The hospitality industry continues to provide fertile ground for aspiring leaders, especially in the Middle East. The 2019 Hospitality News ME Careers & Education report looks at the trends taking place throughout the industry and the shifts that are truly making an impact. According to the Pwc Workforce of the Future report, “the Middle East is broadly in line with global trends, but in terms of how ready businesses are for change, we lag behind the rest of the world, and that puts us at greater risk.” To address these challenges, schools and educational institutions are updating curriculums and making the changes that will shape the new graduate. We also spoke to the top hospitality universities in the world and their only Middle Eastern affiliates – all located in Lebanon – to find out what’s in store for the future of hospitality in the Middle East.
> EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS
• École hôtelière de Lausanne, Olivier Roux, Senior Managing Director of EHL’s Advisory Services
• Institut Paul Bocuse, Jeffrey Catrett, Academic Director
• Le Cordon Bleu, André J. Cointreau, President and CEO
• Sagesse University Faculty of Tourism & Hotel Management, Dr. Tanios Kassis, Dean of Faculty of Tourism & Hotel Management
• Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Institut de gestion des entreprises (USJ-IGE), Karim Asmar, Head of Hospitality and Culinary Arts
> THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY
with Tony Ramy, President of the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés, Night-Clubs and Pastries in Lebanon, and Rami Z. Sayess, Regional Vice President & General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Beirut
> FAST-TRACKING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOSPITALITY LEADERS
with Amine E. Moukarzel, Pascal Gauvin, Hassan Ahdab, Simon Casson, Chris Newman, David Leman, Harpreet Singh
> PHOENICIA’S ENTRY INTO CULINARY EDUCATION
with Franck Page, Executive Chef InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut
> THE GO-TO COUNTRIES FOR
A JOB IN HOSPITALITY
with Arda Atalay, head of private sector, LinkedIn MENA
> A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A HOTEL CONSULTANT
with Christopher Lund, Head of Hotels for Colliers International MENA
A selection of the most reputable hospitality schools in the world
France
ESSEC
essec.edu
Institut Paul Bocuse
institutpaulbocuse.com
Le Cordon Bleu
cordonbleu.edu
Vatel
vatel.com
Jordan
Royal Academy of Culinary Arts
raca.edu.jo
Lebanon
AUL
aul.edu.lb
AUST
aust.edu.lb
AUT
aut.edu
Balamand
balamand.edu.lb
LAU
lau.edu.lb
LIU
liu.edu.lb
NDU
ndu.edu.lb
Sagesse University
uls.edu.lb
USEK
usek.edu.lb
USJ-IGE
ige.usj.edu.lb
Switzerland
BHMS – Business & Hotel Management School – Luzern Switzerland
bhms.ch
César Ritz Colleges
cesarritzcolleges.edu
Ecole Hôtelière de Genève
ehg.ch
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
ehl.edu
Glion Institute of Higher Education
glion.edu
Hotel Institute Montreux
hotelinstitutemontreux.com
IMI Luzern
imi-luzern.com
Les Roches
lesroches.edu
SSTH – Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality
ssth.ch
UAE
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
emiratesacademy.edu
UK
University of Surrey, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
surrey.ac.uk
USA
School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University
sha.cornell.edu
University of Houston, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
uh.edu
