Why study at Aspira
ACCOMPLISHING INTERNATIONAL CAREER IN TOURISM
A large number of foreign lecturers who have a significant scientific and professional career are involved in the study program and are ready to share their experiences with the students. In addition, through numerous guest lectures, students get familiar with rich examples of everyday practice that can significantly contribute to their future business. Students are offered the option of attending professional practice in numerous world hotels and organizations, thus gaining top practical experience first hand. Knowledge gained at Aspira University of Applied Sciences enables work competitiveness in any of the world’s hotels and organizations.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN WORLD LEADING HOTELS AND TOURIST ORGANIZATIONS
The study puts emphasis on professional practice, which goes through all the years of study. Most of the professional practice (daily, 8 hours, 4 months) is conducted in the last semester of the study, and it is devoted entirely to the acquisition of practical knowledge and skills in hotels or destination management organizations and companies. In this way, students become familiar with their future business and gain significant contacts that can help them in their day-to-day business. Students have the opportunity to choose a number of prestigious international hotels and organizations as a place for conducting a practical part of learning.
TOP INTERNATIONAL LECTURERS
Top international experts in the field of tourism teach on most of the course. Students thus receive contemporary tourist theoretical knowledge. The lecturers are well acquainted with contemporary tourism theory and have specific professional knowledge that they have applied in practice.
POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUING THE STUDY ON PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY IN SWITZERLAND
Aspira has cooperated with the prestigious Swiss hotel management university Hotel Institute Montreux, which allows only to Aspira students to continue their studies and acquire a double diploma (Swiss and American one) under customized conditions. This collaboration confirms the high quality of Aspira study programs, as this foreign university fully recognizes the qualifications acquired on Aspira.
PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS EXPERT WORKSHOPS
Throughout the course, students attend compulsory professional workshops by which they gain practical knowledge in the real workplace. Every successful hotel manager needs to know how to manage all the hotel departments and maximize all resources. Professional workshops include areas such as room management, food and beverage department, reception, sales, but also bartending, sommeliers, cooking, serving … Equally, it is imperative that students learn about the culture of each destination, the destination or hotel security, the history of the destination, storytelling, and workshops directed to determine valid goals, time management, employees, etc.
DRESS CODE ADAPTED TO TOP INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Following the Swiss model of study applied at the Aspira, as well as the advice of numerous hoteliers and tourist organizations, students are dressed in accordance with formal business dress code. In this way, they are immediately acquainted with the standards of their future business.
MEAL SUBSIDIES FOR REGULAR STUDENTS
All students studying at Aspira have subsidised student meals as well as all other rights realised by all other regular students in Croatia. This includes membership in the University Library, teaching materials, right to accommodation at a student home, a seminar for a Branch Manager, individual consultations with teachers, and many other benefits.
