International Management Institute Switzerland
About the university
The IMI International Management Institute in Switzerland is a one-of-a-kind private school that provides cutting-edge hospitality education from foundation to master's level. We are a globally recognized worldwide hotel management school with extensive connections on all continents. Simultaneously, we have purposefully kept our class sizes small, with a maximum of 220 students per semester, allowing us to provide a highly personalized educational experience. Our graduates have senior managerial positions in companies all around the world. Their success demonstrates that starting at the top pays off.
We offer programs in International Culinary Arts ranging from a Diploma to a Bachelor's Degree, all of which are accredited by Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom. Our programs provide you with professional practical instruction as well as the management skills you'll need to succeed in this field.
Our aim is to provide higher education in hospitality and service management to students from across the world, and to develop them into accomplished and successful hospitality and business leaders for the global economy.
Our vision and mission are underpinned by five essential value pillars that guide our efforts to educate well-rounded students:
- Academic Excellence and Reliability
- Lifelong Learning and Professional Development
- Diversity, creativity, and innovation
- Personal Integrity, Accountability, and a Sense of Belonging
- Personal Touch and a Family Atmosphere
Our Promises to You
We're dedicated to producing graduates who make a difference by:
- maximizing job opportunities for our graduates and developing a global career network instilling self-confidence, entrepreneurship, and flexibility in a fast-changing world providing individual support to recognize talents and assist students in realizing their potential acting as role models in demonstrating cultural empathy, understanding, honesty, and integrity
We demonstrate our commitment to our employees, academic partners, and employers by:
- actively supporting professional growth by guaranteeing open communication and participation with current quality assurance methods, collaborating with industry on program design and graduate employability, and exhibiting a commitment to corporate social responsibility concepts.
What makes IMI different?
- Best Swiss Practice combined with Academic Excellence from the United Kingdom
IMI is a successful, privately owned and operated hotel management school. We have a highly trained core staff that is supplemented with motivational guest lecturers. Our small classes ensure individual attention, and our strong accreditations ensure excellence. Our diverse course offerings will test you while also providing you with knowledge and practical training for your future job.
- This is Switzerland: Live Green, Live Clean
Every day, you'll have fresh, tasty food delivered to your table from farms and lakes near our campus that have been carefully picked. The lovely, ancient city of Luzern, with its cultural events and thriving cafe culture, is only 12 minutes away. You may catch the train to Paris, Rome, or Berlin from this city in the center of Europe. During the week, you'll put in a lot of effort, but the weekends are your reward.
- You will become a member of the IMI family
Our goal is to help you prepare for a bright future full of worldwide opportunities and challenges. Our social program will introduce you to different countries, music, and traditions. On our 'global village' campus, there are over 50 nationalities, and you will have the opportunity to learn French and German in one of the safest and most beautiful nations in the world.
- We place a high value on your employability
We promise that all of our graduates will be able to find work. When it comes to paid practical training possibilities in Switzerland or abroad, you'll be first in line. Companies come to IMI to recruit high-quality students for their management training programs and future leadership roles because of our great reputation with major international hotel chains and industry leaders.