Nepal is fast making a name in hospitality...and Hotel Management Education! GATE is the latest hospitality academy to make its debut in this beautiful country and plans to offer professional hotel education in combination with Swiss Hotel School - SSTH (Passugg / Chur). GATE has also announced a strong drive towards international ISO certification and strong ties with global Coffee trademark Illy Cafe and will introduce a branch as well as Barrista courses in the future. The school also announced scholarships for students from India, something very new to the region. Looking forward to seeing what impact the school has with it's new trend setting approaches to long-term and craft-level hotel / hospitality courses.
GATE (The Global Academy of Tourism & Hospitality Education) opens in Nepal: bringing the best of the West to the East!
Switzerland has a long history in benchmarking excellence in hotel management education in the world. With Surprisingly similar geography: Nepal also a small landlocked country situated between two economic giants of Asia, (China and India) Is following Switzerland tradition of excellence in Hotel Management. GATE - Global Academy for Tourism and Hospitality Education has started its first session with 50 students and will soon admit international students. It is located on a lovely plot of land over-looking Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, the capital valley of Nepal!
Nepal, a small spectacular country draped along the spine of the Himalaya is also renowned as home to the Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain and equally as a birthplace of Buddha in the world. Nepal is also renowned for its enthralling sublime scenery, amazing cultural diversity, and world-famous heritage and time-worn monuments, with some of the best hiking trails on earth. As it is cited in famous travel guide “Lonely Planet” - It's the kind of country that lingers in your dreams long after you leave it, this is why so many travelers are drawn back to Nepal, armed the second time round with a greater appreciation of its natural and cultural complexity, a stout pair of walking boots and a desire for sculpted calf muscles. “
At GATE, the hospitality management program is completely hands on – with some time in the classroom but most time cooking, serving, managing and making the on campus restaurant operate like a real restaurant. The Academic course is designed with the direct support of world famous Swiss School SSTH – Swiss School of Tourism & Hospitality which has over 40 years of proved track record of excellence in hospitality education. The co-signed higher diploma will be awarded to successful students upon completion of six academic semesters which are delivered in Kathmandu campus and or final year in SSTH Switzerland.
The college founder and CEO Mr. Khem Raj Lakai is a former Swiss School graduates and has over 15 years of experiences in the hospitality and hotel industry. Khem is also a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and has worked in Asia, Europe and North America before he started his free-lance consultation in Bahrain. Khem says that GATE is already fortuned to have visiting faculties from abroad such as Deborah Koehler, world-renowned management coach (USA), Dr. Marc Clark (USA) as an Academic advisor and Florent Labbe (France), a certified French professor to support the GATE.
The GATE students will gain experience in the operational elements of the hospitality industry with practice-based and computer-based simulations designed to submerge them in the aesthetics, society and customer focus of hospitality. The indention of these practices and simulations is to develop the leadership ability and confidence through daily practice with feedback and accumulated confidence that come from reputation and exposure to real situations. The students of GATE are exposed to daily operation procedure and real service experience at campus owned restaurant called La Mezzaluna. It is able to cater up to 200 persons in each shift. Also the world famous coffee chain Illy has already approved it as an outlet for training in northern Kathmandu valley.
GATE aims to provide students with the right knowledge, skills and attitude requested by valued global Resorts and Hotels.
The students have the opportunity to interact with guest lectures from high standard Nepal hotels and visiting international industry leaders. Also GATE will take advantages of visits from celebrity chefs and legendary figures. Learning from them what it takes to become a successful leader and at the same time, they will help them develop an eye for detail and from their experiences of what they consider to be effective decision-making capabilities of the future manager.
In addition to learning about operations , information technology and financial management, , The students are involved in the creativity, decision making, thinking skills and cross culture behavior and human resources management that are required for them to work at global standards in environments outside of Nepal. All courses are designed to nurture a leadership and utilize each students full potential.
Swiss Merit Higher Diploma in Hotel & Restaurant Management is offered in 3 years of period either in Nepal or combined with the final semester in SSTH – Switzerland to award Swiss higher diploma.
Nepal, a small spectacular country draped along the spine of the Himalaya is also renowned as home to the Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain and equally as a birthplace of Buddha in the world. Nepal is also renowned for its enthralling sublime scenery, amazing cultural diversity, and world-famous heritage and time-worn monuments, with some of the best hiking trails on earth. As it is cited in famous travel guide “Lonely Planet” - It's the kind of country that lingers in your dreams long after you leave it, this is why so many travelers are drawn back to Nepal, armed the second time round with a greater appreciation of its natural and cultural complexity, a stout pair of walking boots and a desire for sculpted calf muscles. “
At GATE, the hospitality management program is completely hands on – with some time in the classroom but most time cooking, serving, managing and making the on campus restaurant operate like a real restaurant. The Academic course is designed with the direct support of world famous Swiss School SSTH – Swiss School of Tourism & Hospitality which has over 40 years of proved track record of excellence in hospitality education. The co-signed higher diploma will be awarded to successful students upon completion of six academic semesters which are delivered in Kathmandu campus and or final year in SSTH Switzerland.
The college founder and CEO Mr. Khem Raj Lakai is a former Swiss School graduates and has over 15 years of experiences in the hospitality and hotel industry. Khem is also a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and has worked in Asia, Europe and North America before he started his free-lance consultation in Bahrain. Khem says that GATE is already fortuned to have visiting faculties from abroad such as Deborah Koehler, world-renowned management coach (USA), Dr. Marc Clark (USA) as an Academic advisor and Florent Labbe (France), a certified French professor to support the GATE.
The GATE students will gain experience in the operational elements of the hospitality industry with practice-based and computer-based simulations designed to submerge them in the aesthetics, society and customer focus of hospitality. The indention of these practices and simulations is to develop the leadership ability and confidence through daily practice with feedback and accumulated confidence that come from reputation and exposure to real situations. The students of GATE are exposed to daily operation procedure and real service experience at campus owned restaurant called La Mezzaluna. It is able to cater up to 200 persons in each shift. Also the world famous coffee chain Illy has already approved it as an outlet for training in northern Kathmandu valley.
GATE aims to provide students with the right knowledge, skills and attitude requested by valued global Resorts and Hotels.
The students have the opportunity to interact with guest lectures from high standard Nepal hotels and visiting international industry leaders. Also GATE will take advantages of visits from celebrity chefs and legendary figures. Learning from them what it takes to become a successful leader and at the same time, they will help them develop an eye for detail and from their experiences of what they consider to be effective decision-making capabilities of the future manager.
In addition to learning about operations , information technology and financial management, , The students are involved in the creativity, decision making, thinking skills and cross culture behavior and human resources management that are required for them to work at global standards in environments outside of Nepal. All courses are designed to nurture a leadership and utilize each students full potential.
Swiss Merit Higher Diploma in Hotel & Restaurant Management is offered in 3 years of period either in Nepal or combined with the final semester in SSTH – Switzerland to award Swiss higher diploma.
The Craft Level courses include:
• Certificate in Culinary Arts
• Certificate in F&B Service
• Certificate in Housekeeping operation
• Diploma in Culinary Arts
• Bartending & Mixology Science
• All types of Barista coffee course (to be launched)
• Certificate in Culinary Arts
• Certificate in F&B Service
• Certificate in Housekeeping operation
• Diploma in Culinary Arts
• Bartending & Mixology Science
• All types of Barista coffee course (to be launched)
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