What are the strengths of your school, what makes a student enrol with you rather than elsewhere?

At Hotelschool The Hague, we deliver a unique combination of theory, practice and research. This is how we distinguish ourselves from other hotel schools. Our real-life learning environment supports the integration of the three and we act in a significant and student-centred learning environment.
Additionally, we deliver a combination of development in three types of skills; an in-depth understanding of hospitality and critical thinking skills (Intelligence Quotient), highly developed personal and intercultural skills (Emotional Quotient), and resilience (Adversity Quotient).
These combinations make sure that Hotelschool The Hague can deliver the most sought-after hospitality graduates with five different but key profiles: Hospitality Leader, Hospitality Enthusiast, Specialist, Consultant, and Entrepreneur.

How has the profile of your students changed in recent years? (SPC, nationality, expectations, practices, needs etc.)

There have been slight statistical changes in our student profile in recent years. To name a few, we saw an 8% increase in applicants for our Bachelor programme compared to the previous year (2016/17 vs. 2017/18). 36.5% of these applicants were international students, representing more than 75 different nationalities.
Additionally, our student body is slowly shifting from generation Y (millennials) to generation Z. A generation which has grown up in a digital age meaning they process information faster, are used to multi-tasking, and are capable of learning things by themselves. In order to facilitate this generation, we need to re-think the way we recruit and teach. Therefore, one of our mottos is to be high-tech and high-touch; we go through a digital transformation to gain high-tech and combine this with our key strengths being customised training and support for our students to gain high-touch.

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