Swiss Education Group (SEG) AG is a private company that operates four hospitality schools— Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland,

Hotel Institute Montreux Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM), founded in 1984, is a for-profit, private hotel school located in Montreux, Switzerland that provides an education for students wanting to gain an education in the hospitality industry. The school offers a bachelo ...

Swiss Hotel Management School Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) is a private hospitality management school in Montreux and Leysin, Switzerland. It trains students in the hotel and hospitality industries. The school offers a Bachelor of Hospitality Management program, master ...

, and César Ritz Colleges Switzerland. Its schools operate across six campuses all based in Switzerland, with a student base of more than 6,000 enrolled students from around the world. Its schools have more than 24,000 alumni representing 110 nationalities. Chief Executive Officer Leo Wang joined Swiss Education Group in 2022.

History

Swiss Education Group was founded in 1986 and was originally called the Swiss Language Club (SLC) before being renamed to Swiss Education Academy. At the time, they hosted summer camps for young people ages 7-18 years old from around the world. In 1992,

was established as the first school under the umbrella of Swiss Education Group.

(founded in 1985) was acquired by Swiss Education Group in 2002 and

International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute IHTTI School Of Hotel and Design Management was a hospitality management school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. IHTTI opened in 1986 as one of Switzerland's first English speaking hotel management schools and was officially registered in the canton ...

(founded in 1984) also joined Swiss Education Group in 2004. That same year, Swiss Hotel Management School opened their

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campus after acquiring the Mont Blanc and Belvédère hotels. César Ritz Colleges Switzerland (founded in 1982) and Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland (formally known as DCT European Culinary Arts) joined the education group in 2011. In 2017, Swiss Education Group launched their SEGPro program designed to offer professional courses in hospitality, culinary arts, and leadership. Swiss Education Group’s holding company—Swiss Education Group Holding AG—sold the education network to the Hong Kong-based investment management company, Summer Capital, in 2018. In 2021, International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute merged with Swiss Hotel Management School.

Schools

Swiss Education Group consists of four

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across five campuses in the French-speaking regions of

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. Programs are presented in English and attract students from more than 110 countries. All four schools that belong to the Swiss Education Group portfolio have been ranked amongst the top ten in the world by the

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César Ritz Colleges Switzerland

César Ritz Colleges Switzerland is a hospitality school with campuses in

Le Bouveret Le Bouveret () is a village in the commune of Port-Valais in the Swiss canton of Valais. Situated at the southernmost end of Lake Geneva and close to the French border, Le Bouveret is very much tourism-oriented with several amusement attractions ...

and

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, Switzerland. It is inspired by Swiss hotelier and hospitality leader César Ritz—founder of the Hôtel Ritz in Paris and the Ritz and Carlton Hotels in London and ranked seventh in the QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management.

Programs

César Ritz Colleges Switzerland offers bachelor's and master's degree programs, as well as a Certificate in Wine Business Management. The degree programs are accredited in partnership with

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Campuses

The school is situated across three campuses, shared with Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland, in

and

, Switzerland.

Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland

Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland was founded in 1991. Culinary Arts Academy shares campuses in Brig, Lucerne, and Le Bouveret with César Ritz Colleges Switzerland.

Programs

Culinary Arts Academy offers bachelor's and master's degrees programs and specialized diploma programs in

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, Vegetarian Culinary Arts, and Pastry & Chocolate arts. Programs are accredited in partnership with the

(UK).

Campuses

The school is situated across three campuses, shared with César Ritz Colleges Switzerland in

and

Switzerland. The campus in Le Bouveret is home to the

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Culinary Training Center.

Hotel Institute Montreux

Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM) is a hospitality school with a specializations in Financial Analysis & Wealth Management, Human Capital & Development, Management for the Senior Living Industry, Luxury Brand Management, and Franchise Business Management. It was founded in 1984 and is located on the shores of

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, Switzerland. It was ranked sixth in the QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management.

Programs

Hotel Institute Montreux offers a Bachelor’s in Business Administration.

Campuses

The school is housed in three buildings on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland—Hotel Europe, Leman Residence, and The Freddie Mercury and provides accommodation and learning facilities.

Swiss Hotel Management School Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) is a private hospitality management school in Montreux and Leysin, Switzerland. It trains students in the hotel and hospitality industries. The school offers a Bachelor of Hospitality Management program, master ...

(SHMS) specializes in the study of hospitality management. It was established in 1992 and is situated across two campuses in Caux and

. It was ranked third in the QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management in 2022.

Programs

The school offers a variety of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, postgraduate studies, and online degrees covering a range of specialities including: Hospitality Management, Design, Events,

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, and Business Analytics. Programs are accredited in partnership with the

(UK).

Campuses

SHMS is situated across two campuses in Caux and Leysin, Switzerland. Nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty Castle, SHMS's Caux Palace campus is a converted palace luxury hotel situated above Montreux, Switzerland. SHMS's Leysin campus is based in two former

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hotels in the ski resort town of Leysin, Switzerland.

Accreditations & partnerships

Partnerships include

Dorchester Collection Dorchester Collection is a luxury hotel operator owned by the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA), an arm of the Ministry of Finance of Brunei. Dorchester Collection owns and manages nine luxury five star hotels: The Dorchester (London), The Beverly H ...

Kempinski Kempinski Hotels S.A., commonly known as Kempinski, is a luxury hotel management company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in Berlin in 1897 as the ''Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft'', the group currently operates 78 five-star ho ...

, and

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