Η ελβετική Σχολή Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων στον τομέα Διοίκησης Ξενοδοχειακών και Επισιτιστικών Μονάδων (Hospitality Management) & Διοίκησης Τουρισμού (Tourism Management) στην Ελλάδα

Γιορτάζουμε πάνω από 30 χρόνια παρουσίας μας στην Ελλάδα!

Η Alpine Center, η ελβετική Σχολή Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων στον τομέα Διοίκησης Ξενοδοχειακών και Επισιτιστικών Μονάδων (Hospitality Management) & Διοίκησης Τουρισμού (Tourism Management) γιορτάζει 32 χρόνια παρουσίας στην Ελλάδα. Ιδρύθηκε στην Αθήνα το 1987 και είναι πρωτοπόρος στην παροχή εκπαίδευσης πάνω στη Διοίκηση Ξενοδοχειακών και Επισιτιστικών Μονάδων (Hospitality Management), με ελβετικό αέρα! Τα τελευταία 30 χρόνια η Alpine έχει προσελκύσει σπουδαστές από πάνω από 70 χώρες ώστε δικαίως να θεωρείται ως ένα πραγματικά διεθνές εκπαιδευτικό ινστιτούτο.

A New Academic Year Starting at Swiss Alpine Center

A new Academic Year at the Hospitality & Tourism Management Department of City Unity Education Group, Athens, where Swiss Alpine Center and Cardiff Metropolitan University offer dual awards (diploma and degree) to students which makes them very employable in the international hospitality and tourism industry. We wish the new students a brilliant future!

Would you like to embark on a career in the hospitality and tourism industry?

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Alpine Success Story | Lena Charitou

Lena Charitou 

Swiss Alpine Diploma in Travel & Tourism ManagementFlight Operations Coordinator, Etihad Airways

“I was delighted to be recognized recently for demonstrating the value of ‘Acting Positively’ and receiving an award by the VP, Flight Operations of Etihad. Thank you Alpine Center for preparing me to excel in my career”

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Alpine Story - Yekaterina Ilyachshenko - BA(Hons) International Hospitality & Tourism Management

 

 

Yekaterina Ilyachshenko, Kazakhstan

BA(Hons) International Hospitality & Tourism Management 2019

My name is Yekaterina Ilyachshenko. I came to Greece from Kazakhstan because I heard that Alpine Center, the Hospitality & Tourism Management Department of City Unity College not only offered the best Swiss and British education in hospitality management but also because they offer us internship and career opportunities in leading hotels.

Alpine Success Story | Lambros Vakiaros - winner of the Greek Master Chef Competition 2017,

Congratulations to the winner of the Greek Master Chef Competition 2017, Lambros Vakiaros, Alpine Graduate 2011!

 In his words:

"Alpine Center gave me a superb foundation for my career as a chef"

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Testimonial * Lena Charitou

Lena Charitou, Graduate Travel & Tourism Management (1999)

Pilot Ground Training Support Officer for Etihad Airways 

 



'Alpine is one of the best choices I have made in my life!'

At the young age of 19 when I graduated from Alpine Center with a Swiss Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management, I was very confident and eager to succeed in this lovely field of Tourism & Aviation.  Now, 16 years later, I am thrilled to recount my success story which includes 13 years working for Air France & Air France-KLM, 2 years working as a Sales Executive for  Falcon Aviation Services, since January 2014 when I moved to Abu Dhabi, and currently, still living in Abu Dhabi, I hold the exciting position of Pilot Ground Training Support Officer for Etihad, one of the world's top leading airlines, I can guarantee that this is not just my opinion but a fact.

 

Alpine Center gave me the foundation for a global career in the travel and tourism industry, equipped me with numerous skills to work in multicultural environments, and above all instilled in me a professional attitude that is a must to succeed in this industry, coupled with a commitment to lifelong learning! 

I am ever so grateful to my tutors and the leadership of the Alpine Center for having provided me with everything I needed to achieve my career goals.  

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Eleven Reasons Why To Choose The Swiss Alpine Center

Congratulations on considering a Career in the International Hospitality Industry!

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Eleven Reasons Why To Choose The Swiss Alpine Center

1. SPECIALIZED WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION IN ALL SEGMENTS OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
2. RENOWNED SWISS AND BRITISH QUALIFICATIONS
3. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND ACCREDITATION
4. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT BODY
5. INTERNATIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF
6. INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF INDUSTRY CONTACTS
7. PAID INTERNSHIPS / WORK EXPERIENCE
8. GATEWAY TO A VERY REWARDING CAREER
9. YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME
10. AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
11. BECAUSE WE CARE

Please visit our website www.swissalpinecenter.com

Have a look at Success Stories which features the successful career paths of some of our graduates, and click on Testimonials to read what students have to say about Alpine Center.

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Eleven Reasons Why To Choose The Swiss Alpine Center

Congratulations on considering a Career in the International Hospitality Industry!

Eleven Reasons Why To Choose The Swiss Alpine Center

• SPECIALIZED WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION IN ALL SEGMENTS OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
• RENOWNED SWISS AND BRITISH QUALIFICATIONS
• INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND ACCREDITATION
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENT BODY
• INTERNATIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF
• INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF INDUSTRY CONTACTS
• PAID INTERNSHIPS / WORK EXPERIENCE
• GATEWAY TO A VERY REWARDING CAREER
• YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME
• AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
• BECAUSE WE CARE

Please visit our website www.swissalpinecenter.com

Have a look at Success Stories which features the successful career paths of some of our graduates, and click on Testimonials to read what students have to say about Alpine Center.

CONTACT OUR INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS OFFICE TEAM

admissions@swissalpinecenter.com

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Themis Trakas success story

Inside HVS

Personality Profile of the Month - Themis Trakas

By Dorothy Jennings

Tuesday April 8, 2014

Themis Trakas

The fictional character of Eloise captured the imagination of millions of readers based upon her elegant address. The idea of a little girl residing at w hat some people refer to as the ”Greatest Hotel in the World”, the Plaza Hotel located in New York City, w as a divine escape from the mundane. Fashioned after a French Chateau with a marble lobby, mahogany doors and 1,650 crystal chandeliers, the Plaza is quite unique … .. and w hat could be more fun than dining at the Palm Court on rainy days? Today, an oil painting of Eloise hangs outside this restaurant, and is visited by many elegant ladies-w ho-lunch holding the hands of their darling granddaughters. 

Well, HVS’ own Themis Trakas experienced childhood at numerous five-star luxury hotels including Sheratons, Mandarin Orientals, Fairmonts, Carltons, and Hiltons as he traveled the globe with his father, an Olympic Airways Boeing 747 captain.

As a military and civil aviation pilot for 41 years, Themis’ dad infected his young son with a fascination for aircraft and aviation as they regularly visited New York, Toronto, Montreal, Singapore, Johannesburg, and Sydney. Themis dreamt of following in his father’s footsteps as a pilot, having become quite comfortable in the cockpit.

At 15, Themis was at home in the cockpit of a Boeing 747 cruising over the Atlantic Ocean on the way to NYC from Athens, Greece, with his father, the Captain!

However, as he neared the end of his high school years in the late 80’s, his father recommended that he explore the idea of pursuing a career in the hotel industry. Upon serious reflection, he had vivid memories of the hostelries where they had stayed, and this suggestion began to percolate in his thinking.

Paris Air Show

After completing his mandatory military service, Themis enrolled in the Swiss Alpine Center hotel school of higher education based in Greece in 1989 to determine if the hospitality industry would be a good fit. For the next six years, he pursued his education in Greece, Switzerland, and the U.S.A., followed by a 2-year program for an MBA in 2001. Everything clicked, and he garnered 10 years of experience in hotel operations, ultimately finding himself in an ideal position to accept the offer from HVS in Athens in 2006.

Demetris Spanos, Managing Director of HVS Athens, gives Themis the highest accolades, “Themis is a definite asset for our office. He was the first to join the group, when the legal entity of the HVS Athens was originally introduced. He is enthusiastic and knowledgeable regarding the industry. I can always depend on Themis to produce a quality assignment, and he is always willing to share his expertise with his colleagues. His sense of humor puts things in perspective. I really trust this individual and I consider him as a member of my family."

Themis is serving as Vice President of the Cornell Hotel Society, Pan-Hellenic Chapter in Greece.

Still passionate about discovering new world venues, HVS has provided Themis with amazing opportunities. The most exciting destinations, and the assignments he has particularly enjoyed, include Morocco which he visited on three separate occasions in 2008; Kuwait, Mauritius; Antigua; the City of Pozzuoli in Italy; Tel Aviv; and Croatia.

Greek Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet

Though he did not fulfill his youthful fantasy of becoming a pilot, Themis developed a strong enthusiasm for aviation photography. He is an avid fan of military air shows and while living in the United States from 1992 to 2003, his weekends were devoted to traversing the East Coast to attend every air show scheduled to photograph the exciting exhibitions.

 

 

Sybil Hofmann, President International Programmes at Swiss Alpine Center, The Swiss Business School for International Hotel & Tourism and Director at City Unity College/International Hospitality & Tourism Management Department, says about Themis:

“Themis Trakas is an exemplary alumnus that is the dream of every college. We were so happy to have Themis as a student in the very first two years of his formation in the field of hotel management after which he transferred to our Swiss school in Switzerland to complete the third year of his studies.  His ultimate dream was to have a Cornell education and that’s where he headed next. Working in the US was another goal he had set and he further combined this with furthering his education to the MBA level in New York. What happened next is he planned to return to Greece, a great move because Greece needs such professionals to drive its hospitality industry to newer heights. Themis lost no time in visiting his alma mater and offering his services. He was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board and not only. He joined the academic team as a guest lecturer, launching second year students into their Integrated Project at the beginning of the year, counselling them during the year, and acting as a panelist at the end of the year when the teams presented their projects.

I have no words to describe Themis’ commitment, devotion and loyalty to his first alma mater, Alpine Center!!  I only wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to a young man who believes in the future of the tourism industry in Greece and in contributing to the professional development of the new generation of hospitality management professionals".

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