2 and N&G Economics 1 Applicants receive a 30 If no 2nd minute test on the selection language day. Subject: basics of grammar, Havo level If no economics

Applicant has an 'intake interview' on selection day

VWO Admissible Admissible Economics 1 Economics 1 Applicant has an 'intake interview' on selection day Applicant has an 'intake interview' on selection day

International applicants International International Baccalaureate Candidates must show proficiency in English European European Baccalaureate by submitting TOEFL Germany Abitur test scores (please Spain COU enquire your local Norway Artium English/American Avgångsbetyg från embassy). Sweden Gymnasieskola We require a minimum High School: GPA average at score of at least 213 United States least 3.0, with six good (computer based) or IGCSE grades/two A-levels 550 (paper based). Please contact our Admission Other Office: [email protected], or coutries dial +31 (0) 70 750 30 29 Fast Track applicants Please contact our Admission Non-Dutch diploma Office: [email protected], or dial +31 (0) 70 750 30 29 Dutch MBO-diploma - level four Selection Diploma Programme procedure Horeca Ondernemer / Manager Special Fast Fast Track Produce a letter of Track recommendation from your Selection school board. Normal Normal, four-year MBO other than 'Horeca selection Bachelor Degree Ondernemer / Manager' Course

Find out more about our school If you are not certain yet as to whether Hotelschool The Hague (in Amsterdam and The Hague) is the right choice for you, we strongly advise you to come to one of our many open days. Open days The Hague 28 September 2005 5 October 2005 12 October 2005 2 November 2005 16 November 2005 7 December 2005

Open Days Amsterdam 5 October 2005 9 November 2005 23 November 2005

If you decide to visit one of our open days, you have to sign up by calling or sending an email. For an open day in The Hague, please dial +31 (0) 70 3512481 or send an email to [email protected]. For an open day in Amsterdam, please dial +31(0)20 851 29 00 (only for Dutch applicants). We will take care that you receive a warm welcome at our school.

Don't forget to mention your name, address, telephone number and the number of persons that will accompany you. Plus the month of your choice and (only for Dutch students) the branch - Amsterdam or The Hague - you are interested in. On open days, it is possible to have lunch at the Hotelschool for a small fee. Just let us know if you are interested. Please mention if you are interested in the Dutch or English stream. Apply Do you have the right qualifications? Welcome to Hotelschool The Hague! If you are not sure if Hotelschool The Hague is the right school for you, you can take this test and find out! You can download and print (because you have to send some enclosures) our Dutch application form or International application form, or contact us at the following telephone number: +31 (0) 70 3512481. You can also fill in this form, so we will send you an application form. Dutch applicants can apply to study at our branch in The Hague or at our branch in Amsterdam. However, the Hotelschool decides in which branch you will be placed.

Deadline application for August 2005 for Dutch students: 1 April 2005. Send us your application form, with a recent passport photograph, a copy of your diploma and a copy of the most recent list of grades. The fee for the selection day, for which you will be invited, is € 80,-. Information Please fill in the form and we will send you an application form and some information. Our four-year Bachelor Course consists of three phases. Each phase has its own focus: you will learn to broaden your skills and to take more and more high-level decisions about your work.

Phase 1 - Hospitality Performance: "Doing the existing well" Phase 2 - Tactical Hospitality Management: "Improving on the existing" Phase 3 - Strategic Hospitality Management: "Searching for new combinations" Hospitality performance: "Doing the existing well" In the first stage you will learn to develop the right attitude that will enable you to successfully complete the course. During this stage you will learn skills like developing an attitude of hospitality, working in a team and to search for information. You will also become aware that you are responsible for your own learning process. And last but not least we teach you the basic skills associated with working at an operational level in hotels and restaurants. You will learn skills like cooking, serving and working at the Front Desk.

You also become acquainted with the basics theories of Hotel Management and learn to apply these in actual situations. For example, you work on a project to make an architectural design for your own hotel, or you design a website for your hotel. This stage covers one and a half years, and includes an international industrial release (internship) period of approximately 20 weeks. During the first year, all students taking the Bachelor course stay at the Skotel: our Training and Study Hotel (except for Fast Track students). The rent for the Skotel is part of the Hotelschool fees. Phase 2 - Tactical Hospitality Management: "Improving on the existing" Phase 3 - Strategic Hospitality Management: "Searching for new combinations" Tactical Hospitality Management: "Improving on the existing" In this stage we expect you to show more initiative. The course concentrates on the various management domains: Marketing Management, Financial Management, Operations Management, Information Management.

In this stage you will be faced with problems like how to achieve higher quality, how to work more efficiently, how to achieve greater guest satisfaction. These problems require you to use all your management knowledge and the theoretical models that you were taught. The problems may occur in the restaurant, the kitchen, in the hotel or elsewhere.

In this stage there are also practicals in which leadership qualities are developed. As part of this you participate in the 'outdoor-week' in the Belgian Ardennes, where you will be put in charge of a team of fellow students when carrying out an assignment. This second stage covers one year. Strategic Hospitality Management: "Searching for new combinations" We live in a changing world. In the third stage of the course you are challenged to react to the consequences of these changes. As a manager in the hospitality industry you need to find solutions to anticipated problems, to take advantage of possible opportunities and to implement any changes required. Creativity, innovation and strategy are the keywords in this process.

The management domains return in this stage: Marketing, Finance, Operations, Personnel and Organisation and Information Management. You will find out that many of the problems you face cover more than one domain. This stage covers 18 months, and includes a management placement (internship) of approximately 20 weeks at a renowned international company within the hospitality industry. Good education is always worth its price The fee for the first year at our school is around € 5000,-. This may seem a lot of money. So let us explain what this money is used for:    

Skotel, including breakfast and dinner during the 40 school weeks School fee, collective insurance, sports facilities, etc. Outdoor week Belgian Ardennes Computer/help desk, including a help desk during the day and licensed software that a student needs for classes

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International students pay to cover the cost of the initial promotion to the International Bachelor Degree in Hospitality Management Course Deposit for expenses charged to students for repairs or damage to the hostel property. This deposit is refunded on leaving the hostel Student expenditure, including uniforms for the practicals and a professional knife set

Payment to the government Apart from the school fee, there is a separate amount to be paid to the Dutch government: € 1496,- (2005-2006). Students enrolling in February will be asked to pay an amount based upon the remaining months of the school year. Welcome Founded in 1929, Hotelschool The Hague has been the first choice for students, employees, businesses, or anyone else who values quality for more than 75 years.

What makes us so special? Hotelschool The Hague is a special school. We want you to develop both practical and theoretical skills. Because we want you to be fully prepared for a position at a senior management level. In our courses, we strongly focus on the following aspects: Business oriented. This means that you will learn to aim for results and to act proactively. We call this ''entrepreneurial learning' Internationally oriented. You will learn to work in international teams. This also means that you will have to speak several languages Human-oriented. We value good communication skills. And we take responsibility for our environment and each other Innovative. How do you find your information in a fast-changing world? And how do you use this information in real-life situations? If you participate actively, we can guarantee you a fascinating job in one of the most exciting fields of business in the world: a field where life is always something of a party! Hotelschool The Hague is a completely independent knowledge and learning institute. We are not part of the Haagse Hogeschool. The Hotelschool has branches in Amsterdam and The Hague.

Learning and working as a team During the first year of the Bachelor Degree Course you will live in the Skotel. This is our Training and Study Hotel. The Skotel has two branches: one in The Hague and one in Amsterdam. Both are unique in their location: within a ten to fifteen minute walk from school. The Skotel in The Hague is only two minutes from the beach, the skotel in Amsterdam is close to the city center. As a freshman, you will share a room with a fellow student. From the very first moment you learn to get on in close contact with others. You will need to deal with conflicts in a satisfactory way, work together and live together. This way you will build a sound base for working in teams. Skotel The Hague Zwolsestraat 189 2587 TZ The Hague The Netherlands T: +31 (0) 70 355 28 00 F: +31 (0) 70 358 84 87 E: [email protected] Skotel Amsterdam Graafschapstraat 2 1079 PE Amsterdam The Netherlands T: +31 (0) 20 851 29 50 F: +31 (0) 20 851 29 51 E: [email protected] Jobs Hotelschool The Hague was founded in 1929 and has branches in The Hague and Amsterdam. Our four-year Bachelor Degree Course is a programme that results in an internationally recognized Bachelor's degree Business Administration in Hotel Management (BBA.HM.). The Bachelor Degree Course at Hotelschool The Hague consists of two streams: a Dutch stream and an English stream. The Hotelschool has about 180 employees and 1800 students, of which 30% are internationals and is the largest Bachelor hotel school in Europe. A comparative research study ‘Kennis in Kaart’ by the Dutch Ministry of Education has shown Hotelschool The Hague to be the best university of professional education in the Netherlands. In 2001 the Master in Hospitality Management was set up in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam. In 2002

Hotelschool The Hague founded together with The Leading Hotels of the World The Leading Hotel Schools of the World; an association of top hotel schools in the world. The jobs mentioned below are described in Dutch. If you have any questions about working at Hotelschool The Hague, please contact our P&O department, tel. 070 351 24 81 or mail to [email protected]. Instructeur Restaurants (1.0 fte, M/V) Freelance Docent Finance Medewerker Onderwijsondersteuning Docent Training Management Vaardigheden (1,0 fte m/v) If you have job vacancies for graduates of the Hotelschool please e-mail: [email protected]. All-inclusive Package During the Summer holidays Hotelschool The Hague does not offer its regular restaurant and hostel operations. We therefore provide a special, all-inclusive board & lodging package. Our carefully selected student staff will help you to settle in and feel at home quickly in our modern student dorm, where you will be sharing a double room. A limited number of hotel rooms is available at a surcharge. The all-inclusive Summer Course Package includes: course fee course materials a shared double room in the student's dorm breakfast, lunch and dinner coffee and tea breaks and includes the following specials: every Wednesday a theme dinner social events: July 24 Get in touch with the Dutch July 30 Amsterdam excursion August 13 Farewell Party package: € 3.750

Price of the all–inclusive