International Hospitality Management | NHL STENDEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

In your first year, you will learn about the fundamentals of the industry. How do you make sure your customers or guests are fully satisfied with the service they received when they go home? You get to study the finer points of human resource policy, marketing and financial management. In addition to delving into theory, you will also spend ten weeks acquiring practical work experience at our 4-star property, Stenden Hotel. This unique commercially run hotel covers all areas of the hotel business and is owned and operated by our staff and students.

In your second year, you will find out what running a hotel actually involves on a day-to-day basis: a process known as operational management. You will learn about business processes, marketing, budgeting, managing staff, procurement, logistics, negotiation and quality assurance. Starting in your second year, you have the option to spend part of the year abroad, at one of NHL Stenden’s International Campus Sites.

In your third year, you will attend classes in strategic management, including financial analysis, revenue maximization, market analysis and business plan writing. In addition, you will also take on a research project in preparation for your final-year project. As a work-experience student, you will be assigned the role of manager and run an entire department by yourself. You can specialize at this stage of the course by taking two minors. You also have the option to study abroad at one of our many partner universities, or at one of the NHL Stenden branches located in South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand or Qatar.

In your fourth year, you will be taking on a final-year project. During a management internship, you will conduct research at a company in the Netherlands, or another country of your choosing. The internship can take you anywhere: a 5-star hotel, a cruise ship, or an events company. Pick your destination from over 27 countries. During your ten-month paid internship, you will have the opportunity to really get to know the company and many students find that they have a job lined up at their internship company as soon as they finish their studies!

Three-year fast track

This study programme offers a three-year fast track for excellent students. Apart from the English language requirements, you need a Greek high school diploma (Apolytirio Genikou Lykeio), with an appropriate entry level for academic universities.

The study coordinator will decide on your admission in this 3-year track after having reviewing your records.

Did you previously follow a programme in the field of hospitality, or do you have experience in this area? Then you can also qualify for a shorter programme.

For more information, please contact us.

All courses and examinations will be in English, so you need a good command of spoken and written English.

The level required for admission should be an equivalent of the Academic IELTS 6.0 (International English Language Testing System), with a minimum of 5.0 for each skill.

TOEFL 550 (paper based), 213 (computer-based) and 80 (internet based).

Cambridge ESOL score FCE-C (169, or higher).

Greek high school diploma (Apolytirio Genikou Lykeio), with a general grade of at least 10.

We advise you to apply before May 1, for the September study start.

Stenden University of Applied Sciences has the right to refuse applications by students, which meet the admission requirements, but which are sent after May 1.  

In case you have not obtained your secondary school diploma yet, you can already apply by submitting your current grade list.

Ultimate closing date for applications for the September 2018 study start: August 15, 2018.

Ultimate closing date for applications for the February 2019 study start: January 17, 2019.

Finding a place to live in the north of the Netherlands, where NHL Stenden’s branches are located is relatively easy.

Once you have been admitted and have registered for a study programme at NHL Stenden, you should start looking for accommodation. We recommend you to start early with finding a suiting accommodation. This way you can ensure you find the right place to live during your study.

In the Netherlands, it is common for students to rent a room in a shared house or apartment with other students. There are also options to rent a one-bedroom or studio apartment. Student accommodation is usually provided by real estate agents or private landlords who advertise their rooms on different platforms.  

Many people use Facebook to advertise accommodation and to find flatmates. 

A bachelor’s degree from Stenden Hotel Management School, puts you on the fast track to a career in the global hospitality industry. You can choose from any number of career paths, ranging from a management position at a hotel or restaurant, theme park, conference centre, or event planning company, to business consultant, or even start your own business. Your degree will open up a range of career opportunities worldwide!

Careers open to you after graduation include: Restaurant Manager - Sales and Marketing Manager of a hotel - Coordinator of an international convention bureau- Financial Advisor.

If you are looking to specialize after your bachelor, we recommend that you enroll in our master’s programme in International Hospitality and Service Management.

With a Bachelors diploma from Stenden University of Applied Sciences, you can continue doing a Master’s programme. If you want to do this abroad, you can usually start straightaway. If you have done your minor at a research university in the Netherlands during the third year of your studies at the Stenden University of Applied Sciences, you can normally get direct access to a Master’s programme at a research university in the Netherlands as well. Otherwise for continuing with a Master study in the Netherlands, you may be requested to do a Pre-Master.