The programme will commence in the coming winter semester and provide young and committed managerial talent with excellent training that opens up international career opportunities.

"We set great store by offering our staff the personal and professional support they need in order to become outstanding specialists and managers," said Roberto Rojas, Vice President of Human Resources at the Steigenberger Hotels AG. The dual course of higher education study at the IST School of Management, which leads to a Bachelor qualification in ‘Hotel Management', is a flexible training programme which meets the demands that our company makes in terms of quality."

The course is a dual distance learning programme which combines practical company-based vocational education and training with the academic teaching that an institute of higher education is able to offer. This is a modern form of study which is tailored to the requirements of the hotel sector. It gives hotels the chance to offer highly motivated up-and-coming workers with training that is aligned to company needs and to secure the loyalty of such staff.

"Students spend the majority of their study time at the company, where they are integrated into operational procedures," explains Thomas Corinth, who is responsible for the course at the IST School of Management. "They pass through the various departments of a hotel business and thus are able to learn all tasks and activities from scratch."
The course makes use of multimedia forms of teaching such as online lectures, tutorials and exercises. Certain selected modules require face-to-face teaching in order to impart important practical knowledge to students and facilitate networking with branch experts and fellow students.

About Steigenberger Hotels AG

Steigenberger Hotels AG is one of Europe's leading hotel companies. From its Head Office in Germany, the Steigenberger Group operates 116 hotels on three continents including 24 which are under construction or at the planning stage.

About Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts

Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts includes some of the most prestigious hotels in Europe, such as the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof and the Steigenberger Parkhotel in Düsseldorf. InterCityHotel is a medium-price brand that offers 39 hotels located in city centres and at airports. "Jaz in the City" is a new creative concept, and the first hotel to be operated under this brand opened in Amsterdam in November 2015.